Ever since the first barcode appeared on a pack of chewing gum in 1974, the now-ubiquitous system has enabled manufacturers, retailers and consumers to quickly and effectively identify, characterize, locate and track products ...
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Since 1949, lithium has been a mainstay for treating bipolar disorder (BD), a mental health condition marked by extreme mood swings. But scientists still don't have a clear understanding of how the drug works, or why some ...
Nov 3, 2021
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When it comes to cancer detection, size matters. Traditional diagnostic imaging cannot detect tumors smaller than a certain size, causing missed opportunities for early detection and treatment. Circulating tumor exosomes ...
Oct 11, 2021
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are thought to have great potential in the field of regenerative medicine, which has the aim of restoring damaged tissues. However, not much was known about in vivo plasticity of them—until ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and Saratov State University have come up with an inexpensive method for visualizing blood flow in the brain. The new technique is so precise it discerns the ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Up to 15% of people will experience kidney stones, and for 50% of those that do, they will recur. It is therefore important to understand as much as possible about how kidney stones form to improve both prevention and treatment. ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Professor Emeritus Yoshikazu Nishikawa of Osaka City University's Graduate School of Human Life Science, and collaborators, have found that a substance that emits a specific fluorescence in vivo increases with age. The fluorescence ...
Aug 5, 2021
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An aggressive type of cancer has provided a team of researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation with an answer to the question of which tumor cells are at risk of spreading.
Jul 14, 2021
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In a study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers at the department of Cell and Molecular Biology developed a novel technique to identify small molecules that can make insulin-producing β-cells divide.
May 26, 2021
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A malignant tumor (cancer) represents a new organism formed by mutation of normal cells in vivo. It can grow continuously and escape the elimination of the immune system. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment are essential ...
May 24, 2021
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