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Two New and Very Large Classes of RNAs Linked to a Cancer Biomarker Identified

Study shows two new classes of RNAs could play a role in progression of prostate cancer.
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Biocartis and Fast-track Diagnostics Sign Strategic Collaboration

Both Companies aim to develop a range of multiplex tests on the Biocartis Idylla™ system each detecting a range of infectious disease pathogens.
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New Chip Makes Testing For Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Faster, Easier

Researchers at the University of Toronto design diagnostic chip to reduce testing time from days to one hour, allowing doctors to pick the right antibiotic the first time.
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New insights could result in changes to the therapeutic strategy to combat Alzheimer’s

System developed for this research that could reduce a number of animal tests.
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Earthquakes - an unexpected help in interpreting the brain activity of premature babies

A new research method allows computers to calculate the brain functions of very premature babies during their first hours of life. "Brainstorm barometer" is based on the hypothesis that the brainstorms generated by the billions of neurons inside a baby's head are governed by the same rules as other massive natural phenomena.
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Are antidepressants more effective than usually assumed?

Many have recently questioned the efficacy of the most common antidepressant medications, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The conclusion that these drugs are ineffective is however partly based on a misinterpretation of the outcome of the clinical trials once conducted to demonstrate their efficacy.
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Special fats proven essential for brain growth

Research led by a Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) scientist has proved that certain special fats found in blood are essential for human brain growth and function.
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Watching a Protein “Quake”

Scientists, for the first time, have precisely measured a protein’s natural “knee-jerk” reaction to the breaking of a chemical bond—a quaking motion that propagated through the protein at the speed of sound.
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FISHing for Insight

Improved imaging illuminates chromosomes in detail.
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Bacteria Cooperate to Repair Damaged Siblings

New research unearths the unique ability of a certain type of soil borne bacteria to repair nearby damaged cells.
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