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Gene therapy researchers find viral barcode to cross the blood-brain barrier

Gene therapies promise to revolutionize the treatment of many diseases, including neurological diseases such as ALS. But the small viruses that deliver therapeutic genes can have adverse side effects at high doses. UNC School ...

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Device that measures cell strength could identify drugs for asthma, hypertension and muscular dystrophy

Engineers, doctors and scientists at UCLA and Rutgers University have developed a tool that measures the physical strength of individual cells 100 times faster than current technologies.

Feb 9, 2018

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Scientists explain how the brain can lead to Olympic gold

Any athlete who's made it to the Olympics has speed or strength or whatever physical skills it takes to lead the world in their sport. But Johns Hopkins University scientists say those who ultimately bring home gold have ...

Feb 9, 2018

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Ball games and circuit strength training boost bone health in schoolchildren

A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine examines bone and muscle health in 295 schoolchildren from Frederikssund and Copenhagen over a whole school year during which the children participated in the FIT ...

Feb 9, 2018

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The beneficial aspects of mindfulness for students of computer engineering

A group of University of Seville researchers has shown that the practice of mindfulness increases the capacity to solve computer-engineering problems. The authors of the study used data to back the benefits of a technique ...

Feb 9, 2018

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Compounds isolated from rattlesnake venom show activity against hepatitis C virus

A group of Brazilian scientists has achieved promising results using isolated compounds from the venom of the South American rattlesnake to combat hepatitis C. The investigation was based on records in scientific literature ...

Feb 9, 2018

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Self-deprecating humour promotes psychological well-being, study reveals

UGR researchers from the Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Centre (CIMCYC) have established that individuals who frequently use self-deprecating humour aimed at gaining the approval of others through self-mockery exhibit ...

Feb 9, 2018

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iPS cell-derived inner ear cells may improve congenital hearing loss

A Japanese research group has successfully grafted human iPS cell-derived inner ear cells that express human-derived proteins into the inner ears of embryonic mice. Hereditary hearing loss accounts for about half of all congenital ...

Feb 9, 2018

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Recreating liver tumors as organoids for faster, more accurate drug screening

Liver cancer is one of the top causes of cancer deaths globally, with a lack of approved treatments. A major challenge in developing effective drugs for liver cancer is that current preclinical tumor models do not accurately ...

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Direct link between glands and implanting embryos critical to pregnancy

Researchers used 3D imaging with molecular testing to uncover new insight into the earliest stages of mammalian pregnancy—offering clues to unsolved questions in pregnancy.

Feb 9, 2018

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