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Older patients with knee pain may benefit from allograft transplant technique
Knee pain in active patients over 40 is often difficult to treat but according to researchers presenting their work today
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The increasingly efficient teenage brain: Changes in brain network connectivity may refine cognitive abilities that develop during adolescence
Some brain networks become more densely connected during adolescence while others become less so, according to a new analysis published
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Of hearts and giants: Moving a cardiac regulatory protein to the right place
The largest known protein, the appropriately named titin after the Titan giants of Greek mythology, is a molecular spring found
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CRISPR editing reduces repetitive behavior in mice with a form of autism: Gold nanoparticles carried Cas9 enzyme into brain, editing receptor and lessening burying behavior
Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to lessen some autism symptoms in mice with a form of fragile X syndrome,
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Rare in-vivo study shows weak brain nodes have strong influence on memory network
Our ability to learn, remember, problem solve, and speak are all cognitive functions related to different parts of our brain.
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Absence epilepsy: When the brain is like ‘an orchestra without a conductor’
At first, the teacher described her six-year-old student as absentminded, a daydreamer. The boy was having difficulty paying attention in
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How a moderate dose of alcohol protects the heart
For at least 20 years, research has shown that for many people, moderate consumption of alcohol can protect the heart,
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‘Supersized alcopops’ pose unique danger to youth: New study and commentary emphasize need for better regulation
College students seriously underestimate the effects of drinking a new class of beverages being marketed across the country, according to
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Virtual brain gives insights into memory deficits in depression: The consequences of long-lasting depressive episodes could be more far reaching than previously thought
During a depressive episode the ability of the brain to form new brain cells is reduced. Scientists of the Ruhr-Universität
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