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Animal Study Suggests Postnatal Gene Therapy Could Prevent Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome
A postnatal gene therapy has been developed to restore normal gene activity in people with a rare genetic disorder, and has shown promise in mouse models.
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How the Brain Fires Up When Eyes Meet
A new study was able to chart the surprisingly widespread neuronal response in multiple brain areas when the eyes of two individuals meet and social gaze interaction happens.
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"Calming" the Spinal Cord Could Provide Relief From Spasms
Poor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just some of the challenges faced by suffers of often-painful involuntary muscle spasms. However, new research has revealed two methods can make our spinal cords less “excitable” and could potentially be used to treat muscle spasms.
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Neuronal Gene Mutation May Have Positive Effects on Cognitive Abilities
Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Würzburg have now used fruit flies to demonstrate how, apart from the negative effect, the mutation of a neuronal gene can have a positive effect – namely higher IQ in humans. They have published the discovery in the prestigious journal Brain.
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Wind Is Carrying Microplastics to the Remotest Corners of the Earth
Microplastics are being transported to some of the most remote places on earth by the wind, according to new research.
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Fluorescent Probe Can Track Cancer Drug Progress
A new fluorescent probe could be used to track the activity of the immune system as it fights against cancer, enabling effective monitoring of cancer treatments.
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Harder Water May Be Beneficial to Goldfish Health
A new study investigates how water hardness affects zinc accumulation and oxidative stress in goldfish.
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Long-Held Assumptions About Soil Microbe Carbon Use Upended
Microbes in different soils might use different metabolic pathways to process nutrients, respire and grow, according to new research.
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Gut Microbiome Protects Us From Viral Infections by Keeping the Immune System Poised
Release of bacterial DNA from the gut microbiome to host cells helps activate the innate immune pathway for DNA sensing, keeping the immune system poised in case of infection.
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Improvements Made in Renewable Hydrogen Production
Perovskite materials may hold the potential to play an important role in a process to produce hydrogen in a renewable manner.
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