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... animal models that would develop the disease when fed a typical Americandiet. Wake Forest research helped pin down the role of various dietary fats andcholesterol in the development of atherosclerosis. Despite the research, scientists have only been able to explain abouthalf the heart disease wi...UI study suggests variable effects of fetal alcohol syndrome on brain
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... at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) found that wild-type mice fed alcoholcontinuously over four weeks exhibited liver pathology almost seven times assevere as that in genetically selected mice without the TNF-alpha receptor(TNF-R1). "This major increase in our understanding of the mechanisms of liver injurybrings ...Researchers discover potential new approach to treating cystic fibrosis
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