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New clues to predict the risks astronauts will face from space radiation on long missions
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, aims to send human missions to Mars in the 2030s. But scientists are
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New clues to the link between ALS and type 2 diabetes
Patients with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) often suffer from type 2 diabetes. This phenomenon has long remained mechanistically enigmatic. Now,
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New clues on stem cell transplant rejection revealed in study
In 2006, scientists discovered a way to “reprogram” mature cells—adult skin cells, for example—into stem cells that could, in principle,
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Disrupted genetic clocks in schizophrenia-affected brains reveal clues to the disease
Rhythms in gene expression in the brain are highly disrupted in people with schizophrenia, according to a new University of
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Look to your aunts, uncles and parents for clues to your longevity
(HealthDay)—Your chances of inheriting genes linked to longevity are highest if you come from a family with many long-lived members,
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Biochemists follow clues toward Alzheimer’s, cancer, longevity
James McNew’s and Michael Stern’s biochemical hunt for the root cause of a rare, paralyzing genetic disorder is a 10-year
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Baby teeth give clues to autism’s origins, detection
A close examination of baby teeth is giving new insight into the roots of autism—and ways to spot it early.
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Researchers find clues to treating psychoses in mental health patients
Psychotic disorders often are severe and involve extreme symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations in which people lose their sense
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Why does mental illness arise? Clues found in the visual brain
So concluded a brain imaging study — led by researchers at Duke University in Durham, NC — that is now
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