Plastic chemicals can induce changes in gene that is vital for neurological development

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The chemical bisphenol F (found in plastics) can induce changes in a gene that is vital for neurological development. This discovery was made by researchers at the universities of Uppsala and Karlstad, Sweden. Read Original...

Researchers speculate the low prevalence of COVID-19 in Japan

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Protective immune memory--through B cells, which make antibodies, and/or T cells, which in the case of CD8+ T cells can kill virus-infected cells--can be induced by identical but also by related viruses. Read Original...

Scientists discover key component to repair the molecular motor of human heart

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A team of scientists from Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine have discovered a critical component for renewing the heart's molecular motor, which breaks down in heart failure. Read Original...

Changes in brain regions can predict the progression of epilepsy, lead to better treatment

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Scientists have discovered that the way in which neurons are connected within regions of the brain, can be a better indicator of disease progression and treatment outcomes for people with brain disorders such as epilepsy. Read Original...

Blocking TGFβ1 could improve hematopoiesis in AML patients, indicates study

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Bone marrow failure due to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a significant factor behind the disease's high rate of morbidity and mortality. Previous studies in mice suggest that AML cells inhibit healthy hematopoietic (blood) stem and progenitor cells (HSPC). Read...