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Neurons Involved in Generating Anxiety After Cannabinoid Drug Exposure Identified in Mice
Working with mice, Northwestern scientists have for the first time identified a set of neurons in the brain that play…
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FDA to Highlight Aging, Longevity Medicine in Planned FARS Update
[L-R] Lowell M. Zeta, JD, acting chief of staff with the FDA’s Office of the Commissioner, listens as Steven Kozlowski,…
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Liver Drug Shows Promise for Restoring Sperm Quality in Metabolic Syndrome
A drug already approved to treat a rare liver disease may hold an unexpected key to one of the most…
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Mussel Gills Host a Year-Round Core Microbiome Shaped by Resident and Transient Microbes
The Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, is one of the most economically important aquaculture species in Europe, and its gills are…
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Raman Imaging Team Defends Label-Free Spectral Maps Against Criticism
A heated dispute over the reliability of label-free Raman imaging has erupted into a detailed public rebuttal, offering the scientific…
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Genetic Typing of Tuberculosis Isolates in Kerala Reveals Rare BCG Disease Cases
Tuberculosis remains one of the oldest and most stubborn infectious diseases known to medicine, yet the bacterium behind it is…
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Chlorine Position Decides Which Oxadiazole Molecules Kill Breast Cancer Cells
A team of medicinal chemists in India has reported a new family of synthetic molecules that show striking potency against…
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Gut Microbes From Elderly Humans Weaken Intestinal Barriers When Transplanted Into Pigs
The trillions of microbes living in the human gut change dramatically as we age, and a growing body of research…
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Electric Fields, Not Heat: Non-Thermal Ablation Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Liver Cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of primary liver cancer, remains one of the world’s deadliest malignancies and the second…
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Smart Contracts Emerge as the Key Driver of Blockchain Adoption in Food Supply Chains
Blockchain technology has long been touted as a fix for the opacity, fraud, and waste that plague the world’s food…