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Why are we able to see moving objects against moving backgrounds?

July 2, 2019 able, against, Are, backgrounds?, Moving, objects, see, to, we, Why

Visual motion is an important source of information for separating objects from their backgrounds. A spider camouflaged against a branch,

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Gene associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes is connected to how cells regulate fat

July 2, 2019 2, and, associated, cells, connected, Diabetes, fat?, gene, How, is, obesity, regulate, to, type, with

Why does weight gain cause metabolic problems that can lead to heart disease and diabetes in some individuals, but not

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Physical and mental illnesses combined increase emergency department visits

July 2, 2019 and, combined, department, emergency, illnesses, Increase, Mental, physical, visits

People with both physical illnesses and mental disorders visit the emergency department more frequently than people with multiple physical illnesses

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Response to gene-targeted drugs depends on cancer type

July 2, 2019 cancer, depends, Drugs, gene-targeted, on, response, to, type

Cancers with the same genetic weaknesses respond differently to targeted drugs depending on the tumour type of the patient, new

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Heart attack patients with diabetes may benefit from cholesterol-lowering injections

July 2, 2019 attack, benefit, Cholesterol-Lowering, Diabetes, From, heart, Injections, may, patients, with

Regular injections of a cholesterol-cutting drug could reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with diabetes and

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New clinical certification aims to improve heart failure patient outcomes by implementing standardized care treatment

June 28, 2019 Aims, By, care, certification, clinical, failure, heart, implementing, improve, New, outcomes, Patient, standardized, to, treatment

The new Post-Acute Care Heart Failure Certification offered from the American Heart Association, provides education and resources to skilled nursing

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Increase seen in cryptosporidiosis outbreaks from 2007 to 2019

June 28, 2019 2007, 2019, cryptosporidiosis, From, in, Increase, outbreaks, seen, to

(HealthDay)—From 2009 to 2017, there was an increase in the annual number of reported cryptosporidiosis outbreaks in the United States,

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Multiple sclerosis: Endogenous retrovirus HERV-W key to nerve tissue damage

June 28, 2019 damage, Endogenous, HERV-W, key, multiple, nerve, retrovirus, sclerosis, tissue, to

Early disease stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) are primarily characterized by immune cell infiltration of the central nervous system (CNS).

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National cancer control efforts should address the system, not its individual parts, says new report

June 28, 2019 Address, cancer, Control, efforts, Individual, It's, national, New, not, parts, report, Says, Should, System, the

Current cancer control efforts in the United States typically are fragmented and uncoordinated, but taking a systems approach to establish

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Dementia gene linked to connections in brain

June 27, 2019 brain, connections, Dementia, gene, in, Linked, to

Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists.

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