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The Human Immune System Decoded
For the first time ever, researchers are comprehensively sequencing the human immune system, which is billions of times larger than the human genome.
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Diabetes: Human Cells Can Also Change Jobs
UNIGE researchers demonstrate the ease of some human pancreatic cells to make insulin. In diabetes, this type of cell conversion could compensate for the loss or dysfunction of cells that naturally produce this hormone.
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Micro-CT Captures Lung Cancer Biomarkers
Micro-computed tomography correlates with endpoint histology and was able to detect pre-malignant tumours in mice bearing lung lesions.
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Link Between Alcohol and Breast Cancer Ignored by Women Most at Risk
A new study indicates that the survey cohort are concerned about the negative impacts on their weight, relationships or lifestyle rather then warnings about an increased risk of cancer.
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New Lease of Life for Old Tires in Roads
Old tires could get a second life as components of the roads they once traveled, now that polymer additives have been identified that increase the stability of asphalt rubber.
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Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals Linked to Equine Metabolic Syndrome
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in a horse's environment may play a role in the development of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS).
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Platelet “Decoys” Outsmart Clots and Cancer
A team of researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and several collaborating institutions has created a drug-free, reversible antiplatelet therapy that employs deactivated "decoy" platelets that could reduce the risk of blood clots and potentially prevent cancer metastasis as well.
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Measles Virus Vector Used to Streamline Cell Reprogramming
Using the measles virus vector; researchers have trimmed the multi-vector process with four reprogramming factors down to a single “one cycle” vector process.
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"Turn-on" Fluorescence Shines Light on Protein Misfolding
A team of researchers from Penn State and the University of Washington re-engineered a fluorescent compound and developed a method to simultaneously light up two different proteins as they misfold and aggregate inside a living cell
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Movement Impairments Reversible in Autism Mouse Model
Researchers from Cardiff University have established a link between a genetic mutation and developmental movement impairments in autism.
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