Plant-based burgers often promise protein comparable to their animal-based counterparts, but the way protein is expressed on current nutrition labels—a single generic value expressed in grams—can be misleading. That's ...
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A new sensor can detect not only whether a virus is present, but whether it's infectious—an important distinction for containing viral spread.
Sep 22, 2021
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People infected with the original strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 early in the pandemic produced a consistent antibody response, making two main groups of antibodies to bind to the spike protein on the virus's outer ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Bone injuries in the face and skull—known as craniomaxillofacial defects—can be caused by sports injuries, vehicle accidents, or battlefield injuries. Repairing such defects is complicated because different types of cells ...
Sep 13, 2021
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An avocado a day could help redistribute belly fat in women toward a healthier profile, according to a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators.
Sep 6, 2021
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Since COVID-19 reached global pandemic status, many countries have faced containment pressures from both domestic and international transmission after experiencing multiple epidemic waves. But according to a new paper co-written ...
Aug 12, 2021
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Researchers report that infantile spasms, a rare but serious seizure disorder in babies, appear to be the result of a molecular pathway gone awry. In their study of a mouse model of the disorder, the researchers discovered ...
Aug 3, 2021
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A new approach to treating breast cancer kills 95-100% of cancer cells in mouse models of human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers and their metastases in bone, brain, liver and lungs. The newly developed drug, called ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Consistent bedtime routines and activities such as reading books and cuddling with caregivers beginning when infants are 3 months old promote better sleep habits through age 2, a recent study suggests.
Jun 30, 2021
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Researchers report that they have developed a method to combine three brain-imaging techniques to more precisely capture the timing and location of brain responses to a stimulus. Their study is the first to combine the three ...
Jun 23, 2021
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