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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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Hyperuricemia and xanthine oxidase in preeclampsia, revisited

TL;DR: Preeclampsia is characterized by hyperuricemia and signs of increased formation of reactive oxygen species and decreased levels of antioxidants and several factors can increase the holoenzyme activity and the conversion of xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase to its oxidase form.
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Renal clearance of oxipurinol, the chief metabolite of allopurinol

TL;DR: Patients with marked renal insufficiency appear to exhibit a higher incidence of side reactions than do patients with normal renal function, and in the presence of marked kidney damage the renal clearance of oxipurinol is impaired and the plasma oxipURinol concentration in patients given usual allopur inol dosages is elevated.
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Angina pectoris among 10,000 men. 5 year incidence and univariate analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, 10,000 men aged 40 years and over were examined; those without myocardial infarction or angina pectoris were followed for the next 5 years (1963-1968) to see what factors (variables) found in 1963 were associated with the development of angina Pectoris by 1968.
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Metabolic syndrome X: a review.

TL;DR: Because patients with metabolic syndrome X accumulate cardiac risk factors, they should be given special attention in terms of diagnosis and treatment.
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