Τρίτη 12 Νοεμβρίου 2013

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Scientists Halt Deadly Organ Tissue Scarring in its Tracks

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 05:37 AM PST

UC San Francisco scientists report that they were able to arrest, and even reverse, tissue scarring of the liver, kidneys and lungs in mice.

The scarring, also known as fibrosis, is a major factor in nearly half of all deaths in developed countries.

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Scientists Halt Deadly Organ Tissue Scarring in its Tracks

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 05:37 AM PST

UC San Francisco scientists report that they were able to arrest, and even reverse, tissue scarring of the liver, kidneys and lungs in mice.

The scarring, also known as fibrosis, is a major factor in nearly half of all deaths in developed countries.

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APOL1 Gene Speeds Kidney Disease Progression and Failure in Blacks, Regardless of Diabetes Status

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 09:31 AM PST

A large study co-led by Penn Medicine published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine found that African Americans with the APOL1 gene variant experience faster progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and have a significantly increased risk of kidney failure, regardless of their diabetes status.

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SIGNAL found to enhance survival of new brain cells

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 09:01 AM PST

A specialized type of brain cell that tamps down stem cell activity ironically, perhaps, encourages the survival of the stem cells' progeny, Johns Hopkins researchers report. Understanding how these new brain cells "decide" whether to live or die and how to behave is of special interest because changes in their activity are linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, mental illness and aging.

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