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A research group is studying disease resistance in tuberculosis. The group has described the structure of a regulator that controls the expression of a pump that removes toxins from the bacteria.


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Nanoparticles show promise in restoring blood flow to the brain when administered soon after a traumatic brain or other injury.


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A new study reports that muscle problems reported by patients taking statins were related to the strength or potency of the given cholesterol-lowering drugs.


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Scientists have found that the ability to hear is lessened when, as a result of injury, a region of the brain responsible for processing sounds receives both visual and auditory inputs.


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A recent study adds a new dimension to our understanding of Antarctic Peninsula climate change and the likely causes of the break-up of its ice shelves.


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According to a new Berkeley Earth study released July 29, the average temperature of Earth’s land has risen by 1.5 °C over the past 250 years. The good match between the new temperature record and historical carbon dioxide records suggests that the mo…


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A volcanic eruption around 579 million years ago buried a ‘nursery’ of the earliest-known animals under a Pompeii-like deluge of ash, preserving them as fossils in rocks in Newfoundland, new research suggests.


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A team of scientists that last year created waves by correctly forecasting the 2011 eruption of Axial Seamount years in advance now says that the undersea volcano located some 250 miles off the Oregon coast gave off clear signals hours before its impen…


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When blown by chaotic winds in an urban environment, pollutants tend to accumulate in specific neighborhoods.


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Researchers describe new molecular interactions behind the inhibition of TGF beta-signaling.


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Scientists have developed a method for embedding networks of biocompatible nanoscale wires within engineered tissues. These networks — which mark the first time that electronics and tissue have been truly merged in 3-D — allow direct tissue sensing a…


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Obesity triggers atrial fibrillation in fertile women, according to new research.


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