Georgetown University neuroscientists say they have identified how people can have a "crash in visual processing"—a bottleneck of feedforward and feedback signals that can cause us not to be consciously aware of stimuli ...
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A team of researchers at Boston Children's Hospital has learned more about the process of V(D)J recombination and how it makes use of chromatin looping to collect segments that are to be spliced. In their paper published ...
In a recent paper in Science Signaling, associate professor of cell and microbiology Carla Finkielstein, of the Department of Biological Sciences, and her collaborators identified an alternative mechanism to control circadian ...
Feb 4, 2019
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It can be a relief to scratch the occasional itch, but when itch gets out of control, it can become a serious health problem. How does the body know when to stop?
Oct 13, 2023
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In stunning images captured under the microscope for the first time, the neurons were found in praying mantises. The work is published in Nature Communications today.
Jun 28, 2019
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Explaining consciousness is one of the hardest problems in science and philosophy. Recent neuroscientific discoveries suggest that a solution could be within reach – but grasping it will mean rethinking some familiar ideas. ...
Nov 2, 2018
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China on Saturday said it had given "conditional" approval for Pfizer's COVID-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to moderate illness and a high risk of developing severe disease.
Feb 12, 2022
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As your cold-weather footwear makes the seasonal migration from the back of your closet to replace summer's flip flops and bare feet, don't underestimate the benefits of padding around naked from the ankles down.
Nov 18, 2015
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Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a systematic multi-organ metabolic disease, which is characterized by dynamic interplay among different organs.
Jan 24, 2022
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In an article published online by Frontiers in Endocrinology, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report that they have identified a potential therapeutic target for lung fibrosis or scarring. They ...
Dec 19, 2018
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