Using Biology to Treat Selenium
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By Pickett, Tim; Sonstegard, Jill; Bonkoski, Bill  Biologically treating scrubber wastewater can be an attractive alternative to physical-chemical treatment.
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US researchers find two potential targets for treating multiple sclerosis after studying proteins in the brain.
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Scientists find a way to give mice a sunless tan which holds out hope of a new way to protect against skin cancer.
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A technique would let scientists use a patientâs skin cell to generate new heart, liver or kidney cells that might be transplantable.
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Genetically modified fish may one day be used to produce human proteins to treat illnesses such as lung disease, liver problems and even some cancers.
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A single biological mechanism could activate a variety of autoimmune diseases, researchers report. The discovery could pave the way for new therapies for rheumatoid arthritis
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Scientists have developed a new way to treat liver failure by manipulating the immune response.
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Doctors are hopeful about a new drug to treat skin cancer by causing tumor cells to self-destruct by overloading them with oxygen
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Researchers seeking new treatments for heart disease managed to grow a rat heart in the lab and start it beating
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SCIENTISTS at Stanford University have discovered an antibiotic capable of turning off cancer cells in mice. It could offer hope to cancer treatment in future.
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Sirtris-sponsored study shows potential for the fight against aging.
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The results of a new study  conducted by researchers in France suggest that selenium levels  decrease with age, which may contribute to a loss of  neurological abilities in the elderly.
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US scientists have developed a gene therapy treatment which they hope could revolutionise pain relief.
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Scientists have developed a way to produce a pure source of muscle cells, a technique that might one day prove useful for treating muscle-related diseases.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the problem of bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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People in a new study who took selenium supplements had more than one and a half times as much risk for Type 2 diabetes as those who did not.
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British scientists have discovered a new way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat prostate cancer.