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Steering an enzyme’s ‘scissors’ shows potential for stopping Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists find that changing where an enzyme cuts amyloid beta precursor protein can determine whether Alzheimer's…
Destruction of wetlands linked to algal blooms in Great Lakes
Canada's current wetland protection efforts have overlooked how the environment naturally protects fresh-water resources from agricultural…
Eat more chicken: Scientists hone in on genetics behind chicken weight adaptation
Taking advantage of a special experimentally-bred population, the Virginia chicken lines, scientists have now achieved a…
Early menopause is independently linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Women with early or normal onset menopause are at a higher risk of developing type 2…
To swallow food, some sharks shrug their shoulders
Sophisticated X-ray imaging technology has allowed scientists to see that to keep food moving down toward…
How CD44s gives brain cancer a survival advantage
In the case of glioblastoma multiforme, the deadliest type of brain cancer, researchers have discovered that…
Why do BRCA1 mutations cause predominantly breast and ovarian cancer?
Researchers report a new, previously unrecognized function of the BRCA1 gene that explains why BRCA1 gene…
Pre-pregnancy obesity increases risk for neurocognitive problems in premature babies
Children born extremely premature to women who are overweight or obese before the pregnancy are at…
Rude customers linked to workers’ shopping binges
Service workers who face verbal abuse from customers during the workday are more likely to go…