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'Good' Bacteria Keep Immune System Primed to Fight Future Infections
Scientists have long
pondered the seeming
contradiction that taking
broad-spectrum antibiotics
over a long period of time
... > full story
Tobacco Plant-Made Therapeutic Thwarts West Nile Virus
A new therapeutic made from
tobacco plants has been
shown to arrest West Nile
virus infection, according
to a new study. ... > full story
Mouse Skin Cells Turned Directly Into Neurons, Skipping IPS Stage
Scientists have succeeded in
transforming mouse skin
cells in a laboratory dish
directly into functional
nerve cells with the
... > full story
New Vaccine Could Be Lethal Weapon Against Malaria, Cholera
Mankind may finally have a
weapon to fight two of the
world's deadliest diseases.
A biomedical researcher has
developed what promises to
be the first low-cost dual
... > full story
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Marijuana Ineffective as an Alzheimer's Treatment
February 9, 2010 — The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new ... > full story -
Important Advance in Imaging of Cell Death
February 8, 2010 — Scientists have made progress in using a synthetic probe to target dead and dying cells in mammary and prostate tumors in living ... > full story -
Chocoholic Mice Fear No Pain
February 8, 2010 — Ever get a buzz from eating chocolate? Scientists have shown that chocolate-craving mice are ready to tolerate electric shocks to get their ... > full story -
Biologists Determine microRNA Activity Is Suppressed in Mouse Ovum
February 7, 2010 — Scientists studying RNA activity, the so-called dark matter of the biological world, may have found the first event in reprogramming a differentiated oocyte into pluripotent blastomeres of the ... > full story -
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Brain Arousal Heightens Sexual Activity in Male Mice
February 2, 2010 — The most powerful sexual organ, it's said, is the brain. Now here's the evidence. New research shows that an overly excitable brain hastens sexual activity in male mice and increases their nervous ... > full story -
Immune Memory Formation Seen in Early Stages of Viral Infection
February 1, 2010 — In an acute viral infection, most T cells differentiate into cells that fight the virus and die off in the process. But a few T cells survive and become memory cells, ensuring the immune system can ... > full story -
Spongiform Brain Diseases Are Caused by Aberrant Protein, New Research Shows
January 30, 2010 — Scientists have determined how a normal protein can be converted into a prion, an infectious agent that causes fatal brain diseases in humans and mammals. The finding, in mice, is expected to advance ... > full story -
New Spiny Pocket Mouse Species Discovered
January 29, 2010 — Biologists have reported the existence of a new species of spiny pocket mouse, from Venezuela, Heteromys ... > full story -
Leukemia Cells Metabolize Fat to Avoid Cell Death
January 28, 2010 — Leukemia cells, like most cancers, are addicted to glucose to generate their energy, but new research shows for the first time that these cells also rely on fatty acid metabolism to grow and to evade ... > full story -
Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Protects Monkeys from Chikungunya Virus
January 28, 2010 — An experimental vaccine developed using noninfectious virus-like particles (VLP) has protected macaques and mice against chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen that has infected millions of ... > full story
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