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New embryonic cell type that self-destructs to protect developing embryo:
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Researchers looking at early human embryo gene activity data have uncovered a previously unknown type of cell that self-destructs days after formation as a quality control measure to safeguard the growing baby. The research provides new information on what occurs in the very early stages of
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Researchers find dupilumab reduces disease in COPD patients with type 2 in
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with type 2 inflammation saw rapid and sustained improvements in their disease after treatment with the monoclonal antibody dupilumab.
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Researchers discover critical factors that determine survival of airborne
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have made significant discoveries about the reasons why airborne viruses lose their ability to spread disease.
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What happens when a rat smells another rat
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The chemical pheromones that certain animals emit can cause hormonal or behavioural changes in other species. Although it is well known that calm rats can lessen their anxiety of surrounding rats, the precise process remained a mystery. Researchers, including those from the University of Tok
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Less-invasive cardiac MRI helps in early evaluation of patients
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An estimated 3 million people with severe chest discomfort and slightly increased troponin levels visit emergency rooms each year. When the heart muscle suffers damage due to a heart attack, high amounts of protein troponin are produced. It is still unknown how to diagnose and treat people w
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Diabetes and cancer are linked through a hidden mechanism
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Researchers discovered that cancer patients had sweet-smelling urine back in the 1920s. The doctors were first perplexed, but they quickly understood that it was caused by high blood sugar levels.
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Researchers suggest new approach to diagnose genetic muscle disease
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It's tough to tell the difference between the dozens of varieties of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, an uncommon, genetic muscle disease characterised by weakness in the hips and shoulders that makes walking and lifting the arms difficult. Until date, defining the subtype was not crucial in
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Study reveals walkable neighbourhoods help adults socialize, increase comm
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According to researchers from the University of California San Diego's Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, adults who live in walkable neighbourhoods are more likely to interact with their neighbours and have a stronger sense of community than those who live
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Study shed new light on disorders of consciousness
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The Human Brain Project researchers used a model-based approach to uncover brain circuits involved in consciousness.
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Study discovers spectacular patterns found in 407-million-year-old plant
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Researchers found Leaf arrangements in the earliest plants differ from those in most modern plants, casting doubt on a long-held theory about the origins of a well-known mathematical pattern found in nature.
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Biogas can be produced by fish farms: Study
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Researchers found digesting fish waste allows circular fish and vegetable farms (aquaponics) to produce biogas, which can then be fed back into the farms' energy systems. This also provides excellent nutrition to the plants.
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Study finds carbon dioxide can be transformed into clean, sustainable fuel
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Researchers found how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes - or even directly from the air - and converted into clean, sustainable fuels using only solar energy.
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