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Featured Article Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Genetics ; Diabetes Article Date: 25 Nov 2009 - 11:00 PST A team of scientists in the US found that mice lacking a gene that is involved with and controls enzymes that regulate energy production in cells became obese and insulin resistant even though they ate less and ...

Organizers say country music star Randy Travis will be featured at the Cattlemen's Ball in June.

Some health officials are concerned that holiday get-togethers could wind up spreading swine flu.

Formulation of a mouthwash-based delivery system is anticipated, ultimately simplifying application and increasing at-home patient compliance.

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A University of Nebraska Medical Center professor said Thursday that low-income people want to quit smoking more but have a harder time doing it.

The last time the University of Nebraska Board of Regents met, all the public wanted to chime in about was embryonic stem cell research.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay : U.S. military researchers are trying to identify genetic and other factors that may help single out soldiers most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

The Board of Regents voted today to allow University of Nebraska Medical Center scientists to expand their research involving embryonic stem cells.

Angie Rizzino, a professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, says research into embryonic stem cells is crucial.

For most women, sleep problems and fatigue are roadblocks to being an effective wife, mother, friend and employee.

A clinic established earlier this month to deal with people suffering from flu-like symptoms has closed due to a decrease in visitors.

Concerns over the H1N1 virus have increased the emphasis on the importance of hand washing.

A clash over embryonic stem cell research appears to be brewing among members of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents and could come to a head at the board's next meeting.

They are toxic to animals and exert their effects through mechanisms involving disruption of sphingolipid metabolism.

Dr. Joe Jeanette Jr. was doing paperwork on a quiet afternoon at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas, when a commanding officer burst into his office.

E-mail: akhil@peds.uab.edu Received 4 September 2009; Revised 30 September 2009; Accepted 1 October 2009; Published online 9 November 2009.

Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov will take center stage tonight at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's latest Science Cafe lecture, "Your Doctor Is a Robot." Oleynikov.

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What's 9-feet tall, orange with black stripes and has a 18-inch inflatable tongue? Oh, and it walks, jumps and runs like a man on the moon? The answer to that riddle is part of a research study being conducted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe Meyer Institute and an Omaha mascot company.