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Watch: Diet Discovery: Hormones ABC News Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:49 PM PDT Researchers uncover how the body can make it harder to lose weight. Body’s molecular sensors may trigger autoimmune disease Science Daily Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:17 PM PDT Bruce Beutler, MD, a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine, has coauthored an article describing a novel molecular mechanism that can cause the body to attack itself and trigger an autoimmune disease. What role do cytokines play in autoimmune diseases? Science Daily Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:19 PM PDT Cytokines, a varied group of signaling chemicals in the body, have been described as the software that runs the immune system, but when that software malfunctions, dysregulation of the immune system can result in debilitating autoimmune diseases such as lupus, arthritis, and diabetes. Leading experts in the field of cytokine research present their most up-to-date findings and unique perspectives ... Health Tip: Coping With Nasal Problems During Pregnancy HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:16 PM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Nasal stuffiness and nosebleeds are common during pregnancy, due to inflamed nasal tissues triggered by hormonal changes and an increase in your body's production of blood. Utah's fit-to-fat trainer will be on Leno on Thursday night The Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:12 PM PDT Salt Lake fitness trainer Drew Manning will be a guest on Thursday's installment of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (10:35 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5), showing off his fit-to-fat body. Aspirin may reduce colon cancer risk by 60 percent, research shows Washington Post Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:00 PM PDT A new study of people with a hereditary disposition to colon cancer adds to the growing body of evidence that taking a daily aspirin lowers a person’s risk for that disease, the third-most common cause of cancer in men and women. Among a group of people with what is known as Lynch syndrome, the study found that those who took daily aspirin for two years were 60 percent less likely to develop ... Wounds seen on body found in Jefferson County The Herald-Mail Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:36 PM PDT A body found off Mission Road on Blue Ridge Mountain Wednesday morning is being treated as suspicious, Medical Examiner Donald Shirley confirmed Thursday. Shirley said he noticed wounds on the body, which police believe to be that of a 41-year-old white male from Fairfax County, Va. Shirley said he could not elaborate on the nature of those wounds. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department was ... Stem cells respond to food by supersizing the gut UC Newsroom Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:44 PM PDT BERKELEY â€" A new study from University of California, Berkeley, researchers demonstrates that adult stem cells can reshape our organs in response to changes in the body and the environment, a finding that could have implications for diabetes and obesity.

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