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Circovirus involved in human hepatitis: Study
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Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of circovirus, provisionally named human circovirus 1 (HCirV-1).
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Current air pollution standards tied to higher heart risks: Study
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Long-term exposure to air pollution is tied to an increased risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart disease -- with the greatest harms impacting under-resourced communities, new Kaiser Permanente research shows.
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New study reveals biodiversity loss drove ecological collapse after the 'G
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The history of life on Earth has been punctuated by several mass extinctions, the greatest of these being the Permian-Triassic extinction event, also known as the 'Great Dying', which occurred 252 million years ago.
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Research: Cancer drug development affected by differences in animal biolog
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A small but significant metabolic difference between human and mouse lung tumour cells, has been discovered by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, explaining a discrepancy in previous study results, and pointing toward new strategies for developing cancer treatments.
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Protein biomarkers found in women with perinatal depression, anxiety: Stud
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Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have found that women who developed mood and anxiety disorders associated with pregnancy and childbirth had specific altered proteins circulating in their bloodstream in the third trimester.
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Researchers locate where toxins from tobacco attack DNA
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Chemical compounds in tobacco smoke alter the DNA of lung cells in ways that can lead to cancer in the longer term. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now been able to precisely localise such changes for the first time.
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New model of ringing black holes created by physicists
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When two black holes collide into each other to form a new bigger black hole, they violently roil spacetime around them, sending ripples called gravitational waves outward in all directions.
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Researchers find how to compensate for loss of gene function
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Living organisms have a knack for persisting in the face of challenges. For instance, when genes malfunction, organisms may be able to compensate by activating redundant genes with similar functions, called paralogs.
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Study suggests better tools required to determine ancient life on Mars
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According to a research team co-led by a Cornell University astronomer, current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of life might not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments.
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Study finds human contact linked to happier, healthier dairy calves
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The well-being of calves, including their physical and emotional health, is always top of mind for those in the dairy industry, particularly during the weaning stage
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Study finds space travel influences working of brain
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Scientists of the University of Antwerp and the University of Liege have found how the human brain changes and adapts to weightlessness, after being in space for 6 months.
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Researchers find toxic protein linked to muscular dystrophy, arhinia
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have found that a toxic protein made by the body called DUX4 may be the cause of two very different rare genetic disorders.
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