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How The Brain's Blue Spot Focuses Our Attention
The locus coeruleus, literally the “blue spot,” is the main source of the neurotransmitter noradrenaline. Scientists have developed a framework describing the way the blue spot regulates our brain’s sensitivity to information in situations requiring attention.
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Mechanism That Helps Immune Cells To Invade Tissues Discovered
Scientists at IST Austria have discovered how immune cells protect their sensitive insides as they squeeze between tissue cells.
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Researchers Reveal How Cystic Fibrosis Drugs Bind to Target Protein
A mutated protein causes the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. Now, researchers have solved the structure of the protein and how certain drugs bind to it, unveiling their mode of action.
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Four Strategies We Use To Deceive Ourselves
A philosophy team analysed the role self-deception plays in everyday life and the strategies people use to deceive themselves
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Biofuel Crop Can Also Help the Carbon Cycle
A bioenergy crop has been bred to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide and improve soil fertility.
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Advancing Understanding of All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries
All-solid-state batteries are now one step closer to becoming the powerhouse of next-generation electronics as researchers introduce a strategy to restore their low electrical resistance.
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Omicron Resistant to Most Monoclonal Antibodies, but Neutralized by Booster
Scientists studied the sensitivity of the Omicron variant to monoclonal antibodies used in clinical practice to prevent severe forms of the disease in people at risk, as well as to antibodies in the blood of individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 or vaccinated.
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Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
A study shows that the majority of people with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases tolerate their COVID vaccine well – with no difference in safety profile to that seen in the general population.
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Breakthrough in Plastic Waste Identification and Recycling
We can now tell the difference between a wide range of plastic types and thereby separate them according to their chemical composition, greatly increasing recycling.
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Common Pollutants Cause Dramatic Defects in Sea Anemones
Nematostella anemones are being dramatically affected by the current levels of phthalates and potassium nitrate in their native habitats.
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