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New viruses found in New York City's house mice: study

Someunseenvirusesaswellasbacteriacapableofcausinglife-threateninghumanillnesswerefoundinNewYorkCity'shousemice,accordingtoanewstudypublishedTuesday.Thefindingsa

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Scientists find "anxiety cells" in mice brains

Scientistsrecentlyfoundwhattheycalled"anxietycells"inthebrainsofmice,raisinghopestobettertreatanxietydisordersamonghumanbeings,accordingtomediareports.Thestudyp

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Study links c-section to obesity in mice

ANewYorkUniversitystudyfoundthatmicebornviac-sectiongainmoreweightthanthosebornvaginally.That'sprobablybecausetheprocedurechangesabody'smicrobiome,thesetofbacte

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Lab tests show Klotho hormone may be administered like a drug

ResearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,havefoundthatadministeringafragmentoftheklotho–alife-extendingproteinhormonethataminorityofpeoplenaturallypr

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Experimental drug could restore memories after brain injury

Anexperimentaldrugcouldhavemajorimplicationsforpatientssufferingfrommemorydisabilitiescausedbytraumaticbraininjury(TBI).Intests,thedrugknownasISRIBcompletelyres

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Wondering why you're fat? It may be linked to your sense of smell

ExperimentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,indicatethatobesemicewholosttheirsenseofsmellalsolostweight.Incontrast,micewithaboostedsenseofsmell,orso-calleds

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High-fat diet in pregnancy may increase breast cancer risk: study

A high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer over generations, a new study suggested Monday.

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High-fat diet in pregnancy may increase breast cancer risk: study

High-fat diet in pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer over generations, a new mice study suggested Monday.

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New research may be cure to Huntington’s Disease

TheremaybenewhopeforthosesufferingfromafatalbraindisordercalledHuntington’sDisease.ResearchersatEmoryUniversity,areusingagroundbreakinggeneeditingtoolcalledCRIS

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Good news for redheads: a tanning drug for the pale-skinned

After10yearsofresearch,scientistshavecomeupwithadrugthatcouldhelppeopletanwithoutexposuretothesun,potentiallyreducingtheriskofskincancer.Thedrugstimulatescellst

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Children of obese parents more likely to be clumsy

Children of obese parents more likely to be clumsy, not good with people and have trouble solving problems in early life, study finds. Fine motor skills and social competence compromised in children of obese parents, and doctors don’t know why. Also in health news: artists’ brush strokes may be window to degenerative brain disorders

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Walnuts found to improve metabolism in obese mice: study

​A new study suggested that consumption of walnuts, a known health-boosting food rich in omega-3 fatty acids, had a particular ability to improve the metabolisms of obese mice that were fed an unhealthy, high fat, high-sugar diet.

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New gene therapy holds promise for restoring vision

U.S. researchers said Monday they have developed a new gene therapy that not only helped blind mice regain enough light sensitivity to distinguish flashing from non-flashing lights, but also restored light response to the retinas of dogs.

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Scientists in Japan succeed in turning mice transparent

A Japanese research team has succeeded in turning mice transparent by administering them with special chemicals, a process the scientists say allows the observation of organs without dissection and contributes to studying progression of such diseases as cancers and diabetes, the Kyodo news agency reported Friday.

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Human "language gene" makes mice learn faster

Mice that receive a "humanized " version of a speech and language gene exhibit accelerated learning, a new study said Monday.