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"Gym-on-a-Chip" May Lead to New Parkinson's Treatments

Researchers have designed and used a tiny "gym" to examine the effect of exercise on a group of worms that lose neurons over time following a pattern similar to humans with Parkinson’s.
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Machine Learning Algorithm Predicts ALS Onset With 87% Accuracy

Artificial intelligence has been used to decipher the genotype profiles of people with ALS, making it possible to predict ALS onset with 87% accuracy.
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Quantum Dots Offer Efficient Drinking Water Disinfection

Researchers describe a simple new method to remove bacteria from contaminated water based on tiny biocompatible assemblies of atoms, known as quantum dots.
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Low-Carb, Plant-Based Diet Could Benefit Type 2 Diabetes Sufferers

Following a low-carb, plant-based diet has been associated with a lower risk of premature death in people with type 2 diabetes in a new study.
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New Approach Reduces Drug Resistance and Toxicity

Researchers have discovered a possible framework to develop solutions to the long-standing issue of how to evade detoxification networks using medicinal chemistry.
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Reservoirs of HIV Established Very Early in Infection

For the first time in humans, a research team has shown that, as early as the first days of infection, HIV is able to create reservoirs where it will hide and persist during antiretroviral therapy.
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Too Many Medications May Have Adverse Effects on Older Cancer Patients

According to new research, older adults with cancer who take multiple medications can result in more toxic chemotherapy side effects and may even require stopping cancer treatment.
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Small Molecule Stimulates Immune Cells To Fight Neuroblastoma

One of the first small molecules designed to stimulate immune cells to fight cancer has been developed, with the pediatric cancer neuroblastoma as its target.
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Wastewater Treatment Plants Emit Double the Methane Previously Thought

According to research, municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than previously believed.
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Protein Drugs Could Be Made Cheaper Using Novel Purification Method

Engineers from MIT have found specialized nanoparticles can quickly and inexpensively isolate proteins from a bioreactor, potentially helping to make drugs cheaper.
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