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Vegetable Compound Could Have a Key Role in ‘Beeting’ Alzheimer’s Disease
A compound in beets that gives the vegetable its distinctive red color could eventually help slow the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain, a process that is associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch Dwarfs Previous Size Estimates
More than 79 thousand tonnes of ocean plastic are floating inside The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a figure up to 16 times higher than previously estimated, according to a recent study.
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Genetic Identity of Atacama "Alien" Skeleton Revealed
A mysterious six-inch skeleton found in the Chilean desert was thought to be the answer to extraterrestrial life. Instead, it may provide solutions to some very human questions about mutation.
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Pap Test Fluids Used to Test for Endometrial & Ovarian Cancers
Cervical fluid samples gathered during routine Papanicolaou (Pap) tests are the basis of a new screening test for endometrial and ovarian cancers developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
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Antimicrobial Found in Toiletries Could be Used Against Malaria
Triclosan, an antimicrobial compound used in soap, toothpaste, deodorant and many other products, can inhibit target genes in the malaria parasite during two crucial stages of its lifecycle in humans - the hepatic stage.
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Mini Machines Could Help Search for Disease or Pollutants
Tiny floating robots could be useful in all kinds of ways, for example, to probe the human gut for disease or to search the environment for pollutants. In a step toward such devices, researchers describe a new marriage of materials, combining ultrathin 2-D electronics with miniature particles to create microscopic machines.
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Study Supports Biomarker Assay for Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure
A multi-institutional study supports the value of a biomarker to accurately diagnose or rule out acute heart failure in patients seen for shortness of breath at hospital emergency departments.
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Pre-Treatment with Targeted Drugs Could Mean Less Breast Cancer Patients Require Radical Surgery
Extensive surgery involving mastectomy and removal of several lymph nodes can be safely avoided for more women with some types of breast cancer, if they receive targeted drugs before surgery, according to research presented at the 11th European Breast Cancer Conference.
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UroSEEK Enables Noninvasive Detection of Bladder Cancer
Researchers at The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a test for urine, gathered during a routine procedure, to detect DNA mutations identified with urothelial cancers.
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The Mouse Brain Can Prioritize Hunger by Suppressing Pain When Survival is at Stake
Researchers show that pain and hunger interact in complex ways in mice: extreme hunger suppresses less-urgent inflammatory pain, so that the mice are willing to go find food, but leaves them able to feel and react to more life-and-death kinds of pain.
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