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Drug Prevents Post-Traumatic Stress-like Symptoms in Mice
June 05, 2013
When injected into mice immediately following a traumatic event, a new drug prevents the animals from developing memory problems and increased anxiety that are indicative of post-traumatic stress disorder. More
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Genetic Engineering Alters Mosquitoes’ Sense of Smell
May 29, 2013
In one of the first successful attempts at genetically engineering mosquitoes, researchers have altered the way the insects respond to odors, including the smell of humans and the insect repellant DEET. More
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Accelerated Search Identifies Drug Targets for Neurodegenerative Disease
May 29, 2013
Identification of a cell signaling pathway that affects the levels of the toxic protein responsible for the neurodegenerative disease SCA1 could lead researchers to new drugs. More
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Malaria Parasites Communicate to Coordinate Behavior
May 15, 2013
Malaria parasites infecting human red blood cells send packets of information between cells to coordinate group activity. When the parasites are under stress, the communication increases their ability to develop into a new stage of the life cycle. More
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Spontaneous Mutations Play a Key Role in Congenital Heart Disease
May 12, 2013
New research shows that about 10 percent of severe cases of congenital heart disease are caused by genetic mutations that are absent in the parents of affected children. More
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Scientists Make Insulin-Producing Cells Self-Replicate
April 25, 2013
Scientists have discovered a hormone that causes the body’s insulin-producing factories, beta cells, to churn out more of themselves. More
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Finding a New Way to Manage Infections
April 25, 2013
Waging an immunological war against a pathogen is not the body’s only way to survive an infection. Sometimes learning to live with an invader can be just as important. More
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Seeing the Brain’s Circuits with a New Clarity
April 10, 2013
A new technique transforms biological tissue into an optically transparent sample that retains its original structure and molecular information. More
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Elledge Named Recipient of 2013 Gairdner Award
March 22, 2013
Stephen Elledge recognized for research on DNA repair. More
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Wnt Signal Regulates the Geometry of Dividing Stem Cells
March 21, 2013
New research reveals how a localized source of a signaling molecule directs a dividing stem cell to produce two different cells—one identical to its parent, the other a more specialized cell type—and aligns those cells. More
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