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A radiological health expert suggests that a form of vitamin D could be one of our body's main protections against damage from low levels of radiation.
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Researchers found that reduction or elimination of sugar-sweetened beverages from school menus has little effect on total consumption by adolescents.
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Scientists report that a simple decision-making task does not involve the frontal lobes, where many of the higher aspects of human cognition, are thought to originate.
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Scientists have thought that one way to foil a tumour from generating blood vessels to feed its growth - a process called angiogenesis - was by creating drugs aimed at stopping a key vessel growth-promoting protein.
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The question of whether or not to continue to pursue the development of T-cell-based HIV-1 vaccines has been a source of controversy following last year's widely publicized failure of the field's most promising candidate, a vaccine developed by Merck known as V520.
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An international team of researchers have engineered immune cells to act as "bionic assassins" that see through HIV's many disguises.
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All biological reactions within human cells depend on enzymes. But how slowly would these reactions proceed spontaneously, in the absence of enzymes?
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A team of researchers has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants.
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Phase I results of the first clinical trial of gene therapy for patients with advanced heart failure show the approach to be promising.
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A test that reveals brain changes believed to be at the heart of Alzheimer's disease has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia.
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Graphene is a perfect example of the wonders of nanotechnology, in which common substances are scaled down to an atomic level to uncover new and exciting possibilities.
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A recent study offers the most comprehensive mathematical analysis to date of the mechanisms that drive evolution in viruses and bacteria.
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A recent study demonstrates that individual cells that make up such biological organisms as humans have sophisticated methods for managing waste.
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Researchers confirmed that some gold particles are better at increasing the rate of a chemical reaction than others, but they also found that a good catalyst sometimes spontaneously turns bad.
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The production of a new ship's propeller is time consuming because a foundry workers must first fashion a model and a mold based on it. Industrial robots will support them in the future.
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A new study in Agronomy Journal shows the differing effects of tillage practice and rotation on peanut crop yield and the development of pests.
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A new study is the first to demonstrate differences in brain activity as women considered masculinised and feminised male faces and whether the person was a potential sexual partner.
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Scientists have shown for the first time that neuroprosthetic brain implants may be able to help stroke patients with partial paralysis.
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