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Lost Memories Restored in Mice Leaves Hope for Human Potential

Lost Memories Restored in Mice Leaves Hope for Human Potential

| May 30, 2015 Comment

Lost Memories Restored in Mice Leaves Hope for Human Potential – In a feat that calls to mind the memory-tweaking technology Science Fiction, a team of researchers restored “lost memories” in the brains of mice. The mice in the study were given a drug that prevented them from consolidating a fearful memory. But when neurons […]

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Stable Antarctic Ice Is Suddenly Melting Fast

Stable Antarctic Ice Is Suddenly Melting Fast

| May 21, 2015 Comment

Stable Antarctic Ice Is Suddenly Melting Fast – Sea levels worldwide will rise higher than anticipated, thanks to a new once-stable region of Antarctica that is suddenly melting, and at a fast rate. Analysis of satellite data shows that although the massive ice sheet on the Southern Antarctic Peninsula, made up of multiple glaciers, was […]

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Mutant Ebola Virus May Evade Drugs, Study Finds

Mutant Ebola Virus May Evade Drugs, Study Finds

| January 21, 2015 Comment

Mutant Ebola Virus May Evade Drugs, Study Finds – Researches reported Tuesday that the Ebola virus strain that’s killed more than 8,600 people in West Africa is mutating in a way that could make experimental drugs less likely to help. The researches added that they had found 10 new mutations that might interfere with how […]

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What’s Luck Got to Do with Cancer?

| January 2, 2015 Comment

What’s luck got to do with cancer – you may well ask, and the answer is, a lot. A new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University shows that many types of cancer are caused by random mutations that occur when cells divide, and not so much by genetics and environmental factors as previously […]

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Smoking May Cause Cancer in More Men Than Women

Smoking May Cause Cancer in More Men Than Women

| December 5, 2014 Comment

Smoking May Cause Cancer in More Men Than Women – Researchers found smoking decreases the number of Y chromosomes in men’s blood cells, leading to a higher chance of getting some cancers. We’ve seen the posters and we’ve heard the stories. “Hi, my name is Suzie and I’ve had a stroke due to my cigarette […]

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Lung Cancer Can Stay Dormant for 20 Years Before Flaring Up

Lung Cancer Can Stay Dormant for 20 Years Before Flaring Up

| October 10, 2014 Comment

Lung Cancer Can Stay Dormant for 20 Years Before Flaring Up – A study published in the journal Science says lung cancer can lie dormant in ex-smokers for two decades before flaring up. Scientists believe, new information about the most deadly form of cancer could lead to fewer victims in the future. A study published […]

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