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LATE Recognized as a Disease Entity, Symptoms Similar to Alzheimer's
A recently recognized brain disorder that mimics clinical features of Alzheimer’s disease has for the first time been defined with recommended diagnostic criteria and other guidelines for advancing and catalyzing future research.
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Designer Drugs to Inhibit Hepatitis A Virus
Structure-based drug design revealed that a compound previously investigated for the treatment of head-and-neck cancer could function as a lead compound for the development of drugs to treat hepatitis A virus infection.
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Antidote to Deadly Box Jellyfish Sting Discovered Using CRISPR
Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered an antidote to the deadly sting delivered by the most venomous creature on earth – the Australian box jellyfish.
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Fixing Flu Vaccine Production Problems
Flu viruses chosen for vaccines often mutate in the process of production, creating mismatches between seasonal flu viruses and the vaccine and H3N2 has been particularly problematic. But a new technology may make H3N2 vaccine development a bit easier.
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Disease-triggering Protein a Potential Achilles' Heel of Blood Cancer
New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful side effects than existing chemotherapy.
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The Mobile Game That Can Detect Alzheimer’s Risk
A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer's - according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied gaming data from an app called Sea Hero Quest, which has been downloaded and played by more than 4.3 million people worldwide.
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NIH Reaffirms Commitment to "Zero Malaria" Goal
Eliminating malaria — one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases — remains a critically important public health and biomedical research challenge. On April 25, the National Institutes of Health recognized World Malaria Day and committed to a reinvigorated malaria research program.
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Tiny Robots Take Drug-delivery Nanoparticles on a Voyage
Inspired by bacterial propulsion, MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumor or another disease site.
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Chatbots Need More Chat Before They Can Become Human-like
Sorry, Siri, but just giving a chatbot a human name or adding humanlike features to its avatar might not be enough to win over a user if the device fails to maintain a conversational back-and-forth with that person, according to researchers. In fact, those humanlike features might create a backlash against less responsive humanlike chatbots.
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Cell Transplant Helps Restore Muscle Mass Lost After Immobility
By injecting cells that support blood vessel growth into muscles depleted by inactivity, researchers say they are able to help restore muscle mass lost as a result of immobility.
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