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Parkinson’s Disease Risk Halved by Asthma Medication

Researchers at the University of Bergen have found that asthma medicine can halve a patient’s risk of developing Parkinson´s disease.
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Drug May Protect Against Infertility in Women Undergoing Cancer Treatments

An existing drug may one day protect premenopausal women from life-altering infertility that commonly follows cancer treatments.
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University of Westminster to Hold Public Lecture on Use of Cannabis in the Treatment of Epilepsy

The University of Westminster is organizing a lecture for the public titled, ‘Cannabis and Epilepsy: Past, Present and Future’ discussing the use of cannabis in the treatment for epilepsy.
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Glia Act as Signalling Intermediary in Brain Development

A team of biologists has found an unexpected source for the brain’s development, a finding that offers new insights into the building of the nervous system.
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The Neuroscience of Contagious Yawning

Experts at the University of Nottingham have published research that suggests the human propensity for contagious yawning is triggered automatically by primitive reflexes in the primary motor cortex
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Boosting Immune Cell Memory to Improve Vaccines

Drugs that activate cells’ proteasome, or recycling center, generate more memory T cells in mice and cell models.
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Automated Method Speeds Up Cell Analysis

Researchers who typically required a week of effort to dissect the 3-D structure of a single cell will now be able to do it in about an hour thanks to a new automated method.
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New Chemical Process Reduces Nitrogen Oxide From Diesel Exhaust

Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame have discovered a catalytic process that could help curb emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from diesel-powered vehicles.
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Using Heat to Improve Biodegradable Plastics

Introducing a simple heat step to the production of plant-derived, biodegradable plastic could improve its properties while overcoming obstacles to manufacturing it commercially.
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Human Dopaminergic Stem Cells Function in Primate Parkinson's Disease Model

Monkeys with Parkinson's disease symptoms show significant improvement over two years after being transplanted with neurons prepared from human iPS cells.
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