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Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases

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Posted: Thu., May 8, 2008, 11:29 am
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Topics: Diabetes , Causes, Diabetic Eye Disease, Diagnosis, EPO, Erythropoietin, Gene, Kidney Diseases, Legal Blindness, Research, EmpowHer News
     

THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- A gene called erythropoietin (EPO) is linked to severe diabetic eye and kidney diseases, a new study finds.
     
     
     
     
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New Study: Mice Can Sense Oxygen Through Their Skin

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Posted: Thu., April 17, 2008, 11:33 am
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Topics: EPO, Hormone Erythropoietin, Red Blood Cells, Research, EmpowHer News
     

THURSDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Mice can sense oxygen through their skin, says a new study that showed the skin plays a major role in sensing oxygen levels in the environment and in stimulating kidney production of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) when oxygen levels decline.
     
     
     
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