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On a Wild Mouse Chase to Understand Parenting, Love, and Fear
Studying a diverse and peculiar genus of mice offers researchers a window into the genetic and neural underpinnings of ...
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A Protein That Converts Fat-Storing Cells into Calorie-Burning Cells
Suppressing a transcription factor induced energy burning in fat cells, offering therapeutic targets to treat obesity and ...
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The Era of Organoids: Disease Modeling, Developmental Research, and Drug Response Prediction
Huch’s pancreatic organoids are now a promising avenue for disease modeling and generating precision medicines to treat ...
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Exerkines: Molecular Messengers That Mediate Exercise Effects
How does exercise benefit health? Molecules called exerkines partly regulate its effects and provide therapeutic targets to ...
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Vitamin K Precursor Takes On Prostate Cancer
Long focused on antioxidants, researchers are now exploring a new route to combat prostate cancer: pro-oxidants.
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Targeting Mosquito Spit Could Stop Parasites in Their Tracks
A protein found in the saliva of Anopheles gambiae stopped blood from clotting in the insects’ stomachs and aided parasite ...
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Artificial Blood Vessels Help Scientists Study Deadly Snakebites
W hen some snakes bite, they can deliver a powerful punch of toxin-filled venom that damages organ systems and can even result in death. Annually, around 400,000 snakebite victims die worldwide. One ...