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‘Navigator’ neurons play critical role in sense of smell

October 26, 2018 'Navigator', critical, in, neurons, of, Play, role, sense, smell

Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have identified “navigator” neurons that are key to setting up connections in

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Turning cells against pancreatic cancer

October 26, 2018 against, cancer, cells, pancreatic, Turning

Pancreatic cancer has a grim prognosis. It is usually detected after the disease has spread, and chemotherapy tends to do

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How to help care for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia

October 26, 2018 Alzheimer's, care, Dementia, for, help, How, or, someone, to, with

Nearly 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to increase to nearly 14 million

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Protecting the littlest lungs

October 26, 2018 littlest, lungs, Protecting, the

It’s one of the most common respiratory infections in children, second only to the common cold. (By age three, just

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Testing cells for cancer drug resistance

October 26, 2018 cancer, cells, drug, for, resistance, testing

Biophysicists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have demonstrated that Raman microscopy can be used to detect the resistance of tumour cells

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Does obesity have an impact on kidney transplant outcomes?

October 26, 2018 an, does, Have, impact, kidney, obesity, on, outcomes, transplant

A new study sheds light on the potential impacts of obesity on health outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. The study

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Certain physical disabilities may affect outcomes in kidney transplant recipients

October 26, 2018 affect, certain, disabilities:, in, kidney, may, outcomes, physical, recipients, transplant

Visual and walking disabilities in kidney transplant recipients were linked with poor outcomes in a study that will be presented

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Method for determining donor kidneys’ suitability for transplantation may be flawed

October 26, 2018 be, determining, donor:, flawed, for, kidneys, may, method, suitability, transplantation

New research indicates that many kidneys obtained for transplantation from deceased donors are not being used because of biopsy findings

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New TB test could save hundreds of thousands of children: scientists

October 25, 2018 children, Could, hundreds, New, of, Save, Scientists, TB, test, Thousands

Scientists on Thursday unveiled a revolutionary way of screening children for tuberculosis, which they say will prevent hundreds of thousands

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A new model for how working memory gets you through the day

October 24, 2018 A, Day, for, Gets, How, Memory, model, New, the, Through, working, you.

Important because it is mundane, working memory gets us through every day by allowing us, for instance, to follow the

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