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UIC-Community Health Program Empowers Persons With Developmental Disabilities

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:03:04 +0000

Many people with developmental disability are sedentary and obese, have poor diet, and consequently suffer from conditions such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, hypertension and type 2 diabetes. Promoting healthy lifestyles for this group is the aim of a new project that teams University of Illinois at Chicago researchers with two community-based nonprofit organizations in Albuquerque, N…

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A Federal Judge's Decision On Embryonic Stem Cell Research 'Sets Back' Vital Work And Handcuffs American Science

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:03:03 +0000

Against a backdrop of some of the world’s most sophisticated biological research labs, Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) this morning issued a challenge to his colleagues in Congress: immediately upon their return from summer recess, he urged, they should pass legislation that would reverse a recent Federal court decision that has brought embryonic stem cell research in the U.S…

Source:A Federal Judge's Decision On Embryonic Stem Cell Research 'Sets Back' Vital Work And Handcuffs American Science

Two-Hour Test For TB Reported To Be Clinically Effective

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:03:02 +0000

Research assessing the effectiveness of a new diagnostic test for the detection of tuberculosis (TB) is featured in the Sept. 1 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine…

Source:Two-Hour Test For TB Reported To Be Clinically Effective

In Fruit Flies, Live Imaging Puts New Light On Stem Cell Division

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:03:02 +0000

A long-held assumption about asymmetrical division of stem cells has cracked. Researchers at the University of Oregon report that the mitotic spindle does not act alone — that cortical proteins help to position a cleavage furrow in the right location. Their discovery, described in the Sept…

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'Basal-Like' Breast Cancer Does Not Originate From Basal Stem Cells

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:03:01 +0000

New research uncovers a case of mistaken identity that may have a significant impact on future breast cancer prevention and treatment strategies. The study, published by Cell Press in the September 3rd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, suggests that despite their “stem cell-like” characteristics, most aggressive breast tumors are not derived from normal mammary gland stem cells…

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