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Lipids Defined
A group of fats stored in the body and used for energy
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9,000 Year-Old Skeletons Reveal Earliest Known Human TB
Published October 15, 2008, 10:07 am, Medical News Today
The discovery of the earliest known cases of human tuberculosis (TB) in bones found submerged off the coast of Israel shows that the disease is 3000 years older than previously thought. Direct examination of this ancient DNA confirms the latest theory that bovine TB evolved later than human TB.
Earliest case of TB found in 9,000-year-old Neolithic skeleton
Published October 15, 2008, 5:22 am, Times Online
The earliest known cases of human tuberculosis have been found in millennia-old bones that were buried off the coast of Haifa, Israel.
Nigeria: Nestle Narrows Gap Between Nutrition and Mental Health
Published October 14, 2008, 4:31 am, AllAfrica.com
In the face of impending global health and general wellbeing challenges, scientists at the Nestle Research Center, Lusanne, Switzerland are making incisive in-roads relating the role of nutrition in optimal mental health and physical performance.In one of the latest research findings related to nutrition, mental health and physical performance, Dr. Irene Corthesy, Head of Nutrition & Health ...
NIH Awards $38 Million to UCSD for LIPIDS MAPS Project
Published October 13, 2008, 11:35 am, Newswise
UCSD School of Medicine has been awarded nearly $38 million by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, to continue leading "LIPID MAPS," a national consortium studying the structure and function of lipids - cellular fats and oils that serve as building blocks for cells or as energy sources for the body.
'Caffeine Receptor' Solved: Structure Of Important Neurological Receptor Defined
Published October 13, 2008, 10:25 am, Science Daily
Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have determined the structure of an adenosine receptor that plays a critical role in a number of important physiological processes including pain, breathing, and heart function. The findings could lead to the development of a new class of therapeutics for treating numerous neurological disorders, including Parkinson's and Huntington disease.
My Pharmiweb.com
Published October 13, 2008, 8:55 am, PharmiWeb
The new oral antidiabetic drugs sitagliptin and vildagliptin work by boosting the guts incretin hormones GLP-1 and GIP to regulate insulin secretion following food intake and glucagon secretion when blood sugar is low.
Potential Innovative Cures And Treatments For Infectious Diseases As A Result Of New Systems Biology Awards
Published October 12, 2008, 7:06 am, Medical News Today
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will award five-year contracts estimated to be up to $68.7 million to establish programs in Systems Biology for Infectious Disease Research at four research institutions.
7-month old takes part in clinical trial
Published October 12, 2008, 2:31 am, Fond du Lac Reporter
After months of watching their child waste to skin and bones and turn yellow with jaundice, Deb and Jason OConnor are glad to see Sam smile and giggle.
Fat study focus of grant
Published October 11, 2008, 6:10 am, San Diego Union-Tribune
When most people think of fat, they imagine expanding waistlines and clogged arteries. But work by a national team of researchers led by scientists at UCSD is shedding new light on the active role that these molecules, known as lipids, play in diabetes, stroke, cancer, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease and many other ailments.
Eli Lilly settles Zyprexa case with 32 states & DC, to pay $62 million
Published October 9, 2008, 9:49 pm, PharmaBiz
Eli Lilly and Company announced that it has resolved a multi-state investigation involving 32 states and the District of Columbia (DC) related to the sales, marketing and promotion of its antipsychotic medication Zyprexa (olanzapine).
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- Fiber, Lipids, Vitamins, Choline Requirements During Pregnancy : ChiTownPost.co m: Examine the need of Fiber, Lipids, Vitamins and Choline during Pregnancy and the foods that are the rich sources of these essential nutrients.
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- General Biochemistry: A simple quiz to check out the common knowledge in biochemistry, things which we have learned in our schools is only asked.
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- The Lore of Lipids by Lewis Gidez, Journal of Lipid Research 1984: Quite possibly my all time favourite journal article, from the JLR. Science, stories and magic combined.
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- LipidBank: Great reference for fatty acid information
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