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Gal-3 blocks the binding between PD-1 and pembroli...

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'Brain stars' store our memories like a microscopic filing cabinet | Researchers found that fear conditioning in mice – a learning process – triggered a subset of astrocytes that express the c-Fos gene, which plays a key role in circuitry in the brain.

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Scaling in the brain | Brain Multiphysics [Dec 2024]

Scaling in the brain | Brain Multiphysics [Dec 202...

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Being involuntarily single can affect emotional well-being. On average, people in relationships had higher life satisfaction than singles. Singles, even involuntary ones, had higher life satisfaction than people in bad relationships, finds new study from 12 countries.

Being involuntarily single can affect emotional we...

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Study finds stimulant exposure, for a two-year period under real-world conditions in ADHD children modulated striatal-cortical functional networks broadly, had a normalizing effect on a subset of networks, and was associated with potential therapeutic effects involving visual attentional control

Study finds stimulant exposure, for a two-year per...

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Zinc nano and zinc ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) mediated water deficit stress alleviation in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.): Photosystem II electron transport and pigment dynamics.

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Estrogenic compounds in drinking water: A systematic review and risk analysis

Estrogenic compounds in drinking water: A systemat...

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Researchers discovered that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks three important host proteins that dampen the activity of the complement system, a key component of early antiviral immunity. This significantly impairs viral clearance clearance from the body.

Researchers discovered that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks thr...

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Investigating the links between objective social media use, attentional control, and psychological distress

Investigating the links between objective social m...

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World-first stem-cell treatment restores vision in people - Three people with severely impaired vision who received stem-cell transplants have experienced substantial improvements in their sight that have persisted for more than a year.

World-first stem-cell treatment restores vision in...

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Earworms (involuntary musical memories) are widespread, affecting over 90% of people. Earworms may be stored more precisely in our brains than we think. Nearly half of the sung renditions matched the original pitch of the songs, challenging previous beliefs about limits of musical memory.

Earworms (involuntary musical memories) are widesp...

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Research reveals music and soundscapes used in toy commercials are reinforcing rigid gender norms, shaping the way children perceive masculinity and femininity

Research reveals music and soundscapes used in toy...

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Several Denisovan populations, who likely had an extensive geographical range, were adapted to distinct environments and passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding events that helped shape early human history.

Several Denisovan populations, who likely had an e...

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Deep ocean clues to a million-year-old Ice Age puzzle revealed in new study, which provides fresh insights into the ocean’s role in climate during the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, an enigmatic interval of change in climate cycles that began about one million years ago.

Deep ocean clues to a million-year-old Ice Age puz...

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A nasal spray made from stem cell-derived vesicles offers hope for delaying Alzheimer's disease progression for years after diagnosis by reducing brain inflammation and decreasing the buildup of plaques and proteins thought to be linked to neuron loss

A nasal spray made from stem cell-derived vesicles...

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New research suggests that a person's feelings towards a parent from their childhood can significantly change when evaluated during talk therapy, even when the questions aren't suggestive

New research suggests that a person's feelings tow...

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MIT maps how the brain experiences movies

MIT maps how the brain experiences movies

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Vegetarian, including vegan, dietary patterns likely reduce hemoglobin A1c and body mass index, may allow for reduced diabetes medication, and may improve metabolic clearance of glucose compared with nonvegetarian dietary patterns in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, systematic review finds

Vegetarian, including vegan, dietary patterns like...

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