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Progress in Cochlear Regeneration
This research demonstrates a signaling pathway that can be activated by different methods and could represent a new approach to cochlear regeneration and, ultimately, restoration of hearing.
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How the Brain's Epigenetic Factors Change in Alzheimer's
Pioneering research into the mechanisms controlling gene activity and epigenetic factors in the brain could hold the key to understanding Alzheimer’s disease and might help identify effective treatments in the future.
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How Does the Black Widow Get Its Strength?
Scientists have unraveled the complex process of how black widow spiders transform proteins into steel-strength fibers, aiding strong synthetic material synthesis.
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Post-heart Attack Antibody Levels May Guide Treatment
Levels of antiphospholipid antibodies, which are associated with rheumatic diseases, are also elevated in myocardial infarction without any autoimmune co-morbidity.
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Fracking Waste Accumulates in Freshwater Mussels
Elevated concentrations of strontium, an element associated with oil and gas wastewaters, have accumulated in the shells of freshwater mussels downstream from fracking wastewater disposal sites.
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How Good News Influences Our Gut Instincts
We make judgements quite rationally or "by the gut". Not only experience and relevant information play an important role, but also our preferences. A study by the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne shows how the reward system in the brain conveys judgements affected by one's own desires, and how our inner beliefs are altered more by good than bad news.
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Ancient Enzymes the Catalysts for Discoveries
University of Queensland-led research recreating 450 million-year-old enzymes has resulted in a biochemical engineering ‘hack’ which could lead to new drugs, flavors, fragrances and biofuels.
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Gel Provides Protection from Pesticides
A nucleophilic polymer applied as a topical gel can deactivate pesticides on the skin, preventing pesticide-induced toxicity and lethality.
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Grant Brings Ultrasound Therapy for Neurological Disease a Step Closer
The emerging technology of sonogenetics—a technique where cells are controlled by sound—offers the potential to one day replace pharmaceutical drugs or invasive surgical treatments for neurological conditions like epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease or post-traumatic stress disorder. A new research program could take this technique to the next level with $750,000 of funding.
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Drug Cocktail Could Increase Lifespan
A team of researchers has discovered a combination of pharmaceutical drugs that not only increases healthy lifespan in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), but also delays the rate of ageing in them, a finding that could someday mean longer, healthier lives for humans.
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