- See-through zebrafish, new imaging method put blood stem cells in high-resolution spotlight
Researchers have developed a method for scientists to track a single blood stem cell in a live organism and then describe the ultrastructure, or architecture, of that same cell using electron microscopy.
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- Experimental drug reduces risk of death from blood vessel rupture in mice
Researchers have shown that an experimental nanoparticle-based drug therapy protects mice from sudden death due to the rupture of a major blood vessel in the abdomen, pointing the way toward a new strategy for treating deadly abdominal aortic aneurysms.
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- Modeling moving 'washers' that help DNA replicate
Researchers have modeled a key mechanism by which DNA replicates. The study could help identify new targets to treat disease.
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- Targeting impulsivity early in adolescence could prevent later behavioral disorders
A new study following hundreds of youth over more than a half-dozen years suggests that targeting adolescents who exhibit high levels of impulsivity in early adolescence could halt a cascading chain of events that leads to late-adolescence antisocial personality disorder and alcohol use disorder.
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- Aging neutralizes sex differences in the brain: Animal study
When male and female fruit flies age, their brains become desexualized. Age-related changes take place in both sexes, but the male brain becomes feminized to a larger extent than the female brain becomes masculinized.
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- Research discovery may help diagnose and treat cancer and brain disorders
Researchers have revealed how the pathway of an identified protein could lead to early diagnosis and targeted treatment for several cancers and brain disorders.
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- BCG vaccine prevents tuberculosis in young children, but not adults
Amid debate on the effectiveness of the tuberculosis vaccine, a new study suggests that the vaccine is protective against TB in children under 5, but adolescents and adults in high-burden countries may need additional protection to maintain immunity.
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- Graphene synapses advance brain-like computers
Researchers have developed synaptic transistors for brain-like computers using the thin, flexible material graphene. These transistors are similar to synapses in the brain, that connect neurons to each other.
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- How college students perceive academic stress affects their mental well-being
Students who are nonbinary, female or in their second year of college are most affected by academic stress, a new study finds.
- 1 day ago 10 Aug 22, 5:18am -
- Scientists identify pathway to curb spread of brain cancer
Researchers have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the spread of glioblastoma to surrounding tissue in the brain, as well as an existing drug that curbed tumor growth in animal models. The findings have led to a clinical trial that could offer new hope to patients with glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer in adults that kills hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year.
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- Moms' problems linked to adolescent attachment issues
Psychology research finds that moms with personality disorder symptoms impact their adolescent children who subsequently show a higher likelihood of insecure attachment which can impact their socio-emotional development and mental health.
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- Major contributor to Alzheimer's disease discovered
Research reports on a pathway that begins in the gut and ends with a potent pro-inflammatory toxin in brain cells contributing to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). They also report a potentially simple way to prevent it.
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- Potential long-term treatment for asthma found
A possible way to tackle one of the underlying causes of asthma has been developed. In tests in mice, the researchers were able to virtually eliminate asthmatic symptoms within two weeks and return their airways to near normal.
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- Study finds genetic method for identifying hundreds of disease agents 'promising'
In the pursuit of accurate diagnoses for illnesses, doctors have traditionally used multiple methods -- including culturing patient samples on a wide variety of media, reviewing countless medical records and analyzing clinical data using complex mathematical algorithms -- to try to identify the bacterium, virus, fungus or other pathogen responsible for an infection.
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- Banana peels make sugar cookies better for you
Banana peels aren't always destined for the trash or compost anymore. They're making their way onto people's plates, replacing pork in 'pulled peel' sandwiches and getting fried up into 'bacon.' And now, researchers show that incorporating banana peel flour into sugar cookie batter makes the treats more healthful. In taste tests, cookies enriched with some banana peel flour were more satisfying than those baked with wheat flour alone.
- 2 days ago 9 Aug 22, 11:42pm -