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COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert
The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to ...
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Researchers find that SARS-CoV-2 infects sustentacular cells in the olfactory epithelium of COVID-19 patients
It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the transient or long-term loss of olfaction (the sense of smell) but the mechanisms remain obscure. An unresolved question is whether the olfactory nerve can provide ...
Nov 26, 2021
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COVID-19 : Measuring viral RNA to predict which patients will die
The amount of a SARS-CoV-2 genetic material—viral RNA—in the blood is a reliable indicator in detecting which patients will die of the disease, a team led by Université de Montréal medical professor Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ...
Nov 26, 2021
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A tough attachment between rotator cuff, bone achieved through unique fibrous architecture
Engineers often use nature to inspire new materials and designs. A discovery by a multi-institutional team of researchers and engineers about how tendon and bone attach in the shoulder joint has uncovered previously unsuspected ...
Nov 26, 2021
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How can the brain perceive familiar objects when they become indistinct
Researchers from NIPS explored the brain neuronal mechanism that allows the perception of familiar images even if they are indistinct. They found that the number of neurons responding to low-contrast rather than high-contrast ...
Nov 26, 2021
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De cluttering may not help people with dementia
A clutter-free environment may not help people with dementia carry out daily tasks—according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.
Nov 26, 2021
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Human Brain Project: Researchers outline how brain research makes new demands on supercomputing
In the latest issue of Science, brain scientist Katrin Amunts and supercomputing expert Thomas Lippert explain how advances in neuroscience demand high-performance computing technology and will ultimately need exascale computing ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Tissue engineering using mechanobiology and robotic micromanipulation
Have you ever wondered how a sphere of cells, morula, gives rise to tissues and organs with mesmerizing shapes and architectures? The secret lies in the mechanics of embryonic tissues. They exhibit a viscous (fluid-like) ...
Nov 26, 2021
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How Roquin controls the activity of immune cells
Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) immunologists have discovered how mutations in Roquin-1 trigger autoimmunity, but can also improve the body's fight against cancer cells.
Nov 26, 2021
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Hepatitis B virus can trigger genetic changes in liver cells years before cancer diagnosis
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela have identified how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can support the survival and growth of liver cancer, with this process starting early in ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Bench-to-bedside drug design could lead to new Alzheimer's disease treatments
An international team of scientists and pharmaceutical collaborators has made a breakthrough "bench to bedside" discovery, ten years in the making, which they hope will advance the future treatment of Alzheimer's disease ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Study finds stronger correlation between heat, humidity and suicide among women and youth
For a number of years now empirical evidence has suggested that the effects of human-caused climate change, and heat in particular, could have a significant impact on mental health. For example, previous links between heatwaves ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Looking to the cell's power generators for clues to depression
Depression is a global issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 15 percent of people will experience a disabling bout of depression at some point in their lives. Despite an array of treatments that includes ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Receptor structure reveals new targets for cancer treatment
A molecule known as anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a driver of several cancers, including pediatric neuroblastoma, B-cell lymphomas, and myofibroblast tumors. But for years much about this molecule—its role in the ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Smoking whilst pregnant linked to smaller babies in future pregnancies
Southampton researchers have found that the link between smoking at the start of pregnancy and having a smaller baby may extend to future pregnancies.
Nov 26, 2021
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Researchers discover a new mechanism involved in early melanoma metastasis
Research led by CNIO scientist Héctor Peinado shows that the NGFR molecule drives the entire process of early metastasis in melanoma and that blocking it drastically reduces metastasis in animal models. The reduction was ...
Nov 26, 2021
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New COVID variant raises fears of next delta, or worse
It is, scientists say, the most worrying COVID-19 variant since delta and perhaps ever. Here is what we know—and what we don't—about the strain thought to have originated in Southern Africa.
Nov 26, 2021
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Spicy substance from pepper gets into breast milk after eating
In part of a recent human study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), it was found that after breastfeeding women ate a curry dish containing pepper, piperine—an alkaloid responsible for the pungency of pepper—was ...
Nov 26, 2021
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FoxO-KLF15 regulates macronutrient metabolism in response to insulin signaling
We all know what it feels like to be hungry before a meal or sluggish afterward; and both of these feelings have to do with blood sugar levels, which are carefully regulated by dynamic systems within the body. Now, researchers ...
Nov 26, 2021
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