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Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes: Epidemiologic evidence

TL;DR: It is thought that SSBs contribute to weight gain in part by incomplete compensation for energy at subsequent meals following intake of liquid calories, and should be replaced by healthy alternatives such as water, to reduce risk of obesity and chronic diseases.
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Uric acid transport and disease.

TL;DR: The biology of urate metabolism and its role in disease is discussed and recent studies identifying SLC2A9, which encodes the glucose transporter family isoform Glut9, as a major determinant of plasma uric acid levels and of gout development are identified.
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A Broader View: Microbial Enzymes and Their Relevance in Industries, Medicine, and Beyond

TL;DR: In this review, an approach has been made to highlight the importance of different enzymes with special emphasis on amylase and lipase in the different industrial and medical fields.
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Where is mTOR and what is it doing there

TL;DR: The finding that mTORC1 is localized to the lysosome has significantly enhanced the understanding of m TORC1 regulation and may be a general principle used by TOR to enact precise spatial and temporal control of cell growth.
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UROMODULIN mutations cause familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy.

TL;DR: The results of studies which have identified the gene causing FJHN indicate a further, novel role for UROMODULIN in urate metabolism, which is an 85 Kda glycoprotein, which has roles in renal stone formation, the modulation of immune responses, and urothelial cytoprotection.
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Dual-energy computed tomography for the differentiation of uric acid stones: ex vivo performance evaluation

TL;DR: Ex vivo experience indicates that differentiation between UA- and non-UA-containing stones can be accurately performed using dual-source dual-energy CT.
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Clinical, physiological and biochemical studies of a patient with xanthinuria and pheochromocytoma

TL;DR: This is the second known case of xanthinuria as well as the results of extensive clinical and biochemical studies which further define the nature of this metabolic disorder.
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Genome-wide search for genes affecting serum uric acid levels: the Framingham Heart Study

TL;DR: Several novel loci linked to uric acid are identified and further research is necessary to identify the genes involved in uric Acid metabolism and their roles in hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and renal disease.
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Similar Functions of Uric Acid and Ascorbate in Man

Peter Proctor
- 28 Nov 1970 - 
TL;DR: Orowan1 first proposed that the emergence of intelligence in the primate line might arise from a single evolutionary event, the loss of the enzyme uricase, with the result that uric acid became the end product of purine metabolism.
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