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Watching a crystal of bismuth metal in a powerful magnetic field, researchers discovered new states of electrons that behave like light.
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Scientists have set their sites on typhoid fever and are now using next-generation DNA sequencing technology improve diagnosis, track disease spread and possibly design vaccines.
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Francisella tularensis is a potential biological weapon and the cause of tularemia, a fatal disease. Recently, studying the pathogen has seen a surge.
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Bacteria living on opposite sides of a canyon have evolved to cope with different temperatures by altering the make-up of their 'skin', or cell membranes.
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Recent mice studies have shed light on pre-eclampsia, a serious and potentially deadly disorder that affects some pregnancies.
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Angiotensin receptor blockers, a class of anti-hypertensive medicines, has been linked with a striking decrease in the occurrence and progression of dementia.
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Highly directional semiconductor lasers were recently demonstrated in the laboratory, opening the door to a wide range of applications in photonics and communications.
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Surgeons have performed a gallbladder removal without having to make a single external incision, reducing pain, speeding recovery, and minimising visible scarring.
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Researchers characterised genetic variation and detected more than one MHC class II locus in a tailed amphibian.
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Gene-expression data from liver tissue or whole blood can be used to classify histopathologic differences in the effects of hepatotoxins.
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The Alpine newt (Mesotriton alpestris) is the only known tailed amphibian with more than one Major Histocompatibility Complex II locus.
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Researchers from Northwestern University and Texas A & M University have discovered a new way to limit gene transfer and expression to specific tissues in animals.
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The drug tPA is the most effective treatment currently available for stroke patients, but its safety is limited to use within the first three hours following the onset of symptoms.
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UCLA researchers discovered that an FDA-approved drug reverses the brain dysfunction inflicted by a genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex.
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Researchers have pinpointed a new, previously unrecognised group of stem cells that give rise to cardiomyocytes, or heart muscle cells.
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Dogs vary in size, shape, colour, coat length and behaviour more than any other animal and until now, this variance has largely been unexplained.
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UCLA researchers report that practising tai chi chih, the Westernised version of a 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art, promotes sleep quality in older adults.
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Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes?
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Scientists at UCLA suggest that such long-term or "complicated" grief activates neurons in the reward centres of the brain, possibly giving these memories addiction-like properties.
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A new discovery by a scientist from The University of Western Ontario provides conclusive evidence supporting decades-old evolutionary doctrines.
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