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New insight into how human cells reproduce could help scientists move closer to finding an “off switch” for cancer. Cancer cells divide uncontrollably and can move from one part of the body to another. They undergo dramatic shifts in shape when they do so, says one researcher who is investigating how certain proteins trigger cell [...]
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New research indicates that a minor reduction in levels of one particular gene, known as CD45, can provide protection against two divergent microbes: the virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever and the bacterium that causes anthrax. Taken together, the results suggest a common host restriction factor and a promising approach to drug development for treating [...]
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Researchers in the United States and Spain have discovered that a tool widely used in nanoscale imaging works differently in watery environments, a step toward better using the instrument to study biological molecules and structures.
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Researchers in Portugal show that an anti-oxidant drug can protect against the development of deadly forms of malaria. These findings have direct implications for the treatment of this devastating disease, caused by the parasite Plasmodium, and still one of the main causes of death worldwide.
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A group of plant proteins that “shut the door” on bacteria that would otherwise infect the plant’s leaves has been identified for the first time.
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In most transplant centers, the kidneys of very young deceased donors are transplanted together into one patient. According to a new study, a single kidney from a very young deceased donor maintains the health of an adult with kidney failure.
When the nose encounters two different scents simultaneously, the brain processes them separately through each nostril in an alternating fashion. This finding is the first demonstration of “perceptual rivalry” in the olfactory system.
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Cholesterol can affect the flow of the electrical currents that generate the heart beat, according to a study by two cardiovascular researchers. The research team has just published the important discovery about the causes of cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats).
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The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says “baa”. It’s the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident. Not only are these ruminants low-maintenance and parasite-resistant, they’re also perfect blood donors for the microbiology tests necessary to diagnose infectious disease in the developing world.
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