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Discovery suggests new way to target mantle cell lymphoma
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A form of blood cancer known as mantle cell lymphoma is critically dependent on a protein that coordinates gene expression, such that blocking its activity with an experimental drug dramatically slows the growth of this lymphoma in preclinical tests, according to a study from Weill Cornell M
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Genetic links between traits often overstated: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Genetic correlation estimates typically assume that mating is random. But in the real world, partners tend to pair up because of many shared interests and social structures.
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Study finds that children learn more quickly than adults
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
If you've ever had the feeling that your elementary school kids were "smarter" than you or at least capable of picking up new information and skills faster, a new study in Current Biology on November 15 suggests you're absolutely right.
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People with paralysis navigate a room via a mind-controlled wheelchair
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A mind-controlled wheelchair can help a paralyzed person gain new mobility by translating users' thoughts into mechanical commands. Researchers now demonstrate that tetraplegic users can operate mind-controlled wheelchairs in a natural, cluttered environment after training for an extended pe
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Artificial neural networks learn better when they spend time not learning
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers discuss how mimicking sleep patterns of the human brain in artificial neural networks may help mitigate the threat of catastrophic forgetting in the latter, boosting their utility across a spectrum of research interests.
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Researchers find genetic links between traits are often overstated
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Genetic correlation estimates typically assume that mating is random. But in the real world, partners tend to pair up because of many shared interests and social structures.
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Study finds obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women
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While women who enter menopause before age 45 are known to be at higher risk for heart failure, obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women who experienced late menopause at age 55 or older, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Ass
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Targeting enzyme could alleviate muscle wasting for cancer patients
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Targeting a specific enzyme in the muscle could help cancer patients preserve muscle mass and potentially prolong their survival, according to research from UTHealth Houston.
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Research: Enzymes could be key to understanding how DNA mutates
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Enzymes, which are crucial to controlling how cells replicate in the human body, could be the very ingredient that encourages DNA to spontaneously mutate - causing potentially permanent genetic errors, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
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Study: Exposure to outdoor artificial light at night is associated with in
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Exposure to artificial LAN at night is a ubiquitous environmental risk factor in modern societies. The intensity of urban light pollution has increased to the point that it not only affects residents of big cities, but also those in distant areas such as suburbs and forest parks that may be
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Brain area thought to impart consciousness, behaves instead like Internet
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The legendary scientist Francis Crick first postulated in 2005 that the brain region known as the claustrum is the seat of consciousness. Researchers now posit that Crick may have been incorrect: They developed a new theory built on data that the claustrum behaves more like a high-speed Inte
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Osteoporosis treatment may also protect against pneumonia
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A recent study found that nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) such as alendronate, which are widely used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis, are linked with lower risks of pneumonia and of dying from pneumonia. The results are published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
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