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DEC 14, 2019Earth & The EnvironmentDEC 14, 2019Stormwater pollution is a big problem for LA beaches, report researchers with Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental organization in the area. Scientists...
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DEC 14, 2019Genetics & GenomicsDEC 14, 2019Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic mutation, but small changes other genes appear to influence the severity of the disease....
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DEC 14, 2019Chemistry & PhysicsDEC 14, 2019The Chemical & Engineering News, an outlet by American Chemical Society (ACS), polled its audience for the most interesting molecules that were reporte...
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DEC 13, 2019CancerDEC 13, 2019New research suggests physical activity could act as a tool to prevent increased risk for prostate cancer. The research comes from scientists at the U...
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DEC 13, 2019Health & MedicineDEC 13, 2019As the first state to legalize medical marijuana, California is to date one of the largest cannabis markets in the United States. A nine-member panel of sc...
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DEC 13, 2019Genetics & GenomicsDEC 13, 2019People who carry certain mutations in gene CHD8, a gene strongly linked to autism, tend to be taller and have larger heads than the average person. They al...
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DEC 12, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyDEC 12, 2019While the human genome has been sequenced, there are plenty of parts of it that we don't know much about....
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DEC 12, 2019MicrobiologyDEC 12, 2019Sleeping sickness is a threat to public health in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa....
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DEC 12, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentDEC 12, 2019Alcoholic liver injury is caused by overconsumption of alcohol, something that can lead to serious diseases such as liver steatosis, liver cirrhosis and li...
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DEC 12, 2019Health & MedicineDEC 12, 2019While it may be the most wonderful time of the year filled with an abundance of sweet treats, new research cautions those prone to depression to put that c...
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DEC 12, 2019Chemistry & PhysicsDEC 12, 2019Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov famously trained the canines in his experiments to salivate in response to the sound of a metronome, which was a showcase...
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DEC 11, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentDEC 11, 2019Biomedical researchers at the University of California—Riverside, found that the therapeutic drug ‘tofacitinib’ used in treating autoimmu...
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DEC 11, 2019TechnologyDEC 11, 2019A computer game, on the verge of becoming a smartphone app, can use math to detect a patient’s comfort with risk-taking. Specifically, the game is ba...
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DEC 11, 2019Genetics & GenomicsDEC 11, 2019Researchers have discovered a new autoinflammatory disease, which they have called CRIA (cleavage-resistant RIPK1-induced autoinflammatory) syndrome....
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DEC 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DXDEC 11, 2019In trying to understand complex phenomena in the human body, researchers usually have to turn to oversimplified biological models. Amongst the easiest to u...
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DEC 11, 2019Chemistry & PhysicsDEC 11, 2019If you haven't picked up from popular science news outlets, you probably have heard of a thing or two about a troublesome notion from the acclaimed The...
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DEC 11, 2019MicrobiologyDEC 11, 2019Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary battle....
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DEC 11, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentDEC 11, 2019Researchers using mouse models of Alzheimer disease were able to demonstrate that the investigational drug candidates ‘CMS121’ and ‘J147&...
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DEC 11, 2019Health & MedicineDEC 11, 2019At first glance what do you see -- a young woman? Or perhaps a smooth jazz artist? This classic optical illusion occurs due to a phenomenon known as binocu...
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DEC 10, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyDEC 10, 2019Our technology may be impacting our health in ways we did not realize....
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DEC 10, 2019Plants & AnimalsDEC 10, 2019Flamingos are highly discernable birds best known for their bright pink appearance and long, thin legs. But have you ever wondered why these birds are the...
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DEC 10, 2019Earth & The EnvironmentDEC 10, 2019Greenland’s Ice Sheet—which covers 75% of the land’s mass—is melting at a rate aligned with “worst-case scenario” sea l...
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DEC 10, 2019Space & AstronomyDEC 10, 2019Astronomers often turn to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope when they fancy observing any of the plethora of distant nebulae in outer space. Nebulae are...
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DEC 10, 2019ImmunologyDEC 10, 2019A specialized form of T cell emerges as a new focus for gastrointestinal health research, specifically in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) f...
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DEC 10, 2019Genetics & GenomicsDEC 10, 2019Last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui caused tremendous controversy in the scientific world by conducting a gene-editing experiment on humans....
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DEC 10, 2019Earth & The EnvironmentDEC 10, 2019Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced "Mission: Iconic Reefs"—a new strategy to restore a...
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DEC 10, 2019Cannabis SciencesDEC 10, 2019More than 700,000 people ages 12 and older responded to a survey assessing cannabis use, depressive status, and perceptions of risk associated with cannabi...
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