Emerging evidence implicates the gut microbiome in cognitive outcomes and neurodevelopmental disorders, but the influence of gut microbial metabolism on typical neurodevelopment has not been explored in detail. Researchers ...
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A drug screening system that models cancers using lab-grown tissues called organoids has helped uncover a promising target for future pancreatic cancer treatments, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Billions of years ago, as primitive lifeforms were becoming more complex, a selfish genetic component became a sort of genome colonizer. Using a copy-and-paste mechanism, this pernicious bit of code replicated and inserted ...
Dec 26, 2023
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed the complex structure of two Parkinson's disease-related proteins, both of which are implicated in late-onset cases. Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Studying strange forms of RNA associated with the formation of aggregates in the brains of ALS patients could lead to new avenues for treatments.
Dec 18, 2023
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"My ear hurts." There are many conditions that can trigger this complaint from a young child. Depending on the symptoms, causes of earache in children include a foreign object in the ear, the common cold, swimmer's ear and ...
Dec 18, 2023
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There is nothing magic about the recent increase in interest around the study of psychedelic drugs as potential treatments for patients suffering from a myriad of mental health conditions.
Dec 15, 2023
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Glioblastoma is one of the most treatment-resistant cancers, with those diagnosed surviving for less than two years. In a new study published in npj Genomic Medicine, researchers at the University of Notre Dame have found ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Research from the Gupta Lab provides important insights into the extrahepatic bile ducts. These bile ducts outside of the liver are a critical but poorly understood component of the human digestive system. The study, led ...
Dec 11, 2023
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MIT engineers have developed a robotic replica of the heart's right ventricle, which mimics the beating and blood-pumping action of live hearts.
Dec 8, 2023
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