Physical evidence in the brain for types of schizophrenia
Findings suggest a form of schizophrenia has more in common with neurodegenerative diseases than previously thought
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Is there a limit to human endurance
A study of energy expenditure during some of the world’s longest, most grueling sporting events suggests that no matter what the activity, everyone hits the same metabolic limit, likely due to constraints on the digestive tract’s ability to break down food.
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New findings could lead to improved vaccinations against sexually transmitted infections
Researchers have shown how skin vaccination can generate protective CD8 T-cells that are recruited to the genital tissues and could be used as a vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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Earliest evidence of the cooking and eating of starch
New research provide the first archaeological evidence that anatomically modern humans were roasting and eating plant starches, such as those from tubers and rhizomes, as early as 120,000 years ago.
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How does Alzheimer’s disease affect the human brain
C Credit: Epainassist.com MIT researchers have performed the first comprehensive analysis of the genes that are expressed in individual brain
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Why do you love coffee
Why do you swig bitter, dark roast coffee while your coworker guzzles sweet cola? Scientists searched for variations in our
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New device could help regrow damaged body tissue
Doctoral student Mohamed Gamal uses a newly developed cell encapsulation device. Credit: Nathan Skolski, UBC Okanagan A simple injection that
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Consuming garlic could reduce aging-related memory problems
Credit: Medical express Consuming garlic helps counteract age-related changes in gut bacteria associated with memory problems, according to a new
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Electrostimulation can improve the working memory of people in their 70s
In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Neuroscience, Rob Reinhart, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston
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New micro-robots, can break apart and remove dental biofilm, or plaque, from a tooth.
With a precise, controlled movement, microrobots cleared a glass plate of a biofilm, as shown in this time-lapse image. Credit:
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