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A new drug candidate can shrink kidney cysts
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A new drug candidate can shrink kidney cysts

by Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The cysts that appear in ADPKD cause kidneys to enlarge until they no longer function properly (center image). At the right is a kidney following treatment with the new compound, which has shrunk to a size similar to that of an undiseased kidney (left). Credit: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAutosomal...

Your brain expands and shrinks over time — these charts show how
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Your brain expands and shrinks over time — these charts show how

Max Kozlov Researchers have created brain growth charts that cover the human lifespan by aggregating more than 120,000 scans.Credit: Zephyr/SPL When neuroscientist Jakob Seidlitz took his 15-month-old son to the paediatrician for a check-up last week, he left feeling unsatisfied. There wasn’t anything wrong with his son — the youngster seemed to be developing at...