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The F-Word in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

July 20, 2018

A recent study, published in Nature Genetics, has found an interesting new link between the F-word and metastatic prostate cancer. Before you let your imagination run wild, this is not the four-letter F-word but the other F-word — fat. Fat is an important constituent of all living cells, as it is a critical component of […]

Jin-Yih Low ⋅ Perspectives in Research clinical trail, high fat diet, Prostate Cancer ⋅

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Landmark RNAi-Based Therapy Achieves Clinical Success

July 12, 2018

DNA serves as a blueprint for the protein repertoire that comprises the human body and its functions. To construct these proteins while also ensuring that its DNA remains safely tucked away in the nucleus, the cell generates disposable and short-lived copies of its active genes, called messenger RNA (mRNA). An array of molecular machines then […]

Roshan Chikarmane ⋅ Perspectives in Research clinical trail, RNA ⋅

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Targeting Diabetes with a High-Fiber Diet: It’s All in Your Gut!

July 10, 2018

Right this moment, your gastrointestinal tract is crammed with a vast number of different microbes, together referred to as the human gut microbiota. Don’t be too alarmed though, as this complex gut microbial ecosystem maintains a mutual and beneficial relationship with you. Given the bad reputation some bacteria have as being infectious and antibiotic-resistant, you […]

Yazmin Rovira Gonzalez ⋅ Perspectives in Research clinical trail, diabetes, Diet ⋅

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