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Protein antigens in meat, milk, and other foods suppress gut tumors
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Chromosome copying errors pinpointed in developing embryos
Predictive grid cells help self navigation in the brain
Dopamine reduces beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease
RIKEN discovers new T cells related to immune disorders
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Protein antigens in meat, milk, and other foods suppress gut tumors
Stem cell exhaustion and proliferation: An aging fly’s tale
Chromosome copying errors pinpointed in developing embryos
Predictive grid cells help self navigation in the brain
Dopamine reduces beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease
RIKEN discovers new T cells related to immune disorders
Will the “love hormone” ever be used to treat a rare genetic disease?
Purple biomass makes a good crop fertilizer
Atlas of the aging lipidome highlights kidneys and gut bacteria
Oct
16
Protein antigens in meat, milk, and other foods suppress gut tumors
Food antigens were found to prevent small intestinal tumors in gut-tumor prone mice by making ensuring we have enough T cells for defense.
Oct
2
Stem cell exhaustion and proliferation: An aging fly’s tale
Blocking the gene ced-6 led to stem cell exhaustion in aging fruit flies and prevented repair of damaged intestines.
Aug
30
Chromosome copying errors pinpointed in developing embryos
The DNA duplication process changes during embryogenesis and chromosome copying errors increase during the transition.
Aug
20
Predictive grid cells help self navigation in the brain
Scientists have discovered grid cells in the brain that map an animal’s (or human’s) future position in space.
Aug
7
Dopamine reduces beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease
Increasing dopamine in the brains of AD model mice led to increased neprilysin, which broke down amyloid-beta plaques and improved memory.
Jul
8
RIKEN discovers new T cells related to immune disorders
Immune-related diseases like multiple sclerosis associated with genetic variation in newly discovered, rare T cells.