New research reveals that B cells regulate obesity-associated inflammation and type 2 diabetes through two specific mechanisms. The research is from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). The study, published in the iProceedings of the National Academies of Sciences/i, indicates the importance of continuing to explore B cells as a therapeutic target to treat these diseases. Barbara Nikolajczyk, PhD, associate professor of microbiology at BUSM, is the study's senior ...
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There's more to those Facebook 'likes' than what meets the eye. Research released Monday shows patterns from these Facebook preferences can provide surprisingly accurate estimates of the user's race, age, IQ, sexuality and other personal information. The researchers developed an algorithm which uses Facebook likes -- which are publicly available unless a user chooses stronger privacy settings -- to create personality profiles, potentially revealing ...
