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Stem cells reprogrammed into neurons could reveal drugs harmful to pregnancy

June 17, 2019 cells, Could, Drugs, harmful, into, neurons, pregnancy, reprogrammed, reveal, stem, to

Pregnant women are often advised to avoid certain drugs because of potential risks to their unborn infant’s growing brain cells.

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Record month for dementia diagnosis shows need for better tools, treatments

June 14, 2019 Better, Dementia, Diagnosis, for, Month, Need, Record, shows, tools, treatments

Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling for continued improvements in the way the UK diagnoses and treats dementia after a record

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Congo pastor likely sparked Ebola outbreak spread to Uganda

June 13, 2019 Congo, Ebola, likely, outbreak:, pastor, sparked, Spread, to, uganda

The Congolese pastor who is thought to have caused the Ebola outbreak’s spread into Uganda was unknown to health officials

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Immunotherapy drug shows potential to cure advanced lung cancer

June 13, 2019 Advanced, cancer, cure, drug, Immunotherapy, lung, potential, shows, to

In a new study including Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital researchers, the cancer immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda), increased

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Neuroscience research suggests support-dependent modulation of responses to social exclusion

June 13, 2019 exclusion, modulation, Neuroscience, of, research, responses, social, suggests, support-dependent, to

Social support can change the way we perceive an unpleasant situation, but some types of support seem more effective than

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The app teaching anorexics to eat again

June 13, 2019 again, anorexics, app, eat?, teaching, the, to

Swedish scientists say that eating disorders should be considered just that—eating disorders, rather than mental disorders. The proof, they say,

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Electrical balance in the brain

June 12, 2019 balance, brain, Electrical, in, the

Balance is the key. It’s not exactly neuroscience; except that it is. Since balance is key for almost everything we

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Early life stress plus overexpressed FKBP5 protein increases anxiety behavior

June 11, 2019 anxiety, Behavior, early, FKBP5, increases, life, overexpressed, plus, protein, stress

Researchers continue to dig for molecular clues to better understand how gene-environment interactions influence neuropsychiatric disease risk and resilience. An

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How a virus that infects 50% of people is helping develop new cancer treatments

June 11, 2019 50, A, cancer, develop, helping, How, infects, is, New, of, people, that, treatments, virus

Most of us have heard of viruses such as measles and mumps—not to mention the more serious HIV and Ebola.

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Stem-cell based therapy for type 2 diabetes and obesity

June 11, 2019 2, and, based, Diabetes, for, obesity, Stem-cell, therapy, type

An article published in Experimental Biology and Medicine details a new therapeutic strategy for obesity and type 2 diabetes. The

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