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Vitamin D improves gut flora and metabolic syndrome
A high fat diet alone is not enough to cause metabolic syndrome, a group of…
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Huntington’s disease linked to dysfunction of brain structure
Scientists have identified a link between Huntington’s disease and dysfunction of the subthalamic nucleus, a…
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Light powers new chemistry for old enzymes
Researchers have developed a method that irradiates biological enzymes with light to expand their highly…
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The challenge of defining maturity when the brain never stops changing
Neuroscientists don’t know when your brain is a legal adult. While the law has to…
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Children can ‘catch’ social bias through non-verbal signals expressed by adults
Preschool-age children can learn bias through nonverbal signals displayed by adults and are likely to…
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Epigenetic change ties mitochondrial dysfunction to tumor progression
Scientists have identified a mechanism by which mitochondria can drive changes in nuclear gene expression…
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Honey, I shrunk the circuit
It’s possible to make transistors and diodes from advanced semiconductor materials that could perform much…
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Study finds ‘striking’ use of double mastectomy
Nearly half of early stage breast cancer patients considered having double mastectomy and one in…
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Understanding randomization of clinical trials crucial to success
A research team analyzed linguistic approaches to help cancer patients better comprehend the concept of…