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Scientists identify protein that enhances long-term memory by controlling rest intervals

As most good students realize, repeated studying produces good memory. Those who study a lot realize, further, that what they learn tends to be preserved longer in memory if they space out learning sessions between rest intervals. ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Plants switch off growth signals by targeting 'used' receptor molecules for destruction

Plants coordinate growth using hormones called brassinosteroids (BR), and defects in the associated signaling pathway can result in profoundly stunted development. For example, researchers have identified ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Mammary gland development of blueberry-fed lab animals studied

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded studies of mammary gland development in laboratory rats fed blueberries or other foods of interest may aid breast cancer research.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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Protein identified as enemy of vital tumor suppressor PTEN

A protein known as WWP2 appears to play a key role in tumor survival, a research team headed by a scientist at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports in an advance online publication of Nature Cell Biology.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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In time for spring, biologist illuminates how seedlings regulate growth

With seedlings and shoots still poking their leafy tops out of the soil, it's hard to read the newly published research of Brown University biologist Alison DeLong without musing that it provides a deeper understanding of ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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First study in decade provides hope for patients suffering from primary biliary cirrhosis

Results from an international study presented today at the International Liver Congress have shown Obeticholic Acid (OCA) is a safe and effective treatment in patients suffering from Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) as demonstrated ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Scientists discover class of potent anti-cancer compounds

Working as part of a public program to screen compounds to find potential medicines and other biologically useful molecules, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Study uncovers key mechanisms of cell communication

(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique bridging process may be behind a mystery of intracellular communication, according to new Cornell research published Feb. 4 in the journal Cell.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Intestinal enzyme helps maintain population of beneficial bacteria

An enzyme that keeps intestinal bacteria out of the bloodstream may also play an important role in maintaining the normal microbial population of the gastrointestinal system. Since the loss of beneficial bacteria that usually ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Tackling cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease: 1 'STEP' at a time

Lowering levels of a key protein involved in regulating learning and memory -- STtriatal-Enriched tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) -- reversed cognitive deficits in mice with Alzheimer's disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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All genes in one go

The majority of rare diseases are hereditary. But despite significant progress in genome research, in most cases their exact cause remains unclear. The discovery of the underlying genetic defect is, however, ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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