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Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction

Gene Hijacked By HIV Ancestor Suggests New Way to Block Viral Reproduction

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- An ancestor of the AIDS virus hijacked an entire gene, perhaps from some prehistoric cat it had infected, a gene that makes it much better able to infect humans, according to a study published ...


Brain scans show distinctive patterns in people with generalized anxiety disorder

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Scrambled connections between the part of the brain that processes fear and emotion and other brain regions could be the hallmark of a common anxiety disorder, according to a new study from the Stanford University School ...


Study finds new relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing in plants

Study finds new relationship between gene duplication and alternative splicing in plants

Biology / Biotechnology

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University of Georgia scientists looking to understand the genetic mechanisms of plant defense and growth have found for the first time in plants an inverse relationship between gene duplication and alternative ...


New York autopsies show 2009 H1N1 influenza virus damages entire airway

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report researchers from the National Institutes ...


With amino acid diet, mice improve after brain injury

Medicine & Health / Research

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Neurology researchers have shown that feeding amino acids to brain-injured animals restores their cognitive abilities and may set the stage for the first effective treatment for cognitive impairments suffered by people with ...


In cancer-ridden rats, loneliness can kill

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Socially isolated female rats develop more tumors -- and tumors of a more deadly type -- than rats living in a social group, according to researchers at Yale University and the University of Chicago.


List of 'unsung' wildlife affected by climate change released

Biology / Ecology

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The Wildlife Conservation Society today released a list of animals facing new impacts by climate change, some in strange and unexpected ways.


West Nile virus infection may persist in kidneys years after initial infection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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A new study shows that people who have been infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys for years after initial infection, potentially leading to kidney problems. The research, which appears in ...


College football linemen take one for the team in terms of health

Medicine & Health / Health

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The high-intensity exercise performed by college football linemen does not protect them from obesity, related health problems and the potential for cardiovascular disease later in life, new research suggests.


Caffeine doesn't reverse the negative cognitive impact of alcohol, study shows

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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People who drink may want to know that coffee won't sober them up, according to new laboratory research. Instead, a cup of coffee may make it harder for people to realize they're drunk.



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