A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function. Researchers at the University of California San Diego used artificial…
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Chimpanzee stem cells offer new insights into early embryonic development
Chimpanzee naive pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can now be grown in cellular cultures, reveals a recent study. They successfully created chimpanzee early embryo models, called ‘blastoids,’ and found that the inhibition of a specific regulatory…
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This injected protein-like polymer helps tissues heal after a heart attack
Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and prevent heart failure.
The therapy both prompts the immune system to encourage tissue repair and promotes survival of…
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In Down syndrome mice, 40Hz light and sound improve cognition, neurogenesis, connectivity
Studies by a growing number of labs have identified neurological health benefits from exposing human volunteers or animal models to light, sound and/or tactile stimulation at the brain’s “gamma” frequency rhythm of 40Hz. In the latest such…
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Immune cells drive congenital paralysis disease
Patients with spastic paraplegia type 15 develop movement disorders during adolescence that may ultimately require the use of a wheelchair. In the early stages of this rare hereditary disease the brain appears to play a major role by…
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Why our waistlines expand in middle age: Stem cells
It’s no secret that our waistlines often expand in middle-age, but the problem isn’t strictly cosmetic. Belly fat accelerates aging and slows down metabolism, increasing our risk for developing diabetes, heart problems and other chronic diseases….
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‘I’ll be leading the pack’
WASHINGTON — President Trump promised in an interview published Friday that the US will not be “dragged in” to a war with Iran as he seeks to prevent the theocratic regime from getting a nuclear weapon.
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Trump’s efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat – POLITICO
Three officials, who like others were granted anonymity as they were not authorized to disclose the private meetings, said U.S. interventions were largely ignored and considered out of step with the cooperative atmosphere of the…
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Russia Agrees to Begin Gas Deliveries to Iran This Year
Russia will begin delivering natural gas to Iran this year, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev said Friday after bilateral talks with Iranian officials, adding that energy companies are currently negotiating prices.
Moscow agreed…
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As US steps back, can Europe navigate its critical security test?
– ‘We’re going to face a deterrence-based security future where Europeans will need to constantly play or strike the right balance between deterrence … and diplomacy,’ says International Crisis Group’s Marta…Continue Reading