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Brain Wiring Mutations Could Contribute to 14% of Cerebral Palsy Cases
In an article published in Nature Genetics, researchers confirm that about 14% of all cases of cerebral palsy, a disabling brain disorder for which there are no cures, may be linked to a patient’s genes and suggest that many of those genes control how brain circuits become wired during early development.
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How Microbes Deal With "Toxic" Oxygen
We humans need oxygen to breathe - but for many microbes it is a deadly poison. That is why microorganisms have developed ways of rendering oxygen molecules harmless, the mechanism for which researchers have now deciphered.
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Enzyme "Cocktail" Breaks Down Plastics Six Times Faster
The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme PETase have now created an enzyme "cocktail" which can digest plastic up to six times faster.
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Killing Cancer Cells by Blocking Access to the Nucleus
Scientists have demonstrated that by blocking the construction of nuclear pore complexes it was possible to shrink aggressive tumors in mice whilst leaving normal cells unaffected.
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What Limits Immunological Memory?
After an infection occurs, the immune system will memorize the pathogen meaning it can react promptly if reinfection with the same pathogen should occur. Now, scientists have deciphered new details of this process.
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Introducing Gluten to Diet Early May Prevent Coeliac Disease
Introducing high doses of gluten from four months of age into infants’ diets could prevent them from developing coeliac disease, a study has found.
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New Cancer Drug Targeting DNA Repair Shows Promise in Early-Stage Trial
A new precision drug which stops cancer from repairing its DNA has shown promise in an early-stage clinical trial – highlighting the potential of a new class of drugs known as ATR inhibitors.
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Exposing Cancer's Vulnerabilities Using Specialized Microscopy
Scientists seek insight into what makes its cells tick. Caltech researchers have shown that a framework they developed, using a specialized type of microscopy, enables them to probe the metabolic processes inside cancer cells.
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How Nerve Cells Stop Others "Listening In"
If you want to share a secret with a friend in a busy environment, you may try to find a quiet spot, close the doors and shield the conversation from possible eavesdroppers. A new study has shown that neurons can adopt similar levels of privacy when communicating with their neighbor.
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Upsetting, Hard-to-Forget Dreams Dominate During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The anxiety, stress and worry brought on by COVID-19 is not limited to daytime hours. The pandemic is affecting our dreams as well, infusing more anxiety and negative emotions into dreams and spurring dreams about the virus itself, particularly among women, according to new research.
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