Loss of a key protein leads to defects in skeletal development including reduced bone density and a shortening of the fingers and toes—a condition known as brachydactyly. The discovery was made by researchers at Penn State ...
Dec 8, 2016
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Experimentally increasing the activity of a subclass of nerve cells that produce the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has antidepressant effects similar to pharmaceutical antidepressants in depressed mice. ...
Nov 8, 2016
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Including canola oil in a healthy diet may help reduce abdominal fat in as little as four weeks, according to health researchers.
Nov 2, 2016
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Satellite images that capture short-term changes in population size in communities in the developing world can help vaccination campaigns achieve more complete coverage to help prevent and control disease outbreaks. A team ...
Oct 7, 2016
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Faces are as unique as fingerprints and can reveal a great deal of information about our health, personalities, age, and feelings. Penn State researchers recently discovered adolescents begin to view faces differently as ...
Sep 28, 2016
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Eggs from small flocks of chickens are just as likely to be contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis—often referred to as SE—as eggs sold in grocery stores, which typically come from larger flocks, according to researchers ...
Sep 14, 2016
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Public health researchers have long used social networks to understand the spread of infectious diseases, but those social networks often have gaps. A team of researchers recently showed that spatial analysis can help fill ...
Sep 9, 2016
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The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum hijacks an immune system process to invade red blood cells, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. Understanding how malaria invades the cells ...
May 25, 2016
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Dozens of potential new protein targets for malaria vaccines have been identified and characterized on the surface of the transmitted sporozoite stage of the malaria parasite. The research also demonstrates for the first ...
May 24, 2016
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New research demonstrates the effectiveness of ketamine to treat depression in a mouse model of the disease and brings together two hypotheses for the cause of depression. The research, led by Bernhard Lüscher, professor ...
May 18, 2016
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