In the early stages of COVID-19, much of the focus of demographers - who study populations—has understandably been on mortality and morbidity.
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Due to border closures in the wake of the corona crisis, the arrival of refugees in Europe has temporarily dipped. However, worldwide numbers of refugees have surged, again, within a year, driven by violence, war, persecution, ...
Jul 9, 2020
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Researchers have created 3-D tissue structures that recapitulate many aspects of specific human brain regions. These tiny, brain-region specific spheroids are allowing scientists to study previously inaccessible aspects of ...
Apr 27, 2020
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There is a growing appreciation within the research community for the ways in which the biomechanics of the tumor environment may contribute to how its cells grow and even spread throughout the body. The closer researchers ...
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Promoting the signaling pathway of reelin, an essential extracellular protein for the neuronal migration and synaptic plasticity, could be an effective therapeutic strategy to counterbalance the main cognitive, biochemical ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Over half of the world's population—4.2 billion people – live in cities. This number is expected to rise, with 68% of the global population estimated to live in urban areas by 2050.
Dec 18, 2019
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Cancer immunology drugs, which harness the body's immune system to better attack cancer cells, have significantly changed the face of cancer treatment. People with aggressive cancers are now living longer, healthier lives. ...
Dec 9, 2019
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Neurons are not randomly arranged in the human brain. In the cortex, they are organized in interconnected clusters with high intrinsic connectivity. This modular connectivity structure, in which clusters eventually serve ...
Oct 9, 2019
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Medications that mitigate inflammation caused by a variety of diseases including rheumatic arthritis may also compromise a person's immune system, but a new approach points to a possible solution to this problem.
Sep 16, 2019
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Did you know that 90% of cancer patients die from distant metastasis? The latter occurs when cancer cells have the ability to move within the patient's body and invade its healthy tissues. In a study published in Nature Communications, ...
Jul 10, 2019
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