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New Research Shows Link between Gut Microbiota and Parkinson's Disease

by Nagoya University

B vitamin treatment may work for Parkinson's disease

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Keto Diet Improves Memory in Aging Mice

by Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Understanding these mechanisms may allow us to improve memory without a ketogenic diet

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New Study Explains Why Some People Don't Catch COVID-19

by Wellcome Sanger Institute

Researchers construct the most comprehensive timeline yet of bodily response to COVID-19

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New BCI Breakthrough Uses Ultrasound to Enable Bidirectional Functionality

by Carnegie Mellon University,Sara Pecchia

The "focused ultrasound neuromodulation" improves the performance of EEG-based BCI

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Measuring Aging by Tracking Protein Aggregation

by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

This concept has the potential to help diagnose age-related diseases, among other uses

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'Synthetic' Cell Successfully Follows Chemical Directions

by Johns Hopkins Medicine

The cell displays vital biological functions, shedding light on how cells initiate movement

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New Research Sheds Light on the Role of Sleep in Forming Memories

by Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan,Kelly Malcolm

Sleep patterns have a profound effect on neurons in the hippocampus

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Scientists Find That Soaring Birds Use Their Lungs to Fly with More Force

by University of Florida Health,Sarah Carey

Flapping improves ventilation in birds, but the opposite is also true

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Fighting Lung Cancer with Swimming Microscopic Robots

by University of California - San Diego

The bots deliver medication directly to metastatic tumors

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Detecting Dementia through Speech Patterns

by National University of Singapore

Linguists find that the early linguistic signs of dementia can be detected by studying natural speech

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Researchers Identify Gene That Helps Cancer Cells Spread throughout the Body

by Massachusetts General Hospital

The gene's expression enables metastatic cells to change their surrounding environment

Strategic Sourcing and Management of Assays, Kits, and Reagents

Strategic Sourcing and Management of Assays, Kits, and Reagents

by American Type Culture Collection

Best practices for enhancing research reliability and efficiency

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New Protein Study May Lead to New Antibiotics

by Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Anne Trafton

The water-soluble enzyme variant could quicken drug screening

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Ultrathin Silk Membranes for Organ-on-a-Chip Models

by Duke University Pratt School of Engineering,Michaela Martinez

This membrane offers researchers more control cells and more accurate modeling

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Altering Photosynthesis with CRISPR/Cas9

by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This is the first unbiased gene-editing approach to increase gene expression

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Towards Regenerating Damaged Heart Cells

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

This new method potentially offers a new avenue for treating congenital heart disease

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'Reading' the Chemical Messages Left by Coral Reef Inhabitants

by American Chemical Society

Researchers extract and identify compounds from seawater that shed light on who is populating a coral reef

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Gut Microbes from Aged Mice Cause Inflammation in Young Mice

by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The young mice experienced inflammatory processes associated with aging in humans

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Virtual Reality Study Shows Humans Can Integrate Bionic Tools as Extensions of Their Bodies

Researchers find that people can feel tweezers as part of their body in VR, enhancing task performance and dexterity.

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What’s Going On In Our Brains When We Plan?

by New York University

Study uncovers how the brain simulates possible future actions by drawing from our stored memories