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New Method Accurately Measures Key Marker of Biological Aging

Scientists have shown that regenerative therapy to restore impaired kidney function may soon be a possibility.
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Alternate-Day Fasting Improves Health of Patients With Fatty Liver Disease

Exercise and alternating fasting and feasting days have been shown to increase insulin sensitivity, decrease liver fat and decrease other disease markers in people with fatty liver disease.
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Biofilm Insights Could Help To Prevent Dangerous Lung Infections

Scientists have visualized the interaction between two important proteins that are key players in Pseudomonas’s ability to make biofilms, which could offer a promising therapeutic target to help treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients.
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Material Found That Can Trap and Store Volatile Gases

Researchers have identified a new "Swiss cheese-like" material that can safely store volatile gases including hydrogen and nitric oxide.
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When You Exercise Might Determine the Amount of Fat You Burn

Researchers from the Karolinska Institute and the University of Copenhagen found that the timing of exercise may fine-tune fat metabolism in mice. The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).
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Protein Key to Tumor Cell Metabolism and Immune Evasion Identified

Tumor cells can alter their metabolism, and in doing so, dampen the body's anti-cancer immune response. A research team has identified a potential target for therapies in the protein key to this metabolic shift.
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Mouse Model Created To Study Mpox Virulence

Scientists have developed a mouse model of mpox and used it to demonstrate clear differences in virulence among the major genetic groups of mpox virus.
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Seasonal and Circadian Genetic Variation Mapped Across the Human Body

Scientists have detailed how the circadian and circannual cycles influence humans at the molecular level by measuring changes to gene activity inside cells across different types of tissues.
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RNA’s “Joints” Have a Key Role in Gene Expression

A new finding regarding the role of RNA methylation in gene expression may have implications for gene therapies as well as impacts on our understanding of development and evolution.
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Co-operation Releases More Carbon Than Competition in Microbial Communities

New research has shown that, when warmed, bacterial communities that have matured to operate together release more carbon dioxide than communities that are in competition with each other.
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