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Pouring the Perfect Beer Head No Longer Left to Chance

From creating drinks with distinctive looks to providing aromas for connoisseurs, beer foam is big business. A new study looks to provide the most accurate predictions for how a beer will foam.
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Ginger's "Spicy" Compound Puts Immune Cells on High Alert

The compound that gives ginger its kick has also been shown to stimulate white blood cells, putting them on high alert.
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Baby Kangaroo Poo Could Help Reduce Cows' Gassy Problem

In a study, a microbial culture developed from kangaroo feces was used to inhibit methane production in a cow stomach simulator.
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3D Structure of a Major Protein Complex in Cilia Solved

Finding the 3D structure of TULP3 and IFT-A in complex is a major accomplishment that will give insight into how signaling molecules move to and from cilia, and how disruption in the interface between the two can cause disease.
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AI With Infrared Imaging Enables Precise Colon Cancer Diagnostics

Researchers are using artificial intelligence in combination with infrared imaging to optimally tailor colon cancer therapy to individual patients.
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Sperm-Slowing Male Contraceptive Reversibly Inhibits Mouse Fertility

A new non-hormonal male contraceptive temporarily suppresses fertility in mice, a study has shown. The innovative treatment targets a compound that sperm require to remain motile.
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Regrowing the Cells That Help Us Hear

Researchers are getting closer to identifying the mechanisms that may promote the regeneration of cochlear hair cells in mammals.
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How Brains Synchronize During Cooperative Tasks

Humans are social creatures. But what leads to them being this way? To fully understand how the brain gives rise to social behaviors, we need to investigate it during social encounters. Moreover, we need to analyze not only the internal operations of one brain during social activities but also the dynamic interplay between multiple brains engaged in the same activity.
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Getting a Grasp on How the Brain Controls Motor Behavior

A new study has identified a marker in the brain that controls the ability to reach and grasp, a fundamental fine motor skill that is often impaired in motor or neural injuries such as a stroke.

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“Gatekeeper” Mutations May Help Resistant Cancers Come Back Stronger

A new study could explain why cancers stop responding to kinase inhibitor drugs and why they come back stronger.
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