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Cholesterol Precursor Shields Cancer Cells and Boosts Their Aggression
A precursor of cholesterol can protect cancer cells from a form of cell death known as ferroptosis. The results opens up exciting prospects for further improving the treatment of cancer and other diseases associated with oxidative stress.
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Emotion Study Shows That Music Has a Universal Effect
Music can be felt directly in the body. Music can activate our autonomic nervous system and even cause shivers down the spine. A new study shows how emotional music evokes similar bodily sensations across cultures.
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What Attracts Moths (and Other Insects) to a Flame?
At night in the Costa Rican cloud forest, a small team of international scientists switched on a light and waited. Soon, insects big and small descended out of the darkness.
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Engineers Unveil New Patch To Help People Control Robotic Exoskeletons
A newly developed wearable patch, about the size of a BandAid, can be used to operate robotic exoskeletons that mimic or enhance the power of human anatomy.
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Seasonal Vitamin D Deficiency Unearthed in Archaeological Findings
Markers associated with vitamin D deficiency occur regularly in teeth from industrial era England, showing "clear evidence" of seasonal vitamin D deficiency.
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How a Walk in Nature Helps Us Focus
“A walk in nature enhances certain executive control processes in the brain above and beyond the benefits associated with exercise,” reports a new study.
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Linked to Cognitive Decline in Midlife
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that affects up to 10% of women. A new study has identified a link between the hormonal disorder and issues with memory in midlife.
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Healthy Diet in Early Life May Protect Against Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Having a high dietary intake of fish and vegetables at 1 year of age, and a low intake of sugar beverages, seems to protect against inflammatory bowel disease.
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Researchers Are Engineering Viruses To Kill Deadly Pathogens
Researchers have successfully coaxed a deadly pathogen to destroy itself from the inside out. In the new study, researchers modified DNA from a bacteriophage or “phage,” a type of virus that infects and replicates inside of bacteria.
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How Do Immune Cells Switch From Being Killers to Forming Memories?
Reversible switch permits infection-fighting blood cells to change course to become long-lived memory cells instead of short-lived killer cells.
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