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Food For Thought: Obesity, Diabetes May Be All In The Head
Researchers have homed in on a brain mechanism that reduces food intake and affects the availability of blood glucose.
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Polymer Scientists Become DNA Detectives
A report in the June issue may offer a new fast and simple method for identifying SNPs and detecting them in individuals.
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Knockout Rats Join Mice In The Lab
Paper describes the first ever “knockout” lab rats, allowing researchers to study the effect of specific gene defects on rat physiology.
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Foxy Duo Make Sugary Signals
Two molecules, FOXO1 and PGC-1a, interact directly to turn on genes that stimulate insulin-dependent glucose production.
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Bone Bonanza
An Insight in this week's Nature presents a collection of articles that explore key elements of skeletal biology.
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Cause Of SARS Confirmed
The identity of the agent that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has been confirmed.
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Young 'Old' Mice Offer Clue To Premature Ageing
Mice engineered to grow old before their time may help researchers understand premature ageing syndromes.
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