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This article is published in BMJ.The article was published on 2011-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 729 citations till now.

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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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Studies on Leukemia: I. Uric Acid Excretion

TL;DR: In this article, the urinary excretion of uric acid was studied in 17 normal subjects and in 38 patients with leukemia, and the mean excretion by the normal subjects was 6.5 mg/Kg.
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Imaging in gout - What can we learn from MRI, CT, DECT and US?

TL;DR: There are many exciting new applications for advanced imaging in gout that employ multiplanar imaging and allow computerized three-dimensional rendering of bone and joints (including tophi) and have the advantage of electronic data storage for later retrieval.
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The renal lesion in gout.

TL;DR: Progressive renal failure is a frequent cause of death in gout, the incidence varying from 22 to 25% in reported series, and the kidney lesion has been described as consis...
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Female rats do not develop sucrose-induced insulin resistance

TL;DR: It is concluded that female rats, in contrast to males, do not develop sucrose-induced insulin resistance and hypertriglyceridemic in response to high-sucrose feeding.
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