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Small molecule drug reverses ADAR1-induced cancer stem cell cloning capacity
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Sanford Stem Cell Institute and Moores Cancer Center report that a late-stage, pre-clinical small molecule inhibitor, called rebecsinib, reverses malignant ...
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Moms' and babies' medical data predicts prematurity complications, study shows
By sifting through electronic health records of moms and babies using a machine-learning algorithm, scientists can predict how at-risk newborns will fare in their first two months of life. The new method allows physicians ...
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Medical research news
What drives children to choose compassion?
University of Queensland researchers have found children will help people in distress unless there is a personal cost.
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Study shows that COVID-19 virus can be detected in tears sampled by ocular swab
Research led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has found that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can be detected in tears collected by swabbing. A swab is an absorbent cotton pad on a flexible ...
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Scientists discover mirror neurons in mice and find they're tuned to aggression
In nature, when two animals fight, they are seldom without an audience. Pull back the camera on a pair of clashing lions and you'll see their peers looking on.
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Is the brain wired differently in people with addiction?
Some 10% to 15% of people will have a substance abuse problem at some point in their life, making it one of the most common psychiatric disorders. Risks associated with substance abuse include dangerous driving, missed work, ...
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What factors influence children's learning of fear?
Many fears develop during childhood. And the scientific literature is quite clear: learning to fear through observation is common especially in children who take their parents as models and learn to fear a stimulus without ...
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Research identifies potential long COVID racial disparities
Black and Hispanic Americans appear to experience more symptoms and health problems related to long COVID, a lay term that captures an array of symptoms and health problems, than white people, but are not as likely to be ...
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AI could improve mental health care by helping doctors analyze patients' answers
Patients are often asked to rate their feelings using a rating scale, when talking to psychologists or doctors about their mental health. This is currently how depression and anxiety are diagnosed. However, a new study from ...
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Using stool samples as an indicator of early form of Parkinson's
Isolated REM-sleep behavior disorder is a condition that can provide an indication of Parkinson's disease well in advance. A research team headed by Professor Dr. Erdem Gültekin Tamgüney from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf ...
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Scientists engineer a breath-to-charge electrostatic face mask for prolonged air filtration
Electrostatic adsorption is an important complement to mechanical filtration for high-efficiency air filtering in the use of face masks. However, the electrostatic charge of the filters decays over time, particularly in humid ...
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Scientists make breakthrough for 'next generation' cancer treatment
Scientists at the University of East Anglia are a step closer to creating a new generation of light-activated cancer treatments. The futuristic-sounding treatment would work by switching on LED lights embedded close to a ...
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Genes that may predict complications from obesity differ between the sexes
Obesity causes many health problems and worsens several chronic illnesses, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, some obese people are more susceptible to complications than others. Scientists have ...
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Mapping the neural activity in mammalian brains
The function of the brain depends on the kind of circuit network it forms to enable perception and actions. No technology exists, however, to help reveal the structure of the hidden network by examining the neural activity ...
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Machine learning model helps doctors predict opioid prescription risk for patients
Researchers at the University of Alberta are using a form of artificial intelligence to help doctors better predict which patients are at risk of adverse outcomes from opioid prescriptions.
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A short-term birth control pill for men? Mouse study hints its possible
A guy pops a little pill just before he expects to get frisky with his girlfriend.
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CBD shows promise for reducing cigarette smoking
Cannabidiol or CBD, a non-psychoactive component of cannabis, inhibits the metabolism of nicotine, new research has found, meaning it could help tobacco users curb the urge for that next cigarette.
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Sensory signals are integrated differently, underrepresented by neurons in autism
In fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of autism, sensory signals from the outside world are integrated differently, causing them to be underrepresented by cortical pyramidal neurons in the brain.
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Psychological stress impedes performance, even for Olympic athletes
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were unique not just for taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic but for being the first athletic event to measure and broadcast competitors' heart rates as world-class archers took a shot at Olympic ...
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Big data initiative discovers new causal pathways in Alzheimer's
A new study, published on Feb. 15 in Alzheimer's & Dementia, analyzed biological samples from hundreds of individuals from a European study. Researchers looked at the biological information at various levels—genes, proteins, ...
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