Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Magic tricks make the impossible seem possible. Magicians have long captivated audiences with visual tricks, such as pulling a bunny from a hat or sawing…
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Genetic variations in remote UK regions linked to higher disease risk
Distinctions among regional populations based upon UMAP projections of rare exonic variation. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51604-2 People from isolated parts of the U.K. could have variations in their…
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Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image Gallery When researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center first identified a new subtype of aggressive prostate cancer, they knew they needed…
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain According to a 2020 article in Nutrition Reviews, certain components in our diet “contribute substantially to a robust immune system.” And many of these substances work…
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Mapped is the proportion of participants with a high rate of atrophy in cortical (left) and subcortical (right) areas. AD, Alzheimer’s disease; MCI, mild cognitive impairment. Credit: Alzheimer’s & Dementia…
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Jag1Ndr/Ndr mice display pericellular fibrosis and signs of portal hypertension. Credit: EMBO Molecular Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00145-8 What influences the extent of scar tissue, or fibrosis, that develops in the…
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Pancreatic tissue with the biomarker CA199.STRA in yellow. Credit: Haab Lab, Van Andel Institute An experimental blood test detects early-stage pancreatic cancer more effectively than other available tests, reports a…
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Health News
Remember the shortage of medical gowns during COVID? Feds spending $350 million for stockpile
Workers carry boxes at a Strategic National Stockpile warehouse in Oklahoma City, Okla., April 7, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million…
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Neuroscience
Brain molecule reverses movement deficits of Parkinson’s, offering new therapeutic target
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A research team from the University of California, Irvine is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain—ophthalmic acid—unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar…
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ghana has recorded its first confirmed case of mpox in 2024, health authorities said on Thursday, as the virus continues to spread in Africa. The patient,…