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Light stimulation of brain cells can recover memories in mice with Alzheimer's disease-like memory loss, according to new research. The rescue of memories, which changed both the structure of neurons as well as the behavior of mice, was achieved using optogenetics, a method for manipulating…
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Scientists have succeeded in generating a new type of embryonic stem cell that carries a single copy of the human genome, instead of the two copies typically found in normal stem cells. These are the first human cells that are known to be capable of cell division with just one copy of the parent…
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Some people frequently check and re-check their mobile phones. Once this impulse is triggered, it may be more a question of not being able to leave the device alone than actually hoping to gain some reward from it.
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Key factors that can combine to produce a Zika virus outbreak are expected to be present in a number of US cities during peak summer months, new research shows.
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Researchers in Europe have reviewed cancer rates among people in parts of the world where natural background radiation is higher than average and found that incidence is not as high as one might guess. The findings suggests that science ought to take a second look at studies that correlate low…
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Rising mortality rates among pensioners aged 85 and over are linked to reductions in spending on income support for poorer pensioners, suggests new research. The researchers suggest that austerity measures in England have affected vulnerable old-age adults.
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A world-first study is likely to result in new treatments for five common and painful inflammatory diseases that affect millions of people around the world. The research found genes are the major cause of them rather than environment.
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In a study using mice, infectious disease experts have added to evidence that statin drugs — known primarily for their cholesterol-lowering effects — can significantly reduce the time it takes to clear tuberculosis infection.
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Spanish researchers have studied the relationship between hormones and aggressive behaviour in girls and boys between the ages of eight and ten. The results confirm that the subjects who experienced the greatest increase in levels of aggression by ten years of age were those whose cortisol levels…
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Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that allows cancer cells to evade targeted therapies. The study reveals why a certain class of drugs, known as kinase inhibitors, doesn't always halt tumor growth. The researchers found that while kinase inhibitors successfully shut down their targets, they…
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About half of children born with Jacobsen syndrome, a rare inherited disease, experience social and behavioral issues consistent with autism spectrum disorders. Researchers have developed a mouse model of the disease that also exhibits autism-like social behaviors and used it to unravel the…
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Critically ill children are artificially fed soon after their arrival in intensive care. This common practice is based on the assumption that it will help them recover more quickly. An international study has now disproven this theory. The study shows that receiving little to no nutrition during…
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The study suggests that C-section rates could be reduced by over 50 percent by increasing the time allowed in the final phase of labor before a C-section is initiated. Researchers say labor guidelines that date to the 1800s need to be updated.
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Among comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, treatment with inhaled xenon gas combined with hypothermia, compared with hypothermia alone, results in less white matter damage. This was the primary outcome in a randomized clinical trial. In the secondary outcome, there was no…
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Lactobacillus might sound familiar when the topic of probiotics comes up, but they are only one of many types of bacteria that have proven health benefits. In a new study researchers have shown that the introduction of the probiotic Bifidobacterium longum KACC 91563 has the ability to reduce the…
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Scientists have discovered how parts of organs grow differently when body size changes.
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Many people get on with their lives after traumatic experiences without any psychological suffering. This is because, in spite of all the trauma, they manage to pigeonhole what they have experienced. Although this sense of coherence was first described in the 1970s, measuring it has remained…
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Sand, coral and even waste building materials can become extremely efficient sorbents for water purification from arsenic, if they are treated for this purpose. Scientists have revealed a new technology during experiments. In practice, they succeeded to purify at least 3.6 m3 of water with the help…
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Hiring new, more productive scientists is considered an effective way to raise a research-based organization's performance via a direct effect (the new hire's contribution) and a stimulus to incumbent scientists' productivity. New research by Andrea Fosfuri (Bocconi University) with Kremena Slavova…
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Whites living in areas where they are less exposed to those of other races have a harder time categorizing mixed-race individuals than do Whites with greater interracial exposure, a condition that is associated with greater prejudice against mixed-race individuals, a new experimental study shows.
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Canada's overhaul of food labels should include a separate 'added sugar' column to help Canadians manage their sugar intake and be in line with US standards, states a commentary.
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Exercise helps to alleviate the symptoms of many chronic health conditions such as knee osteoarthritis, low back pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, heart disease and more, yet it is often overlooked as a treatment. A new review aims to provide an easy-to-use how-to guide…
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Genome-wide molecular profiling of kidney biopsies may be a key to catching organ rejection before it's too late, new research demonstrates.
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Four immunosuppression strategies have been investigated by researchers who have found that many patients might benefit from a lower-than-standard dose of calcineurin inhibitors.
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Hispanic Americans report fewer pain conditions compared with non-Hispanic white or black Americans, according to a critical review and analysis of more than 100 studies on pain experience and pain management among Hispanic Americans.
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