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Treatment with anti-inflammatory proteins following heart attack shows promise to reduce the risk of further heart damage

Research into the protective effects of two anti-inflammatory molecules, transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF 1) and Heligmosomoides polygyrus TGM (HpTGM), following heart attack found that both proteins reduced the inflammatory response within the injured heart and reduced mature scarring. Anti-inflammatory therapy to treat patients following acute myocardial infarction is an exciting prospect that deserves further translational studies, report investigators.

An hereditary liver disease cured with the help of gene scissors

Researchers have succeeded in correcting a gene defect that causes a hereditary liver disease and its adverse effects on cells.

New cause of asthma damage revealed

Cells lining the airways are squeezed to destruction, setting up a cycle of harm, lab studies suggest.

Nudging in a virtual supermarket for more animal welfare

It may be possible to change the purchasing behavior of consumers noticeably using some simple strategies. At least this is what a new study indicates. The researchers investigated the effect of nudging on the sale of products produced with high animal welfare standards in a virtual supermarket. Nudges are gentle prods or pushes designed to promote certain behaviors -- such as placing some products in more visible positions.

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Treatment with anti-inflammatory proteins following heart attack shows promise to reduce the risk of further heart damage

An hereditary liver disease cured with the help of gene scissors

New cause of asthma damage revealed

Nudging in a virtual supermarket for more animal welfare

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