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Fruit fly study reveals link between the gut and death by sleep deprivation
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Fruit fly study reveals link between the gut and death by sleep deprivation

by Harvard Medical School The first signs of insufficient sleep are universally familiar. There’s tiredness and fatigue, difficulty concentrating, perhaps irritability or even tired giggles. Far fewer people have experienced the effects of prolonged sleep deprivation, including disorientation, paranoia and hallucinations. Total, prolonged sleep deprivation, however, can be fatal. While it has been reported in...

Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain
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Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brain

by University of Bonn A protein shredder that occurs in cell membranes of brain cells apparently also indirectly regulates the fat metabolism. This is shown by a recent study by the University of Bonn. The shredder, known as gamma-secretase, is considered a possible target for drugs against cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. However, the results suggest...

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Purdue cancer identity technology makes it easier to find a tumor’s ‘address’

Improved drug delivery method is aimed at making chemotherapy easier to help treat people with various tumors. PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have developed a technology aimed at making it easier to deliver cancer treatment to the right “address” in the body while also easing the painful side effects of chemotherapy...