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  • August 2007

    • Why Fat is Phat

      New York Times  |  Aug 7, 07 10:09 AM CDT

      Why Fat is Phat

      (Newser) - Fat is underappreciated, New York Times health columnist Natalie Angier writes: just because a lot of people now have too much of it doesn't mean it should be villified. The fat cell is in fact a marvel of science, a sophisticated mechanism finely tailored not only for energy storage but to exchange complex chemical messages. More »

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      health  • obesity  • evolution  • fat  • body  • cells

  • July 2007

    • 'Caffeinated' Workout May Cut Cancer

      Associated Press  |  Jul 30, 07 7:20 PM CDT

      'Caffeinated' Workout May Cut Cancer

      (Newser) - New research suggests that drinking coffee, combined with regular exercise, speeds up the killing off of cells damaged by ultraviolet-B radiation. Researchers at Rutgers University specifically examined UVB apoptosis — the programmed death of cells that become damaged by ultraviolet rays – in hairless mice. This sort of cell-suicide helps prevent the formation of deadly melanoma skin cancer. The mice were divided into four groups for the study. The first group drank the equivalent of one or two cups of coffee per day. The second group exercised regularly on a running wheel. The third had both caffeine and exercise, and a fourth group had neither. The rate of cell suicide was 400 percent greater in mice that both drank caffeine and exercised, when compared to the control group, the researchers say. When combined, caffeine and exercise also “markedly” decreased tissue fat in the mice. More »

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      exercise  • coffee  • research  • caffeine  • Rutgers University  • cells

  • June 2007

    • Mouse Stem Cell Discovery Speeds Cures

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 28, 07 4:29 AM CDT

      Mouse Stem Cell Discovery Speeds Cures

      (Newser) - British scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in mice that's much closer to human embryonic stem cells, making them invaluable in the search for cures for diseases like Parkinson's and diabetes. Two independent teams from Oxford and Cambridge today revealed the "missing link" cells, which can speed research without the use of discarded human embryos. More »

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      science  • disease  • stem cells  • stem cell research  • Parkinson's disease  • mice  • Cambridge  • Oxford  • cells

    • Vitamin D Slashes Cancer Rates

      Associated Press  |  Jun 8, 07 2:30 PM CDT

      Vitamin D Slashes Cancer Rates

      (Newser) - The first research linking vitamin D directly to cancer prevention shows the nutrient sharply reduces cancer rates in older women. Only 3% of the 1,179 women monitored while taking a combination of vitamin D and calcium developed cancer over 4 years, a 60% lower rate than those given placebos, according to the breakthrough American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study. More »

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      cancer  • breast cancer  • doctor  • study  • Nebraska  • salmon  • Omaha  • vitamin D  • tuna  • vitamins  • cells  • research articles

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