Anyone suffering dry skin, eczema, or insect bites will know the unpleasant effects of itchy skin. While the physiological mechanisms behind itching sensations on the skin are well understood, corresponding signals for the ...
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A combined team of researchers from University Roma Tre and Nova Mentis Life Science Corp. has found that administering microdoses of psilocybin to rats with fragile X syndrome (FXS), an autism-like disease, improves some ...
A common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors, Washington State University-led research indicates.
Nov 28, 2022
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You've been exposed to COVID and are starting to get symptoms. But after a couple of days of testing with rapid antigen tests (RATs), your tests remain negative.
Nov 25, 2022
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Our sensory urges ranging from anger to hunger are regulated by hormonal or neuronal signals. Often, these impulses appear as behavioral responses, evoked through complex biological reactions. Components of these reactions ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Imagine you are in a laboratory room watching two African grass rats trying to navigate through a maze. One grass rat moves through the course quickly and finds its way out easily. The other struggles and cannot figure out ...
Nov 8, 2022
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In recent years, researchers have made measurable progress, using animal models, to promote tissue regeneration in spinal cord injuries (SCI) through implanted neural stem cells or grafts. Other efforts have shown that intensive ...
Oct 28, 2022
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At one time or another, we've all felt paralyzed by a threat or danger.
Oct 24, 2022
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The current global outbreak of monkeypox is yet another warning for the adoption of a preventative approach to minimize the risk of future emergence of known and unknown zoonotic pathogens, argue Professors Diana Bell and ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Amorphous silica is a common mineral used in the manufacturing of products ranging from toothpaste to semiconductors. Though it has generally been considered safe, new research in rats demonstrates that inhaling tiny amorphous ...
Aug 26, 2022
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