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Optical Security Improvements Using Holographic Color Printing
Researchers have invented a new type of anti-counterfeiting device that can be useful for counterfeit deterrence of important documents such as identity cards, passports and banknotes.
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A Combination of THC and Stress in Adolescent Mice Linked to Anxiety Disorders
A new study conducted on laboratory animals shows that exposure to cannabis and stress during adolescence may lead to long-term anxiety disorders characterized by the presence of pathological fear.
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The Opioid Crisis: 5 Lesson We Should Learn From the AIDS Epidemic
Decades of HIV research demonstrates that an effective biomedical treatment is rarely sufficient to combat an epidemic—suggesting that a social AND biomedical response to the opioid crisis are necessary.
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Essential Nutrient Tackles Alzheimer's Symptoms Across Generations in Mice
Researchers have investigated the effects of choline, an important nutrient, in battling Alzheimer's disease. Mice bred to display AD-like symptoms saw improvements in spatial memory following choline supplementation in their diet. Remarkably, the effects of choline appear to be transgenerational, not only protecting mice receiving choline supplementation but also their offspring.
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CRISPR Technique Refined for Potential Application in Muscular Dystrophy
Research team identify and conquer a barrier in CRISPR gene editing that may lay the foundation for sustained treatments using the technique.
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Understanding Infectious Disease by Studying Bacterial Immunity
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a cause of serious lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients, was used as a “model system” for understanding how bacteria’s interactions with viruses may affect human health.
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Some States Streets Ahead in Protecting Consumers from Drinking Water Contamination
Study reveals efforts to address widespread PFAS contamination affecting millions of Americans, and highlights variation in management of the issue between state and federal regulators.
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Errant Editing Enzyme Promotes Tumor Suppressor Loss and Leukemia Propagation
Detection of 'copy editing' by a stem cell enzyme called ADAR1 (active in more than 20 tumor types) may act as a molecular radar for early detection of malignancies, and represent a new therapeutic target.
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Mechanism of Gene Regulation Linked to Tumor Progression
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), have discovered a new mechanism controlling the expression of a set of genes important for cell proliferation and tumour progression.
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The Many Faces of Insomnia
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience revealed that there are five types of insomnia. This finding was published on Monday January 7 by The Lancet Psychiatry. A commentary in the journal stated that the finding could be a new page in the history of insomnia, promoting discoveries on mechanisms and interventions.
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