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A new study reveals an important and newly discovered pathway used by disease-causing bacteria to evade the host immune system and survive and grow within the very cells meant to destroy them.
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Adding an artificial tumour-specific receptor to T-lymphocytes that target a particular virus extended and improved the cells' ability to fight neuroblastoma.
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A research study proves that administering natural antioxidants can reduce the effects of lead poisoning in animals during the gestation and lactation periods.
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A Dutch researcher has developed a computer model that can predict the sound transmission of improved designs for ultrasound instruments.
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A team of researchers provides strong evidence associating seizures with areas of brain tissue swelling in people infected by a parasitic tapeworm.
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The cool, rocky slopes of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is Hawaii's highest mountain, will serve as a stand-in for the moon as researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.
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A UC San Diego engineer has revealed a new mode of propulsion based on how water snails create ripples of slime to crawl upside down beneath the surface.
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Researchers discovered that elevated levels of a single proinflammatory cytokine, interleukin-1 beta, can start the progression towards stomach cancer.
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A study shows that Pycnogenol, pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces jetlag in passengers by nearly 50 percent.
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Variations in a common gene pathway may affect esophageal cancer risk, a dangerous and rapidly increasing type of cancer, according to research by scientists.
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Researchers found that women who smoked during pregnancy were nearly 2.5 times more likely to have babies with oral clefts.
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a measurement technique that will help scientists and companies map nanomaterials as they grow.
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Scientists for the first time have decoded the entire genome of a cancer patient, identifying a series of genes never before linked to the type of white blood cell cancer that ultimately killed the woman.
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New research has found that XDR-TB is increasingly common and more deadly than previously known and is a growing public health threat.
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Deer mouse study shows males of a calmer and more monogamous species have a genetic predisposition for superior blood sugar regulation.
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Women who suffer from migraines may take at least some comfort in a recent study that suggests a history of such headaches is associated with a significantly lower risk of breast cancer.
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A link between the immune system and the self-cleaning system by which biological cells rid themselves of obsolete or toxic parts may one day yield new weapons in the fight against tuberculosis.
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Researchers discovered that the orbitofrontal cortex could be a promising target for developing future antipsychotic drugs-even those that have very different mechanisms of action.
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A new study shows that MRI scans used on multiple sclerosis patients to determine if the disease has affected gray matter in the brain can identify those at-risk for progression of disability.
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A protein found in the virulent avian influenza virus strain called H5N1 forms tiny tubules in which it hides the pieces of double-stranded RNA formed during viral infection.
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