When immune cells detect harmful pathogens or cancer, they mobilise and coordinate a competent defence response. To do this effectively
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Nanomaterial created that is both twisted and untwisted at the same time: The material allows for incredibly sensitive detection of the direction molecules twist
A new nanomaterial developed by scientists at the University of Bath could solve a conundrum faced by scientists probing some
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Food insecurity in toddler years linked to poor health, but not obesity
Young children, who grow up in homes with limited access to nutritious foods (known as food insecurity), are more likely
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Success of gene therapy for a form of inherited blindness depends on timing
Nearly two decades ago, a gene therapy restored vision to Lancelot, a Briard dog who was born with a blinding
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Assisted reproduction technology leaves its mark on genes temporarily
Any effect that assisted reproduction technology has on babies’ genes is largely corrected by adulthood, new research led by the
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Spikes in handgun purchases after high-profile events linked to more firearm injuries
Spikes in handgun purchases in 2012 after Sandy Hook and the re-election of President Obama have been linked to a
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Physician leaders call for action to create a new generation of physician-scientists: Revitalizing the pipeline is of critical importance for health challenges, they say
In a perspective article appearing in the Aug. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a group of
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New method enables more extensive preclinical testing of heart drugs and therapies
Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human
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First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system
Damaged peripheral nerves can regenerate after an injury, for example, following a forearm fracture. Axons, the long projections of neurons
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How human cells react to external signals and further process them
Researchers from Heidelberg University and Sendai University in Japan used new biotechnological methods to study how human cells react to
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