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Puberty: overweight girls might have their own “way to go”
Girls have been experiencing puberty earlier in life for the last 150 years or so, with 12.5 years being the average age girls start...
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Microbiota like “Big Brother”: spying on his metabolism for our health
Researchers at the University of Virginia and their collaborators, however, have devised a way to understand not just what is happening but why. By combining cutting-edge...
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Stem cells: neurotransmitters got them by “gut feelings”
Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University...
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Tregs on duty: solved how TGF is “GRAPped” in trap
Belgian research groups from the UCLouvain and WELBIO, VIB and Ghent University, and the biotechnology company Argenx elucidated the three-dimensional structure of an assembly...
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Parkinson’s disease: blocking the channel would spare neurons’ life
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease, and causes motor symptoms such as tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability...
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Multiple sclerosis: miscreant was the enzyme shared by man and microbes
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the body's own immune system attacks and damages the protective coating around nerve cells. This coating...
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ADHD: finally two potential risk genes shift the scale needle
ADHD, or attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, is a common neurodevelopmental disorder with manifestation usually occurring in childhood. According to various sources, this condition...
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Cancer stem cells: an “old glory” works unexpectedly great against
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), also known as cancer-causing cells, are a hot topic among researchers. These cells are resistant to current treatments and play...