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Spoiler alert: Stories are not spoiled by 'spoilers'
Many of us go to extraordinary lengths to avoid learning the endings of stories we have yet to read or see – plugging our ears, for example, and loudly repeating "la-la-la-la," when discussion threatens to reveal the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 10, 2011 |
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With two new methods, scientists hope to improve genome-wide association studies
As scientists probe and parse the genetic bases of what makes a human a human (or one human different from another), and vigorously push for greater use of whole genome sequencing, they find themselves increasingly ...
Genetics
Apr 26, 2013 |
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Cancer cells co-opt immune response to escape destruction
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that tumor cells use stress signals to subvert responding immune cells, exploiting them to actually boost conditions beneficial ...
Cancer
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Varying drug levels in the body could speed the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria
(Medical Xpress) -- Strains of bacteria able to resist multiple antibiotics pose a growing threat to public health, yet the means by which resistance quickly emerges aren’t well understood.
Medical research
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Researchers identify enzyme that regulates degradation of damaged proteins
A study by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and UC Irvine has identified an enzyme called a proteasome phosphatase that appears to regulate removal of damaged proteins from a cell. The understanding of ...
Medical research
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Fail-safe system may lead to cures for inherited disorders
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a previously unknown fail-safe (compensatory) pathway that potentially protects the brain and other organs from genetic and environmental ...
Medical research
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Genomic 'hotspots' offer clues to causes of autism, other disorders
An international team, led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has discovered that "random" mutations in the genome are not quite so random after all. Their study, ...
Genetics
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Methylome modifications offer new measure of our 'biological' age
Women live longer than men. Individuals can appear or feel years younger – or older – than their chronological age. Diseases can affect our aging process. When it comes to biology, our clocks clearly tick differently.
Medical research
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Researchers find surprising role for enzyme in tumor cell division and new drug to combat it
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have identified a new drug discovery approach enabling the destruction of the most highly ...
Cancer
Nov 13, 2011 |
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Study sheds light on how pancreatic cancer begins
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is particularly devastating since the prognosis for recovery is usually poor, with the cancer most often not detected until late stages.
Cancer
Nov 29, 2012 |
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'Mirroring' might reflect badly on you
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but clueless copycatting comes at a cost.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Old drugs find new target for treating brain tumor
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, in collaboration with colleagues in Boston and South Korea, say they have identified a novel ...
Cancer
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Weaker brain 'sync' may be early sign of autism
In a novel imaging study of sleeping toddlers, scientists at the University of California, San Diego Autism Center of Excellence report that a diminished ability of a young brain's hemispheres to "sync" with one another could ...
Neuroscience
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Study helps resolve debate about how tumors spread
A team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has shown for the first time how cancer cells control the ON/OFF switch of a program used by developing ...
Cancer
Nov 29, 2012 |
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New study sheds light on role of genetics in recovering from eating disorders
A substantial number of people with eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa have a chronic course. They are severely underweight and have a high likelihood of dying from malnutrition. No treatment has been found that ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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