Studies have suggested that the contrast between the white of human eyes — known as the sclerae — and the
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Infection biology: Gut microbe helps thwart Salmonella
Salmonella enterica is the name of a group of rod-shaped bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis in humans and other animals.
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Offspring of older mothers are more responsive to aging interventions
Advanced maternal age at the time of giving birth is known to decrease how long the offspring will live and
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Where will the world’s next Zika, West Nile or Dengue virus come from? Model identifies most likely wildlife hosts for emerging flaviviruses
After collecting data and comparing it with every known mammal and bird species on Earth, scientists from the University of
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New human cell structure discovered
A new structure in human cells has been discovered by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden in collaboration with colleagues
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Drug cocktail almost doubles lifespan of worms: Life-extending effects in worms could one day translate into treatments that delay ageing in humans
A team of researchers led by Principal Investigator Dr Jan Gruber from Yale-NUS College has discovered a combination of pharmaceutical
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Ebola species found in bats ahead of any potential outbreak: Discovery illustrates PREDICT project’s goal to find viruses before they spillover into people
For the first time, scientists discovered a new ebola virus species in a host prior to detection in an infected
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Cannabidiol significantly reduces seizures in patients with severe form of epilepsy: Study looked at two doses of cannabis-derived medication’s effectiveness in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a “high” and has been an increasing
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Medical marijuana could reduce opioid use in older adults: Study shows up to 65 percent of older adults who use medical marijuana significantly reduced their chronic pain and dependence on opioid painkillers
A questionnaire of older men and women suffering from chronic pain who were given medical marijuana found that the drug
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