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Some Costly Cancer Drugs Can Have Unclear Patient Benefits

New cancer drugs are being launched rapidly before their long-term effectiveness for patients can be evaluated. A new study suggests that there is still a lack of evidence for many new cancer drugs, even several years after their launch.
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Study Sheds Light on Understanding Drugs' Impact on the Body

Research reveals detailed maps of how drugs are transformed in the body, how their levels change over time and how these changes are directly related to the body's biochemical responses.
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Engineered Probiotics That Can Sense and Report Bowel Inflammation

Trust your gut? Your doctor likely will, too. Probiotics engineered to sense and report signs of bowel inflammation could deliver firsthand knowledge of your system’s inner workings.
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How Does the Vaginal Microbiome Eat To Survive?

Researchers examined how vaginal bacteria access glycogen, which is thought to be their key source of nutrition.
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Is Your Smartwatch Harboring Harmful Bacteria?

Researchers tested wristbands of various textures to determine their risk for harboring potentially harmful pathogenic bacteria. Despite being worn daily, routine cleaning of wristbands is generally overlooked or simply ignored.
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Biodiversity Research and Conservation Efforts May Be Missing Half the World’s Species

Biases towards certain species is impacting biodiversity research, reports a new study that estimates nearly half the world's species are missing from conservation and biodiversity studies.
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A Step Forward for Quantum Tech: Researchers Attach Electrodes to Graphene Nanoribbons

Researchers have succeeded in attaching electrodes to individual atomically precise nanoribbons, paving the way for precise characterization of the fascinating ribbons and their possible use in quantum technology.
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Brain Network Analysis Reveals the Basis of Memory

Analysis of the connections between the different areas of the frontal temporal lobe that are responsible for memory has revealed new brain networks related to memory that are different in humans and non-human primates.
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Brain Waves Linked to Consciouness Disorders Identified

Researchers have coupled the measurements of brain waves associated with disorders of consciousness (DoC) with glucose usage in specific brain areas, identifying where in the brain the waves might be generated.
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Classic Pink Floyd Track Decoded From Brain Activity

Neuroscientists at Albany Medical Center diligently recorded the activity of electrodes placed on the brains of patients being prepared for epilepsy surgery while listening to Pink Floyd.
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