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The Numbers of X Chromosomes in Male and Female Voles Changes
In voles, scientists have found that the X and Y chromosomes had fused somewhere in the rodents’ past, and that the X chromosome in males started looking and acting like a Y chromosome.
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Making Solar Cells a Greener Way
Scientists have found a way to replace the toxic, unsustainable solvents currently needed to make the next generation of solar technology.
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Interactions Between Microbial Networks Impact Lung Infections
Scientists have proposed a new way of understanding infections. Their study of close to 400 respiratory samples from patients with bronchiectasis, a chronic lung condition, has shown that microbes in the body exist as a network, and that an infection's severity could be a result of interactions between these microbes.
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Team Explores How Amyloid Beta Forms in Brain Nerve Cells
Researchers have discovered how amyloid beta forms in axons and related structures that connect neurons in the brain, where it causes the most damage.
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Domestic Coal Use in China Linked to Premature Deaths
A new study indicates that in China, indoor air pollution from residential coal burning causes a disproportionate number of premature deaths from exposure to tiny, inhalable pollutants known as PM2.5.
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Novel Biologics for Obesity-Related Diseases
Researchers have identified promising new biologics with anti-tumor, insulin-sensitizing and hepatoprotective activities for obesity-related diseases.
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Shedding Light on Mechanisms of Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer
A study, published in Gut, sheds light on the mechanisms that lead to aggressive metastasis in a specific pancreatic cancer, the basal subtype of ductal adenocarcinoma.
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SARS-CoV-2: Experimental Antiviral Therapy Could Reduce Viral Load by 99.9%
An international team of scientists has developed an experimental direct-acting antiviral therapy to treat COVID-19. The antiviral approach used gene-silencing RNA technology known as siRNA (small-interfering RNA) to attack SARS-CoV-2's genome.
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Shorter Multi-Drug Therapy for Tuberculosis Is As Effective As 6-Month Regimen
A four-month multi-drug therapy treated active tuberculosis as effectively as the standard six-month regimen, cutting treatment time by a third.
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Triple-Drug Therapy Cuts Serious Asthma Flares
The addition of a third drug to a common dual-drug approach has been shown to reduce asthma exacerbations and improve control over the disease in those with moderate-to-severe asthma.
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