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Life Sciences - Health - 11.01.2016
Squeezing cells into stem cells
11. EPFL scientists have developed a new method that turns cells into stem cells by "squeezing" them. The method paves the way for large-scale production of stem cells for medical purposes. Stem cells are now at the cutting edge of modern medicine. They can transform into a cells of different organs, offering new ways to treat a range of injuries and diseases from Parkinson's to diabetes.
Life Sciences - Health - 08.01.2016
In defence of pathogenic proteins
Protein deposits in cells, such as those associated with diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, can also be beneficial - at least for yeast cells, as biochemists at ETH Zurich have discovered. The researchers found a new form of age-associated deposits in these cells, and they are now asking us to rethink our views on ageing and dementia.
Agronomy / Food Science - Health - 05.01.2016
Does urban living make us gain (or lose) weight?
The citizens of Lausanne may provide some insight into the causes of obesity. The extra weight carried by people living in the working-class neighborhoods of the western side of the city defies the usual explanations, and urbanism may have something to do with it. We are not all equal when it comes to obesity.
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