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Early NT-proBNP Versus Echocardiographic PLASE Score for Predicting PDA Surgery
A new study in Pediatric Research is examining whether a simple blood test taken early in life can predict which…
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Weight Trajectories Linked to Better Head Growth in Infants Under 32 Weeks
For babies born extremely early, the first weeks outside the womb can resemble a biological balancing act. They must maintain…
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EPFL’s Ursula Röthlisberger Wins Michele Parrinello Award for Computational Physical Science
Open-access scholarly publisher MDPI has named Professor Ursula Röthlisberger of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) as the recipient…
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Biofortified millet boosts toddler nutrition without supplement side effects
Iron deficiency affects about one in four people worldwide, with young children among those at greatest risk. In early life,…
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Electrical Stimulation’s Effects on Neurons, Gene Expression Mapped in Living Human Brain Tissue
Credit: da-kuk / iStock / Getty Images Plus Neurons from living human brain tissue have helped researchers trace how electrical…
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IL-1 Signaling Strengthens Mucosal Defense Against Systemic Candida albicans Infection
A new study published in Nature Microbiology identifies signalling pathways from the interleukin-1 family as key drivers of mucosal defence…
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How BRI1 Receptors Recognize Diverse Brassinosteroid Hormones
Brassinosteroids are among the most influential hormones in plant biology, yet the molecular logic that allows plants to recognize such…
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Hippocampal Wiring Study Finds Graded Mossy Fiber Inputs and Targeted Inhibition
The hippocampus is often portrayed as a single memory machine, but a new connectomics study suggests that one of its…
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Palmitate Drives Liver Metastasis by Suppressing Neutrophils’ Antitumour Activity
Liver metastases are among the most difficult complications of advanced cancer. Unlike many other organs, the liver is continuously exposed…
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Single-nucleus analysis reveals human fat-cell subsets with distinct metabolic profiles
White fat is often portrayed as a passive storage depot, a biological warehouse where excess energy is packed away for…