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Lessons learned from the adult neurogenesis debate

January 25, 2019 Brain Injury, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Healthy Aging, Medical Topics, Mental Health, Nervous System, Neuroscience, Workplace Health

Since the 1960s, consensus about whether human adults generate new neurons with age has swayed back and forth from “yes,

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Human respiratory viruses continue to spread in wild chimpanzees

January 22, 2019 Apes, Cold and Flu, Infectious Diseases, Medical Topics, Microbes and More, Veterinary Medicine, Virology, Viruses

Less than two years after the first report of wild chimpanzees in Uganda dying as a result of a human

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Experimental treatment approach shows potential against Staphylococcus aureus

January 16, 2019 Bacteria, Biology, Diseases and Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, mice, Microbes and More

A new class of engineered proteins may counter infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus — a bacterial species considered one of

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Sperm count 50 percent lower in sons of fathers who smoke

November 27, 2018 fertility, Medical Topics, Men's Health, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Prostate Cancer, Smoking, Staying Healthy, Teen Health

Studies have repeatedly linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in male offspring. Now a research team at

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Multiple sclerosis: Accumulation of B cells triggers nervous system damage

November 11, 2018 Brain Injury, Dementia, Immune System, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroscience, Stem Cells

B cells are important in helping the immune system fight pathogens. However, in the case of the neurological autoimmune disease

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Chewing gum may be effective for delivering vitamins

October 12, 2018 Dentistry, Dietary Supplements and Minerals, Medical Topics, nutrition, Vitamin, Vitamin B, Vitamin D, Vitamin E

Nearly 15 percent of all chewing gum varieties sold promise to provide health-enhancing supplements to users, so Penn State researchers

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Rewriting the textbook on how steroid hormones enter cells: Identification of a transporter that ferries steroids into cells could bring widespread benefits for human health

October 5, 2018 Brain Tumor, cancer, Hormone Disorders, Immune System, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Prostate Cancer, Stem Cells

A discovery by scientists at UC Riverside may open up new ways to control steroid hormone-mediated processes, including growth and

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Comparing nocturnal and diurnal rodents helps scientists understand a human eye disease

October 3, 2018 Cholesterol, Dietary Supplements and Minerals, Diseases and Conditions, Eye Care, Gene Therapy, genes, Medical Topics, Vitamin D

Light-sensitive cells in the retina come in two main types: rods and cones. Rods are used for vision at low

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Decoding the structure of an RNA-based CRISPR system: Researchers uncover molecular details of a new genetic engineering tool

September 24, 2018 Biochemistry, Biochemistry Research, Biotechnology, CRISPR Gene Editing, genes, Human Biology, Medical Topics, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry

Over the past several years, CRISPR-Cas9 has moved beyond the lab bench and into the public zeitgeist. This gene-editing tool

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A fracture anywhere reduces bone density everywhere: New UC Davis Health studies help explain why one break can lead to others

September 24, 2018 Bone and Spine, Healthy Aging, Joint Health, leukemia, Medical Topics, Menopause, osteoporosis, Women's Health

Breaking a bone causes bone density losses throughout the body, not just close to the site of the fracture, and

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