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5774 Qubits on strong stimulants
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Qubits on strong stimulants
[unable to retrieve full-text content]In the global push for practical quantum networks and quantum computers, an international team of researchers has demonstrated a leap in preserving the quantum coherence
5772 New test could detect Alzheimer's disease 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis
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New test could detect Alzheimer's disease 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis
[unable to retrieve full-text content]New research has established a blood-based test that could be used to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease up to 3.5 years before clinical diagnosis.
5770 Win 1 of 15 EVOLVE manual pipette starter packs from INTEGRA Biosciences
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Win 1 of 15 EVOLVE manual pipette starter packs from INTEGRA Biosciences
Are you looking to accelerate your liquid handling protocols? To combat the issue of tedious volume adjustments, look no further than EVOLVE manual pipettes! INTEGRA Biosciences is giving away 15 EVOLVE
5768 Mercury helps to detail Earth's most massive extinction event
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Mercury helps to detail Earth's most massive extinction event
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Scientists are working to understand the cause and how the events of the LPME unfolded by focusing on mercury from Siberian volcanoes that ended up in sediments in
5766 Supplementation with amino acid serine eases neuropathy in diabetic mice
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Supplementation with amino acid serine eases neuropathy in diabetic mice
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The study adds to growing evidence that some often-underappreciated, ‘non-essential’ amino acids play important roles in the nervous system. The findings
5764 Montana pharmacists may get more power to prescribe
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Montana pharmacists may get more power to prescribe
Mark Buck, a physician and pharmacist in Helena, Montana, said he’s been seeing more patients turn to urgent care clinics when they run out of medication. Their doctors have retired, moved away,
5762 Wearable sensor uses ultrasound to provide cardiac imaging on the go
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Wearable sensor uses ultrasound to provide cardiac imaging on the go
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Engineers and physicians have developed a wearable ultrasound device that can assess both the structure and function of the human heart. The portable device, which
5760 More steps, moderate physical activity cuts dementia, cognitive impairment risk
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More steps, moderate physical activity cuts dementia, cognitive impairment risk
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Senior women were less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia if they did more daily walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
5758 Do individuals with acute attitudes toward science over-estimate their understanding of scientific matters?
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Do individuals with acute attitudes toward science over-estimate their understanding of scientific matters?
In a recent study published in PLoS Biology, researchers investigated whether individuals with extreme attitudes, negative or positive, show a greater likelihood of believing that they understand science
5746 Potential hidden cause of dementia detected
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Potential hidden cause of dementia detected
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A new study suggests that some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) — an incurable condition that robs patients of the
5744 Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch
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Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch
Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she’d lived comfortably for six years. The Good Samaritan Society facility in Postville, Iowa, would
5742 New tool uses ultrasound 'tornado' to break down blood clots
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New tool uses ultrasound 'tornado' to break down blood clots
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses ‘vortex ultrasound’ — a sort of ultrasonic tornado — to break down blood clots
5740 Smoking during pregnancy reduces childhood brain growth in very preterm babies
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Smoking during pregnancy reduces childhood brain growth in very preterm babies
Women who smoke during pregnancy run the risk of injuring brain development in their babies. Earlier research showed that the size of the brain was reduced in preterm babies born to such mothers when they
5728 Darkest view ever of interstellar ices
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Darkest view ever of interstellar ices
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Astronomers used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to achieve the darkest ever view of a dense interstellar cloud. These observations have revealed
5726 Regulating immunological memory may help immune system fight disease
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Regulating immunological memory may help immune system fight disease
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Scientists have long sought to better understand the human body’s immune responses that occur during various diseases, including cancer and inflammatory diseases.
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