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Kawasaki Disease: Increased Risk of Adult Heart Disease

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[19/07/2012] Cedars-Sinai researchers have linked Kawasaki Disease, a serious childhood illness that causes inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body, with early-onset and accelerated atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart disease in adults.Kawasaki Disease: Increased Risk of Adult Heart Disease - Read more

New Development: Biodegradable Artery Graft to Enhance Bypass Surgeries

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[28/06/2012] University of Pittsburgh’s cell-free, biodegradable artery graft results in a regenerated artery in 90 days, leaving behind no trace of synthetic graft materials in the body.New Development: Biodegradable Artery Graft to Enhance Bypass Surgeries - Read more

Oxygen Transport: Blue Blood of the Emperor Scorpion X-rayed

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[26/06/2012] Biologists from Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany, are the first to successfully crystallise the hemocyanin of the emperor scorpion to shed new light on the structure and active site of the giant oxygen transport protein.Oxygen Transport: Blue Blood of the Emperor Scorpion X-rayed - Read more

Cardiovascular Disease: Low Steroid Levels Linked to Increased Risk

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[26/06/2012] Low levels of a naturally occurring steroid are associated with an increased risk of heart and blood-vessel disease in elderly men, a new study finds.Cardiovascular Disease: Low Steroid Levels Linked to Increased Risk - Read more

Bacteria: Following Oxygen

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[25/06/2012] How single cell organisms like bacteria manage to react to their environment is not yet completely understood. Together with colleagues from Japan, Doctor Samir El-Mashtoly from the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has gained new insights into the molecular interactions.Bacteria: Following Oxygen - Read more

 
 
 
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