Queen's studies find new links between wine, fermented foods and cancer
...n found in alcoholic beverages and fermented foods causes DNA modification and mutations, ultimately leading to abnormal cell growth and lung cancer. Her research also shows that a component of garlic significantly reduces these changes. The most recent Queen's findings are published on-line today in the...Study takes next step -- Why women suffer more knee injuries
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... In an age when nearly everyone knows that smoking causes cancer, it might not seem important to study the ways the tobacco companies sowed doubt. But Big Tobacco's methods have since been exported to other industries. At the same symposium, University of California-San Diego history and science studies Pro...Disposable sensor uses DNA to detect hazardous uranium ions
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...investigate the mechanism by which M. pneumoniae causes lung disease and respiratory difficulties, the UT Southwestern researchers inoculated two different types of mice with this bacterium. The study contrasted the reaction of one normal group of mice with another group lacking a particular gene called ...Vaginal birth increases risk of hemorrhage in newborns
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