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New Biomarker Could Enable Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have now identified a biomarker that could help physicians diagnose AD earlier, as a patient transitions into mild cognitive impairment.
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Neural Circuits That Kickstart Maternal Behavior Identified

A research team has conducted a study in which they were able to identify the neuronal circuits in the brain that are activated during the learning of maternal behavior.
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Memories of Our Past Wellbeing Are Disrupted by Our Current Emotions

Happy people tend to overstate how much their life satisfaction has improved and unhappy people overstate how much their life satisfaction has deteriorated, indicating how our current emotions cloud past memories.
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Antibodies Preserve Stem Cells Better Than Traditional Drugs in Mouse Brains

According to a study, a stem cell therapy that uses antibodies instead of traditional immunosuppressant drugs robustly preserves cells in mouse brains and has the potential to fast-track trials in humans.
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Novel “Branched” Lipid Created for mRNA Delivery

A novel branched, ionizable lipid has been created by researchers to increase the efficiency of mRNA delivery by lipid nanoparticles.
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High-Quality Genome of Pearl Oysters Constructed

Researchers have constructed a high-quality, chromosome-scale genome of pearl oysters, which they hope can be used to find resilient strains.
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New Technique Maps the Development and Spread of Breast Cancers

A new study shows how it is now possible to map tumor development, combining the cancer cells’ genetic information, the surrounding cell types and how they interact with their environment over time.
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Low-Level Air Pollution More Deadly Than Previously Thought

A recent study suggests that fine particulate matter causes an additional 1.5 million premature deaths annually.
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Cells Responsible for Colon Cancer Relapse Identified

Researchers have identified the residual cancer cells hidden in the liver and lung that cause colon cancer metastasis, in the first step to understanding and avoiding relapse.
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Promising Drug Candidate Identified for Type 1 Diabetes Prevention

Researchers have found that Type 1 diabetes could be prevented by inhibiting a gene associated with the onset of the disease. A drug based on this mechanism has already been approved in the US for another autoimmune disease.
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