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Jammed Molecular Motors May Play a Role in the Development of ALS
June 12, 2013 — Delays in the transport of nutrients, proteins and neurotransmitters along the nerve axon could be a major factor in the development of the neurodegenerative disease ... > full story -
Commonly Prescribed Drugs May Influence the Onset and Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
June 12, 2013 — Multiple drug classes commonly prescribed for common medical conditions are capable of influencing the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to ... > full story -
Fingernails Reveal Clues to Limb Regeneration
June 12, 2013 — Mammals possess the remarkable ability to regenerate a lost fingertip, including the nail, nerves and even bone. In humans, an amputated fingertip can sprout back in as little as two months, a ... > full story -
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Biotech Crops Vs. Pests: Successes and Failures from the First Billion Acres
June 10, 2013 — A landmark study analyzes why pest resistance to genetically modified crops evolved quickly in some cases, but not others. The global assessment could help to gauge the risk of resistance for new ... > full story -
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Interferon-Beta Aids Balance and Movement in Mice With Spinocerebellar Ataxia 7; First in Vivo Study of the Treatment for This Condition Shows Significant Physical Improvement
June 9, 2013 — The first in vivo trial of the use of interferon-beta in a mouse model of the group of fatal diseases known as spinocerebellar ataxia has shown that its use can significantly improve their physical ... > full story -
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Personality Is the Result of Nurture, Not Nature, Suggests Study on Birds
June 5, 2013 — Personality is not inherited from birth parents says new research on zebra finches. External factors are likely to play a bigger part in developing the personality of an individual than the genes it ... > full story -
Zebrafish Help Identify Mutant Gene in Rare Muscle Disease
June 4, 2013 — Zebrafish with very weak muscles helped scientists decode the elusive genetic mutation responsible for Native American myopathy, a rare, hereditary muscle disease that afflicts Native Americans in ... > full story -
Enhanced White Blood Cells Heal Mice With MS-Like Disease
June 1, 2013 — Genetically engineered immune cells seem to promote healing in mice infected with a neurological disease similar to multiple sclerosis, cleaning up lesions and allowing the mice to regain use of ... > full story -
Lead Acts to Trigger Schizophrenia
May 31, 2013 — Mice engineered with a human gene for schizophrenia and exposed to lead during early life exhibited behaviors and structural changes in their brains consistent with schizophrenia. Scientists say ... > full story -
Immune System to Fight Brain Tumors
May 30, 2013 — Research gives hope that one of the most serious types of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, could be fought by the patients’ own immune system. The tumors are difficult to remove with ... > full story
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