NIH Research Matters--Obesity and heart disease, typhoid toxin structure, and generating inner ear cells

This week in NIH Research Matters: Duration of Obesity May Affect Heart Disease How long a young adult is obese may affect heart disease risk later in life, according to new research.     Novel Structure and Function of Typhoid Toxin Scientists gained important insights into the reasons why Salmonella typhi, the cause of typhoid fever, is so dangerous.     Technique Forms Working Inner Ear Cells Using an innovative 3-D culture system, researchers were able to coax mouse embryonic stem cells to form cells and structures seen in the inner ear.       Editor's Picks from past issues: Brain Protein Affects Aging and Sleep Urine Test Detects Kidney Transplant Rejection Gene Variants Predict Response to Breast Cancer Drugs Vegetarian Diets Linked to Lower Mortality Brain Scan May Predict Best Depression Treatment NIH Research Matters is on Facebook! Join us at www.facebook.com/ResearchMatters. NIH Research Matters is also available as an RSS News Feed. Point your RSS reader to http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/feed.xml (to learn more about RSS, visit http://www.nih.gov/news/rss.htm).   Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact NIHinfo@od.nih.gov. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our A-Z Health Topics page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health® This email was sent to buzzhairs.health@blogger.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612