A common form of anxiety, known as phobic anxiety, was associated with shorter telomeres in…
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The eyes don’t have it: New research into lying and eye movements
Widely held beliefs about Neuro-Linguistic Programming and lying are unfounded. Proponents of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) have…
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Memories serve as tools for learning and decision-making
People associate past memories with novel information, according to a new study. This memory-binding process…
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Toward new drugs for the human and non-human cells in people
Amid the growing recognition that only a small fraction of the cells and genes in…
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Transforming cancer into a manageable illness with multi-drug approach
A new, multi-drug approach to treatment could make many cancers manageable, if not curable, illnesses…
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Caterpillar gets more from its food when predator is on the prowl
Animals that choose to eat in the presence of a predator run the risk of…
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Smarter materials: Self-powered, homeostatic nanomaterial actively self-regulates in response to environmental change
Living organisms have developed sophisticated ways to maintain stability in a changing environment. The integration…
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Two proteins offer a ‘clearer’ way to treat Huntington’s disease
Researchers have identified two key regulatory proteins critical to clearing away misfolded proteins that accumulate…
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Switch lets early lung cancer grow unchecked
Cellular change thought to happen only in late-stage cancers to help tumors spread also occurs…
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Skulls shed new light on the evolution of the cat
Modern cats diverged in skull shape from their sabre-toothed ancestors early in their evolutionary history…