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Gene Variants Linked to Glaucoma in People of African Ancestry
Penn Medicine analysis aims to fill knowledge gaps and help guide clinical decisions for a group particularly vulnerable to developing glaucoma.
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Lycophytes Maintained a Consistent Genetic Structure for 350 Million Years
An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable genetic phenomenon in lycophytes, which are similar to ferns and among the oldest land plants.
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Is a “Missing” Gene the Major Cause of Infertility?
A missing gene involved in connecting the head of a sperm to its tail could be a cause of male infertility, reports a thesis from the University of Gothenburg.
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Climate Change Is Causing Butterflies To Lose Their Spots
Female Meadow Brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather – so climate change could make them less spotty, new research shows.
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Understanding Antibiotic Resistance When Treating Pneumonia
New research has been published that identifies positive steps towards a better understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), specifically in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP).
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Smallest and Lightest Micro-Robots To Be Created
Two insect-like robots, a mini-bug and a water strider, developed at Washington State University, are the smallest, lightest and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever known to be created.
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Researchers Generate Next-Generation, Cobalt-Free Batteries
Researchers in ACS Central Science report evaluating an earth-abundant, carbon-based cathode material that could replace cobalt and other scarce and toxic metals without sacrificing lithium-ion battery performance.
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AI Decodes Treatment Responses to Chemotherapy
Cervical cancer frequently resists treatment. The researchers’ machine learning algorithm could help scientists better understand why this and other forms of cancer resist chemotherapy.
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“Mini-Placentas” Shine Light on the Cause of Pre-Eclampsia
With the incidence of pre-eclampsia slowly creeping up, researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to study this condition as outlined in their paper published in Cell Stem Cell.
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More People Are Living to 100 Than Ever Before
New data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that 15,120 centenarians were living in England and Wales in 2022, a 3.7% increase from 2021.
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