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Do You Think You're Exclusively Straight?
Scientific research has shown that sexuality exists on a spectrum. But how certain are people about where they fit on it? A study suggests that people’s reported sexual orientation can change after reading about the nature of sexual orientation.
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How People Manipulate Their Own Memories
People remember past experiences through the so-called episodic memory system. Researchers say that during this process, people can manipulate their memories on three levels.
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A New Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Fibrosis?
A study has suggested a novel therapeutic target to reverse fibrotic remodeling in the lungs. Mouse models of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) were treated with a medication approved for use in several forms of leukemia. Control mice had lung fibrosis with widespread collagen deposition. The treated mice had normal lung architecture at 21 days and no collagen deposition.
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Cognitive Benefits of Exercise Are Driven by the Hormone Irisin
The novel hormone irisin has the ability to drive the cognitive benefits of exercise, and therefore holds great promise for treating cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found.
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Novel Strategy for Tuberculosis Vaccine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a leading cause of death worldwide, leading to over 1.5 million fatalities annually. Researchers have created a novel strategy for developing an effective vaccine for a widespread form of tuberculosis.
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Genome-Editing Suppresses the Fertility of Female Mosquitoes
Mosquitos spread viruses that cause potentially deadly diseases such as Zika, dengue fever and yellow fever. Researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 to render certain male mosquitoes infertile and slow the spread of disease.
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Prozac Changes Fat Composition in Monkey Brains
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from Russia, Germany and the US have found Prozac to reduce lipid concentrations in juvenile macaques who received the antidepressant for two years, compared to a control group of untreated animals.
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Novel, Durable Gas Sensor Could Help To Improve Air Quality
Scientists have developed novel gas sensors with improved detection, sensitivity and durability by combining organic and inorganic materials.
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Wastewater Reveals Drug Use Trends During Lockdown
Wastewater analysis has shown that some people turned to a variety of drugs for relief during the pandemic restrictions. A spike in consumption of easily abused prescription opioids and anti-anxiety sedatives was identified, while some illicit drug use plummeted, between March and June 2020.
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Pecan-Rich Diet Could Benefit Those at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
In a study, participants at risk for cardiovascular disease who ate pecans during an eight-week intervention showed significant improvements in total cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein.
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