Medical research
Just a few cell clones can make heart muscle
Just a handful of cells in the embryo are all that's needed to form the outer layer of pumping heart muscle in an adult zebrafish.
Apr 25, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Visualized heartbeat can trigger 'out-of-body experience'
A visual projection of human heartbeats can be used to generate an "out-of-body experience," according to new research to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The ...
Aug 14, 2013
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Immunology
Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples
Whether we like it or not, everyone accumulates fat.
Sep 12, 2018
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Other
Conjoined Brazilian twin dies after surgery
A five-year-old Brazilian boy has died after surgery to separate him from his conjoined twin brother, media reported Saturday.
Mar 1, 2015
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Medical research
Giant spider provides promise of pain relief for irritable bowel syndrome
Molecules from the venom of one of the world's largest spiders could help University of Queensland-led researchers tailor pain blockers for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Sep 21, 2020
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Pediatrics
Breastfeeding benefits during COVID-19
While the current coronavirus pandemic continues to affect all people, families will still give birth and bring new life into the world. During the COVID-19 crisis, breastfeeding and the provision of human milk to infants ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Health
New US lab trains global scientists in food safety
Global food trade is a big and risky business. About one trillion dollars worth of food is traded every year around the world, but only a tiny portion gets tested for contaminants -- ranging from about one percent of imports ...
Sep 17, 2011
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Medical research
Eliminating community transmission of COVID‑19 is achievable and sustainable, new research shows
A goal of eliminating community transmission of the pandemic virus causing COVID‑19 is achievable and sustainable as a response strategy for COVID‑19 and other emerging pandemic diseases, new research suggests.
Dec 23, 2020
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Medical research
Study finds new neural brain-to-bone pathway controlling skeletal development
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered that a neuronal pathway—part of the autonomic nervous system—reaches the bones and participates in the control of bone development.
Sep 3, 2012
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Medications
How many rare diseases are there?
Some diseases are like black swans. They occur so rarely that many physicians never encounter them in their clinical practice, complicating efforts to treat them.
Feb 4, 2020
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