Many mature oligos. Queen’s University Belfast scientists have discovered that specific cells from the immune system are key players in...
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The researchers discovered an unexpected link between cancer and autism
SHANK regulates adhesion and protrusion in very different cell types: cancer cells and neurons. Image taken by Dr Guillaume Jacquemet...
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Molecule discovery may lead to new drugs for brain and spinal cord injury
A new study reveals that a small molecule produced by a fungus may stimulate the regeneration of axons – the...
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Your brain has 100 times more computing power than you thought: Groundbreaking study finds ten times more activity than expected
Study on dendrites found that they are not passive conduits as typically believed Instead, these components of neurons are electrically...
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Never before seen images of early stage Alzheimer’s disease
Images that predate the formation of toxic clumps of beta-amyloid, the protein believed to be at the root of Alzheimer’s...
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How drugs guided by magnets to precise points in the body will change the way stroke patients are treated
Biochemists mixed drugs with magnetic particles to create ‘nanospheres’ These spheres can be directed to precise points in the body...
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By Law, Hospitals Now Must Tell Medicare Patients When Care Is ‘Observation’ Only
Under a new federal law, hospitals across the country must now alert Medicare patients when they are getting observation care and...
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Medications with cosmetic benefits
Good genes only go so far in resisting aging. For those who want to up their arsenal of beauty boosters,...
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Daylight saving time—why some have a hard time making the switch
For the most part, adjusting our clocks an hour ahead—as we will do this weekend—comes as good news: it is...
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Proof That the Pharma Business Model Actually Wants People Sick
It happens with regularity during citizen open-mike sessions at FDA drug advisory committee hearings. A queue of “patients” materializes out...