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Ask someone what they think of when they hear the phrase "bile acids," and you might get a few unpleasant answers.
Ask Robert Quinn, assistant professor in Michigan State University's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology housed in the...
Ask someone what they think of when they hear the phrase "bile acids," and you might get a few unpleasant answers.
Ask Robert Quinn, assistant professor in Michigan State University's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology housed in the...
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that destroys motor neurons (MNs) in the spinal cord, brainstem, and motor cortex. ALS within 2-5 years of the onset of symptoms, leading to muscle weakening, atrophy,...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that destroys motor neurons (MNs) in the spinal cord, brainstem, and motor cortex. ALS within 2-5 years of the onset of symptoms, leading to muscle weakening, atrophy,...
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https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-01-11-researchers-identified-new-cause-of-female-infertility.html
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A research team from China may have identified a new cause of female infertility. Their breakthrough study was published in the journal Development. Infertility affects an estimated 48 million couples worldwide, and at least one in five women in the U.are infertile. In one to two percent of cases, the problem is due to the ovaries' failure to release an egg.
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Diffuse gliomas are malignant brain tumors and cannot be optimally examined by conventional imaging using MRI. Amino acid PET can better visualize the activity and spread of gliomas. An international research group (RANO Group) led by MedUni Vienna and...
Diffuse gliomas are malignant brain tumors and cannot be optimally examined by conventional imaging using MRI. Amino acid PET can better visualize the activity and spread of gliomas. An international research group (RANO Group) led by MedUni Vienna and...
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Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid have found that one of the most potent genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), is also associated with an increased risk of developing subclinical atherosclerosis in middle age....
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The Healthcare Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Market research report represents major insights on the current growth dynamics as well as the primary revenue generation elements that are available in the Healthcare Robotic Process Automation (RPA) industry along with various other factors over...
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North America, Europe, And Asia Pacific Legal Cannabis Industry
The North America, Europe, And Asia Pacific Legal Cannabis Industry is on the brink of an extraordinary surge, with projections indicating a valuation of US$ 18.42 Billion by 2022. Furthermore, the industry is poised to reach an...
The North America, Europe, And Asia Pacific Legal Cannabis Industry is on the brink of an extraordinary surge, with projections indicating a valuation of US$ 18.42 Billion by 2022. Furthermore, the industry is poised to reach an...
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Levy, S. B. & Marshall, B. Antibacterial resistance worldwide: causes, challenges and responses. Nat. Med. 10, S122-S129 (2004).Article
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https://www.newswise.com/articles/secret-method-lets-us-sense-touch-eluding-imperial-scrutiny?sc=rssn
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Newswise — Previously, touch was thought to be detected only by nerve endings present within the skin and surrounding hair follicles. This new research from Imperial College London has found that that cells within hair follicles - the structures that surround the hair fibre - are also able to detect the sensation in cell cultures.
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/more-oxygen-could-help-people-with-brain-injuries-learn-faster-and-better
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Inhaling oxygen through a nasal cannula could help people with brain injuries re-learn motor skills faster and more efficiently, according to a small international study. The researchers recruited 40 healthy patients and observed them learning a drawing task while half were given 100% oxygen...
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Wearables manufacturers are experimenting with new form factors to make the sector more convenient and versatile.
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https://phys.org/news/2024-01-evolution-bacterial.html
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A classic question in biology is whether evolution is entirely random or, can it follow predictable patterns. This question was popularized by the famous paleontologist and science communicator Stephen Jay Gould, who in his book "Wonderful Life" wondered what would happen if we could "rewind" the...
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A handful of new rules and laws affecting Colorado's marijuana industry take effect today, January The changes are the result of annual rulemaking meetings with various marijuana business owners, public health officials, other cannabis stakeholders and the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division; several other new requirements, such as product best-by dates, took effect January The new laws involve decontaminated weed definitions and guardrails, increased purchasing limits and loosened rules for the sharing of genetic materials such as seeds and clones.
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Saper, C. B., Chou, T. C. & Elmquist, J. K. The need to feed: homeostatic and hedonic control of eating. Neuron 36, 199-211 (2002).Article
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Scientists from Imperial College believe that intelligence may be influenced by two networks of genes, possibly controlled by a master regulatory system
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The legal arguments and Latin phrases voiced in a Montgomery courtroom on Monday afternoon were hard to understand, but the bottom line was not: Alabama's medical marijuana program will be bogged down in court for at least another month.More than 25 lawyers were in Montgomery County Circuit Court...
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https://www.livescience.com/57187-physicists-unravel-what-is-consciousness.html
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Renowned physicist Edward Witten recently suggested that consciousness might forever remain a mystery. But his words haven't discouraged other physicists from trying to unravel it.
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https://agfundernews.com/synthetic-biology-in-food-ag-were-just-getting-started-says-synbiobeta-founder-biology-isnt-easy-to-engineer
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Synthetic biology startups in food & nutrition and agriculture attracted $101 million in the first quarter of 2023, a 73.decline versus the same period last year, according to a new report from synthetic biology innovation network SynBioBeta and tech consultancy Futurity Systems. Of that total, $55 million went to food & nutrition synbio startups and $46 million to agriculture synbio startups.
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PRESS RELEASEPublished January 10, 2024
Global Cannabidiol Market Report offers a full of life imaginative and prescient to finish and study marketplace size, marketplace scope, and aggressive environment. The examine is derived from number one and secondary statistical facts and includes...
Global Cannabidiol Market Report offers a full of life imaginative and prescient to finish and study marketplace size, marketplace scope, and aggressive environment. The examine is derived from number one and secondary statistical facts and includes...
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Maryland cannabis companies sold a total of $87.43 million worth of both medical and recreational marijuana goods in the market's first month of adult-use sales, according to state figures. The sales numbers are just over double the $42.6 million sold by Maryland dispensaries in the month of June, when the market was still only medical cannabis, according to state data.