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"Drunken Monkey" Hypothesis Sheds Light on Our Taste for Booze
Monkeys seek out and eat fruit that is ripe enough to have fermented. This sheds light on the theory that the human inclination to drink alcohol may have its roots in our ancient ancestors’ affinity to consume fermenting but nutritious fruit.
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Hearing Gene in Humans Linked With Touch in Sea Anemones
An international team of investigators have published a paper that reports the discovery of a developmental gene linked to touch in the tentacles of sea anemones as well as hearing in humans
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New Cell Type With Regenerative Properties Discovered in Human Lung
Research have discovered a new type of cell that resides deep within human lungs and may play a key role in human lung diseases.
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Non-Menstruating People Report Menstrual Symptoms After COVID-19 Vaccination
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis recently conducted an online survey on menstrual experiences post-vaccination, focusing their attention on a subset of responses that came from individuals that typically do not menstruate. We interviewed lead author Dr. Katharine Lee to dig into the key results.
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Bacterial “Drug Pump” Is Key to Restoring Effectiveness of Antibiotics
By uncovering the structure of a protein used by bacteria to pump out antibiotics, scientists have designed a drug candidate that sabotages the pump and restores the effectiveness of antibiotics.
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Potential Protein Targets for New Immunotherapies Against Colon Cancer
TU Dresden researchers have identified proteins that could be targeted to develop new immunotherapies against colon cancer. Their results also underline the central role of intestinal bacteria in the development of the disease.
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Promoting the Repair of Chronic Wounds
Researchers have discovered that untreatable wounds are likely to improve when the levels of the biochemical catalyst arginase1, which is found in the skin, increase.
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Autistic and Non-Autistic People Think More Similarly Than First Thought
Findings published in advance of World Autism Day (Saturday 2 April) reveal there are fundamental similarities between autistic and non-autistic people in mental processing.
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New Study Investigates How Psilocybin Affects Consciousness
A new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers addresses the question of whether psychedelics might change the attribution of consciousness to a range of living and nonliving things.
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Novel Risk Factors for Arrhythmia Uncovered
A new study published in Nature Genetics identified 10 new genetic regions associated with Brugada syndrome, a cardiac arrhythmia disorder associated with sudden death in young adults.
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