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Lack of Trust in the Past May Underlie OCD Uncertainty
A new behavioral study has examined the theory that people with great symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder may show increased uncertainty and indecisiveness because they place less trust in their past experiences. The research, conducted by Isaac Fradkin of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and colleagues, was published in PLOS Computational Biology
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Two-faced Microglia Damage the Blood-Brain Barrier
Researchers have shown that during inflammation, microglia initially protect the blood brain barrier's integrity, but they can later reverse their behavior and increase the barrier's permeability.
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DNA-binding Molecule Could Advance Gene Therapies
A new compound has the potential to bind to DNA and activate genes, which could lead to new treatments for cancers and hereditary diseases.
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Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Tackling Parkinson's Symptoms
Results from a one-year project, funded through the Parkinson’s Virtual Biotech, suggest that NLX-112 has potential as a future treatment for reducing dyskinesia and improving movement symptoms of Parkinson’s.
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AI Scans Doctors' Notes To Identify Back Pain
Researchers have designed an artificial intelligence model that uses doctors’ notes to determine whether lower back pain is acute or chronic.
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How the Brain Forms Habits
A new study demonstrates how habits can be controlled depending on how active a specific region of the brain, the dorsolateral striatum, is.
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Marmoset Stem Cells Could Be New Way To Study Parkinson's
Parkinson’s disease researchers have used gene-editing tools to introduce the disorder’s most common genetic mutation into marmoset stem cells and tamp down cellular chemistry that often goes awry in Parkinson’s patients.
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World’s Largest Sarcoma Research Database Aims To Revolutionize Treatment
Researchers from around the globe, are set to begin work on the world’s largest digital hub of sarcoma clinical and research data.
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DNA Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs for Aggressive Forms of Cancer
Researchers discover that cells can both survive and multiply under more stress than previously thought. This new knowledge gives researchers new insights into DNA replication and may potentially be used for a new type of cancer treatment.
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Preserved Baby Duck-billed Dinosaur DNA Is Discovered
An international team led by Dr. Alida Bailleul from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr. Mary Schweitzer from North Carolina State University in the U.S. have presented evidence of fossilized cell nuclei and chromosomes within preserved cartilage in baby duckbilled dinosaurs.
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