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  Salsalate Lowers Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes, Study Suggests

  July 2, 2013 — Scientists report that salsalate, a drug used to treat arthritis, lowers blood glucose and improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. These findings provide additional evidence that salsalate may ... > full story
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  Drug Improves Cognitive Function in Mouse Model of Down Syndrome

  July 2, 2013 — An existing FDA-approved drug improves cognitive function in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to a new ... > full story
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  Gene's Key Role in Building the Developing Brain's Scaffolding Discovered

  July 2, 2013 — Researchers have pinpointed the role of a gene known as Arl13b in guiding the formation and proper placement of neurons in the early stages of brain development. Mutations in the gene could help ... > full story
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  Scientists Discover Molecular Communication Network in Human Stem Cells

  July 2, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a molecular network in human embryonic stem cells that integrates cell communication signals to keep the cell in its stem cell ... > full story
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  Low Levels of Toxic Proteins Linked to Brain Diseases, Study Suggests

  July 2, 2013 — Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's could be better understood thanks to insight into proteins linked to such conditions, a study ... > full story
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  Breakthrough: Sensors Monitor Cells at Work

  July 2, 2013 — Transport proteins are responsible for moving materials such as nutrients and metabolic products through a cell's outer membrane, which seals and protects all living cells, to the cell's interior. A ... > full story
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  Irreversible Tissue Loss Seen Within 40 Days of Spinal Cord Injury

  July 2, 2013 — The rate and extent of damage to the spinal cord and brain following spinal cord injury have long been a mystery. Now, scientists have found evidence that patients already have irreversible tissue ... > full story
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  Solar Dynamic Loops Reveal a Simultaneous Explosion and Implosion, Plus Evidence for Magnetic Reconnection

  July 2, 2013 — Movies of giant loops projecting from the surface of the Sun are giving new insights into the complex mechanisms that drive solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). These eruptions release ... > full story
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  New Method for Mapping the Protein Signals Between Healthy and Diseased Cells

  July 2, 2013 — Researchers are developing a way to trace detailed communication between ... > full story

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  Gene Therapy Cures a Severe Pediatric Neurodegenerative Disease in Animal Models

  July 2, 2013 — A single session of gene therapy cures Sanfilippo Syndrome A in animal models. This syndrome is a neurodegenerative disease that affects between 1 and 9 out of every 100,000 children, and causes the ... > full story

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