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Viruses may eventually be used to deliver gene therapy

Posted on August 28, 2018June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

New approaches for preventing and treating illnesses are on the rise, including the use of gene therapy through vaccines. With this…

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    Music makes our body move unawares!

    Posted on August 27, 2018June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Be it tapping our feet, nodding, or simply swaying, music makes us move! However, did you know that the body moves to music even when…

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      First Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

      Posted on August 16, 2018June 24, 2025 by Nathan Gock

      A landmark clinical trial was announced recently by researchers at Kyoto University. For the first time in history, this trial tests the use…

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        Detecting Toxins Produced by Algae

        Posted on August 14, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Harmful algal blooms are becoming an increasing problem in areas around the world, including the Great Lakes, where drinking water is…

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          Babies learn about eye contact early in life

          Posted on August 2, 2018October 31, 2022 by Sciworthy

          As infants, we absorb any information our surroundings have to offer, especially if other humans are involved. Infants can recognize their…

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            Effects of Gender and Alcohol Use on US Veterans with HIV

            Posted on July 31, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

            While many people might not think that HIV is a large problem in the United States, at the end of 2015 over 1.1 million Americans were…

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              Risk Factors for Heavy Metal Exposure in Children

              Posted on July 30, 2018June 24, 2025 by Gina Misra

              Before a baby is born in Taiwan, both the development of its brain and its intellectual performance are already at risk. A 2014 study of 545…

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                New understanding of an ancient man and his tools

                Posted on July 23, 2018June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

                During the last days of the summer of 1991, tourists hiking in the Ötztal Alps near the Italy – Austria border found the remains of…

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                  Ivy can protect buildings from frost

                  Posted on July 23, 2018June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  The UK and Ireland were visited by the Beast from the East in 2018 – freezing Arctic winds that dumped inches of snow and brought down…

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                    Increasing Muscle Mass in Fish with Gene Editing

                    Posted on July 20, 2018October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

                    There may be concerns with genetically modified organisms (GMO), but the effectiveness of gene editing in developing more productive plants…

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