Researchers have shown that African wild chimpanzees infected with simian immunodeficiency virus, an HIV-1-like virus, die prematurely and develop hallmarks of HIV-1 infection and AIDS.
A promising new drug candidate — the first in its class — has been discovered for patients with a genetic protein-misfolding disease. The new drug tafamidis significantly halts disease progression for patients with a disease called Transthyretin (TTR) amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTR-PN).
Music, rather than electromechanical valves, can drive experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system. This development could significantly simplify the process of conducting experiments in microfluidic devices.
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Mice with a defective mitochondrial protein called MCLK1 produce elevated amounts of reactive oxygen when young; that should spell disaster, yet according to a new study these mice actually age at a slower rate and live longer than normal mice.
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Researchers have conducted the first human experiments using a device intended to counteract the muscle-wasting effect of long periods in weightlessness — a NASA centrifuge that spins a test subject with feet outward to create a force two and a half times that of gravity. Working with volunteers kept in bed for three weeks to [...]
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Feeling stressed? Then try savoring the scent of lemon, mango, lavender or other fragrant plants. Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific evidence that inhaling certain fragrances alter gene activity and blood chemistry in ways that can reduce stress levels.
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Predator-prey interactions are the “conductors” of synchronicity in living organisms, according to new research.
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A common variation of the gene involved in regulating serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain may be linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, new research indicates.
By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers have created a far more effective decontaminant with a shelf life superior to products currently on the market. The substitution isn’t performed atom by atom using nanoscopic tweezers but rather uses a simple chemical process of dissolving aluminum salts in water, [...]
Interim results of a new study suggest that children aged three years and younger, who are born to women taking the anti-epileptic drug sodium valproate whilst pregnant, are likely to have an IQ of six to nine points lower than average.
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