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Intermittent Fasting Increases Nerve Repair in Mice

Intermittent fasting changes the gut bacteria activity of mice and increases their ability to recover from nerve damage.

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Technology Helps More of Each Fish Reach Our Plates

Unlike meat, over half of the weight of fish ends up as side-streams which never reach our plates. Now, food researchers are introducing a new sorting technology that means we get five good cuts from fish and not just the fillet.
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Molecular Switch for Metastasis Identified in Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Study provides key insights toward a possible treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma that can block the spread of the disease to other organs.
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Marine Bacterial Family Discovered That May Synthesize New Natural Products

A new family of marine bacteria has been discovered that have large numbers of biosynthetic gene clusters in their genomes, holding great potential for new natural product discovery.
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Molecular Mechanisms Behind Key Neurotransmitter Could Point Way to Alzheimer's Drugs

Researchers have identified the intracellular signal cascade through which acetylcholine regulates aversive learning, a major preliminary test for Alzheimer's disease drugs.
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Extra Limbs in Virtual Reality Feel Like the Real Thing

Researchers are testing the limits of human "plasticity" and have found that extra limbs in virtual reality feel like real limbs.
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Brain Waves Related to Social Behavior Identified

Researchers have discovered electrical wave patterns in the brain related to social behavior in mice. They also observed that mice showing signs of stress, depression, or autism lacked these brain waves.

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Viruses Can Survive in Freshwater by "Hitchhiking" on Microplastics

Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves to plastics in freshwater – raising concerns about the potential impact on human health.
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How Immune Cells Learn To Tell Friend From Foe

Cells in the thymus glad are able to mimic various tissues from around the body to train T cells to identify between self and non-self cells.
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Healthier Dieting Observed With Higher Protein Intake

According to research, eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass.
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