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Correlation Vs Causation Alert! -Anxiety Linked to Waist Size
Despite the large percentage of postmenopausal women that report to suffer from anxiety in this study, it is important to remember that correlation does not necessarily mean causation in this case.
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The Link Between Cancer and Obesity
A growing amount of evidence proposes that several types of cancer are more common in overweight or obese people and that cancer risk is increased in those with higher body fat.
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Curing Blindness With Stem Cells – Here’s The Latest Science
In 2010 scientists successfully guided stem cells into becoming retina cells in a laboratory. It is hoped that these cells could later be delivered into the diseased eye to replace or preserve damaged retina cells.
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Discipline Convergence and the New Manufacturing Paradigm
In many industries, curiosity-driven research is being replaced by purpose-driven research, as scientists must satisfy market-led specifications. Successful predictive science depends on seamless collaboration, unified workflows, comprehensive knowledge, and standardized data that is available and understandable in context.
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Evidence for a Neural Law of Effect: How the brain pursues pleasure
New study in mice shows how the brain learns to reproduce patterns of brain activity that lead to reward; provides insights for treating addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder
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The Challenge of Diagnosing Rare Diseases
We spoke to Dr Jayne Spink, Chair of Rare Disease UK and Chief Executive of Genetic Alliance UK, to learn more about the challenges of diagnosing rare diseases, and how this may improve in the future.
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Marijuana in Maine: Will retail sales ever be legal?
In 2016, Maine voters approved Question 1, the Marijuana Legalization Act, which made cannabis legal to possess and use. Retailers, according to the act, needed to wait to sell cannabis-based products, and the retailers are still waiting.
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Why Gold Nanoparticles Offer a Bright Future for Diagnostics and Healthcare
Today, nanoparticle research is one of the fastest-growing scientific fields, and one in which exciting new discoveries abound.
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Molecular Physiome of Brain Regions Identified Using Top-Down Proteomics and MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry
Team develops novel strategy combining MALDI-IMS and spatially-resolved top-down proteomics to investigate differences in protein expression at the cellular level, in brain tissue.
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Making Medicine More Precise Using Metabolomics
The metabolome is exquisitely sensitive to our physiology, sitting at the interface of our genome and environment. Developing handheld devices that enable people to monitor themselves for changes in their metabolites that can predict future disease will empower them to take charge of their own healthcare, transforming medicine.
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