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Lack Of Important Molecule In Red Blood Cells Causes Vascular Damage In Type 2 Diabetes

What You Should Know About Fluid Overload   HYPERVOLEMIA

Altered function of the red blood cells leads to vascular damage in type 2 diabetes. Results from a new study in cells from patients with type 2 diabetes and mice show that this effect is caused by low levels of an important molecule in the red blood cells. The study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet …

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A Simple Urine Test May Help Early Detection Of Brain Tumors

Delivering RNA therapies to brain tumors

A recent study by Nagoya University researchers revealed that microRNAs in urine could be a promising biomarker to diagnose brain tumors. Their findings, published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, have indicated that regular urine tests could help early detection and treatment of brain tumors, possibly leading to improved patient survival. Early diagnosis …

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Promising Hair Regrowth Research

Dementia and Alzheimer’s is Now an Epidemic in America

North Carolina State University researchers have identified a microRNA that plays an important role in regulating the pathway involved in follicle regeneration that may help to promote hair regeneration, which might be a candidate for future drug development.  Healthy hair growth depends on the health of dermal papillae cells that regulate hair follicle growth cycles. …

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