Humans spend nearly one-third of their lives in slumber, yet sleep is still one of biology’s most enduring mysteries. Little
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Potential mechanism by which BCG vaccine lowers blood sugar levels to near normal in type 1 diabetes discovered
Previous research has shown that the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, used to prevent tuberculosis, can reduce blood sugar levels in
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New species of bacteria discovered on a 64-year-old man in Cornwall
New species of bacteria discovered on a 64-year-old man with a skin infection in Cornwall (and it’s named after the
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Mechanism of fibrosis development discovered
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable lung disease of unknown origin with limited treatment options. Research suggests that the
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Mechanism behind neuron death in motor neurone disease and frontotemporal dementia discovered
Scientists have identified the molecular mechanism that leads to the death of neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as
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