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Tancytes Regulate Appetite via Umami Receptors
Tancytes implicated in the control of food intake, for the first time.
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A Pharmacologically Enhanced Memory Could Soon Be Possible
Researchers screened thousands of small molecules for potential drug candidates could improve memory and learning, and found a promising hit.
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Brain Circuitry That Drives Sodium Intake Mapped
Researchers have uncovered the circuitry that encodes the homeostatic drive to eat salt.
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New Data: Smoke-Free Tobacco Product as an Alternative to Cigarettes
New data from three studies have demonstrated that the aerosol generated by Philip Morris International’s Carbon Heated Tobacco Product (CHTP) has a significantly reduced biological impact as compared with cigarette smoke.
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Rainbow Colors Reveal Cell History
A newly developed system called “Beta-bow” allows the history of β-cells to be traced by genetic bar-coding and multicolor imaging.
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Insulin Plays a Role in Maintaining Stem Cells
New research conducted at the stem cell centre, DanStem, at the University of Copenhagen shows that insulin is a key determinant of embryonic stem cell potency in mammals.
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Sound Waves Separate Biological Nanoparticles for 'Liquid Biopsies'
A prototype device developed by an international team of engineers can sift exceedingly tiny particles called exosomes from blood samples without having to send samples off to a lab.
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'Labyrinth' Chip Could Help Monitor Aggressive Cancer Stem Cells
Inspired by the Labyrinth of Greek mythology, a new chip etched with fluid channels sends blood samples through a hydrodynamic maze to separate out rare circulating cancer cells into a relatively clean stream for analysis.
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Potential for Anti-Chagas Therapies Using Structure-based Drug Design
Discovering potential therapeutic protein inhibitors for Chagas disease, through computational drug discovery and in vitro enzyme assays.
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Tension Makes the Heart Grow Stronger
By taking videos of a tiny beating zebrafish heart as it reconstructs its covering in a petri dish, scientists have captured unexpected dynamics of cells involved in tissue regeneration.
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