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A type of flatworm could be a new weapon in the hunt for better ways to treat a group of diseases that can cause extreme sensitivity to light, facial hair growth, and hallucinations, according to a new study.
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6.1.2024
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New molecular dynamics research into how RNA folds into hairpin-shaped structures called tetraloops could provide important insights into new treatments for retroviral diseases.
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by Los Alamos National Laboratory
6.1.2024
10:22am
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Adult songbirds modify their vocalizations when singing to juveniles in the same way that humans alter their speech when talking to babies. The resulting brain activity in young birds could shed light on speech learning and certain developmental...
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6.1.2024
10:17am
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American bionic limb specialist Hugh Herr won Spain's Princess of Asturias 2016 scientific research prize Wednesday in recognition of his work to improve mobility for people with disabilities.
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by Ciaran Giles, Associated Press
6.1.2024
10:09am
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Scientists have confirmed one of the brain areas responsible for rapid updating of information during learning - the sort of information we use to negotiate many changing situations in everyday life.
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by University of Oxford
6.1.2024
10:06am
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A protein designed by scientists can effectively target a cell surface receptor linked to a number of diseases, showing potential as a therapeutic treatment for an array of illnesses, including cancer, according to the research team.
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by Georgia State University
6.1.2024
10:03am
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A new study in mice and humans, led by University of Southern California, adds to evidence that mimicking the effects of fasting could have health benefits to those suffering from multiple sclerosis.
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6.1.2024
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5.31.2016
10:20am
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Early exposure to nicotine can trigger widespread genetic changes that affect formation of connections between brain cells long after birth, a new study has found. The finding helps explains why maternal smoking has been linked to behavioral changes such...
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by Yale University
5.31.2016
10:12am
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The U.N. health agency says sexual transmission of Zika is more common than first thought. It is updating its advice to women who have been in areas hit by the virus, telling them to wait even longer to conceive.
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by The Associated Press
5.31.2016
10:11am
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The use of next-generation gene sequencing in newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) may improve the diagnosis of rare diseases and deliver results more quickly to anxious families, according to new research.
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by Canadian Medical Association Journal
5.31.2016
10:07am
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In the hippocampus--the brain's memory center--temporal ordering of the neural code is important for building a mental map of where you've been, where you are, and where you are going. New research has pinpointed how the neurons that represent space in...
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by Riken Brain Science Institute
5.31.2016
10:01am
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An outbreak of measles that began with an inmate at a federal detention center for immigrants in central Arizona has now grown to 11 confirmed cases, officials said Monday.
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by The Associated Press
5.31.2016
9:50am
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Boston-based biotech start-up Orig3n is looking to build the largest and most diverse biobank, harnessing the power of induced pluripotent stem cell technology to accelerate regenerative medicine.
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5.31.2016
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5.27.2016
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Researchers have shown a new effect on aging via a small drug-like molecule that alters the perception of food in the nematode C. elegans. Researchers "tricked" the worm's metabolism into a state of caloric restriction, extending the animal's lifespan by...
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5.27.2016
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When it comes to measuring brain activity, scientists have tools that can take a precise look at a small slice of the brain (less than one cubic millimeter), or a blurred look at a larger area. Now, researchers have described a new technique that...
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by Rockefeller University
5.27.2016
9:44am
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Researchers can build complex, nanometer-scale structures of almost any shape and form, using strands of DNA. But these particles must be designed by hand, in a complex and laborious process. Now a team of researchers has developed an algorithm that can...
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by Helen Knight, MIT News Office
5.27.2016
9:40am
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The U.S. must act more quickly to protect pregnant women from birth defect-causing Zika, a top health official said Thursday even as the House left town for its Memorial Day recess with no visible progress toward a congressional compromise on emergency...
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by Andrew Taylor and Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
5.27.2016
9:35am
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For the first time, a U.S. patient has been infected with bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last resort treatment, scientists said Thursday.
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by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer
5.27.2016
9:31am
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A standard brain scanning technique is showing promise for helping doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those with hidden signs of consciousness.
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by Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer
5.27.2016
9:28am
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Studying twins from birth through age 2, scientists have shown that the gut’s immune system develops in sync with the gut’s tens of trillions of microbes.
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by Washington University in St. Louis
5.27.2016
9:25am
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The French Health Ministry found the companies at fault for a drug trial earlier this year that killed one and hospitalized five others.
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by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter
5.27.2016
9:16am
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by Terra Universal Inc.
5.26.2016
10:14am
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Investigators report that, during sensory stimulation, increases in blood flow are not precisely "tuned" to local neural activity, challenging the long-held view that vascular and local neural responses are tightly coupled.
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by Medical University of South Carolina
5.26.2016
10:11am
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A new study found that mothers who consumed more fruit during pregnancy gave birth to children who performed better on developmental testing at one year of age.
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by University of Alberta
5.26.2016
10:07am
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A new study provides additional evidence that amyloid-beta protein - which is deposited in the form of beta-amyloid plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease - is a normal part of the innate immune system, the body's first-line defense...
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by Massachusetts General Hospital
5.26.2016
10:03am
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People who suffer itching with no clear cause may have previously unrecognized immune system defects. In a small study of such patients, researchers identified immune system irregularities that may prompt the urge to scratch.
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by Washington University in St. Louis
5.26.2016
9:59am
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New super-resolution technique visualizes important role of short-lived enzyme clusters.
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by Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
5.26.2016
9:51am
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Researchers are studying the regenerative capacity of sea urchins in hopes that a deeper understanding of the process of regeneration, which governs the regeneration of aging tissues as well as lost or damaged body parts, will lead to a deeper...
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by Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
5.26.2016
9:47am
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For a long time, the debate has gone on: Does size matter to females? Biologists now say, definitively, that it does. Among fruit flies.
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by Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer
5.26.2016
9:42am
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A new Neurology study investigated genes in the immune system and identified eight immune genes that may be linked to patients’ length of survival after developing a common and deadly brain cancer.
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by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor
5.26.2016
9:15am
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In addition the technique to grow the blood vessels in a 3D scaffold cuts down on the risk of transplant rejection because it uses cells from the patient.
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by University of Bath
5.25.2016
10:11am
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Vice President Joe Biden will bring together scientists, oncologists, donors and patients for a national conference on cancer research in Washington, the White House said Tuesday.
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by Josh Lederman, Associated Press
5.25.2016
10:08am
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There are lessons to be learned from venoms.
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by Scripps Research Institute
5.25.2016
10:05am
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An international team of scientists has conducted the world's most comprehensive analysis of coral genes, focusing on how their evolution has allowed corals to interact with and adapt to the environment. A second study shows, for the first time, how...
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by Rutgers University
5.25.2016
10:00am
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Deep in vents on the ocean floor, methane-producing microbes feed off chemical reactions between water and rock. Now evidence of this process has been found on land in a freshwater spring in California.
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by American Geophysical Union
5.25.2016
9:50am