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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Worsened by Dietary Fructose
A new study suggests that consumption of fructose may worsen intestinal inflammation common to inflammatory bowel diseases. A western diet, including fructose, is associated with increasing rates of obesity and diabetes, and IBD may be an additional disease exacerbated by fructose intake.
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Could a Lipid Be Used To Prevent or Treat SARS-CoV-2 Infection?
Researchers have discovered a lipid found in the human body that could be used to prevent or treat infections with SARS-CoV-2.
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Are China's Pollution Reduction Efforts Warming the Rest of the Planet?
A 10-year effort by China to improve air quality and reduce pollution-related health risks has caused warming in areas across the northern hemisphere, according to new work.
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Understanding How Cisplatin Chemotherapy Causes Neuronal Damage
Researchers have shown that Cisplatin induces senescence of peripheral neurons through overexpression of the p21 protein, which would explain the neuropathy associated with this treatment.
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Many Office Ventilation Systems Risk Increasing COVID-19 Spread
Ventilation systems in many modern office buildings, which are designed to keep temperatures comfortable and increase energy efficiency, may increase the risk of exposure to the coronavirus, particularly during the coming winter.
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Novel Drug Disarms Cancer-Causing Protein Aurora
Aurora-A kinase is a protein that causes extensive damage to cells of the body and is known to trigger the development of leukemias and many pediatric cancers, such as neuroblastoma. Researchers at the universities of Würzburg and Frankfurt have now developed a drug that can disarm Aurora.
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Senescent Cells May Be Good When it Comes to a Bad Injury
It's called senescence, when stressed cells can no longer divide to make new cells, and it's considered a factor in aging and in some diseases. Now scientists have some of the first evidence that at a younger age at least, senescent cells show up quickly after a major injury and are protective.
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Discovery Enables Adult Skin To Regenerate Like a Newborn’s
A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of a newborn babe. The discovery by Washington State University researchers has implications for better skin wound treatment as well as preventing some of the aging process in skin.
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A New Tagging System for Detecting and Purifying Proteins
In a study published in Frontiers in Plant Science, researchers from the University of Tsukuba, led by Professor Kenji Miura, have described a new tagging system for detecting and purifying proteins in plant cells.
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AI Learns To Trace Neuronal Connections More Efficiently Than Ever Before
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists have taught computers to recognize a neuron in microscope images of the brain more efficiently than any previous approach.
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