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A Trait Determines Why We All Respond Differently To Stressful Situations
A research team has demonstrated that the motivation to exert sustained effort to obtain goals after stress exposure depends on the individuals’ level of trait anxiety.
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How Much of a Health Risk Are Micro- and Nanoplastics in Food?
Scientists are working to understand the effects of micro- and nanoplastics on the gut microbiome as well as the molecular mechanisms that permit the uptake of these plastics into the gastrointestinal tract.
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Blowing Bubbles for Perfect, Yeast-Free Pizza
The perfect, yeast-free pizza presents an important challenge for bakers and yeast-intolerant crust enthusiasts across the globe. Now, researchers have developed a method to leaven pizza dough without yeast.
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Fungus Fed on Breadcrumbs Used To Make Sustainable Leather Alternative
Researchers have harnessed a fungus to convert food waste into sustainable faux leather, as well as paper products and cotton substitutes, with properties comparable to the traditional materials.
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Why Do Some Types of Infections Persist?
The bacterial response to environmental stress could provide the answer as to why some infections persist and could reveal new drug targets.
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Inexpensive Filter To Remove Lead From Tap Water Designed by High Schoolers
A group of high school students report a solution to the problem of lead contamination in drinking water — an inexpensive faucet attachment that removes this toxic metal.
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Drug-Like Compound Discovered in Cone Snail Venom
Researchers report that a group of cone snails produces a venom compound similar to the hormone somatostatin.
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Team Modulates Disease Progression in Animal Model of Alzheimer’s Using Niacin
Researchers have discovered how niacin – found in supplements and cholesterol-lowering drugs – modulates microglial response to amyloid plaques in an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Making Pancreatic Tumors Visible to the Immune System
A new strategy has succeeded in making pancreatic tumors visible to the immune systems of mice and vulnerable to immune attack, reducing cancer metastases by 87%.
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Digital Research Infrastructure Tipped To Bring in New Paradigm for Neuroscience
In a new article, fifteen leading scientists of the European Human Brain Project (HBP) outline how a new culture of collaboration and an era of digitalization has transformed neuroscience research over the last decade.
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