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Singing in the Brain: Neural Populations That Respond to Song Identified
MIT neuroscientists have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that respond to singing but not other types of music.
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Gene Findings Could Lead to Sleep Treatment for People With Intellectual Disability
Research has shown the potential to zero in on the root-level cause of a host of adverse symptoms associated with unique subtypes of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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The Neural Architecture Behind Swallowing Disorders in Children
A new study depicts the early development of pain-sensing and movement-sensing neurons in the face and throat. The findings reveal a previously unexplored feature of brain and cranial nerve development underlying eating, swallowing, and speech.
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Gene Therapy for Thalassemia Negates Need for Monthly Blood Transfusions
Gene therapy that uses modified stem cells from the patient has been used to treat thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder. The majority of patients that received the gene therapy no longer need monthly blood transfusions.
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Exploring the Ecosystems Beneath Our Feet
Scientists used bioinformatics and deep sequencing to identify soil viruses and better understand their roles in the Earth.
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Live Imaging Reveals How Cells of Developing Fruit Fly Eye Move Into Position
Researchers have used live imaging to track the movement of individual cells as they assemble into the patterns that form the fruit fly eye.
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Pre-Omicron Data Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Remains Strong at Six Months
A study has reviewed dozens of evaluations of four COVID-19 vaccines and found that they retain nearly all of their ability to prevent severe disease up to six months after full vaccination.
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Eating Meat Benefits Overall Human Health and Life Expectancy, Study Finds
Has eating meat become unfairly demonized as bad for your health? That’s the question researchers have been studying and the results are in - eating meat still offers important benefits for overall human health and life expectancy.
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Breath Test Detects Traces of SARS-CoV-2
An advanced research instrument has been developed that can detect SARS-CoV-2 in small fluid droplets exhaled when coughing or breathing.
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Secrets of Healthier Rice Unlocked
A synchrotron that produces light equivalent to one million suns is being used to rapidly analyze the nutrient content of rice, which will help produce more nutritious rice in the future.
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