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Could gene therapy cure Hemophilia B?

Posted on January 22, 2024January 18, 2024 by Sciworthy

Scientists tested a new virus-based gene therapy to promote blood clotting in people with Hemophilia B.

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    Researchers link brain patterns during sleep with Alzheimer’s disease

    Posted on January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 by Sciworthy

    Scientists found people with early Alzheimer’s disease have different electrical activity in their brains while they sleep.

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      Researchers created hybrid monkeys from stem cells

      Posted on January 1, 2024June 11, 2024 by Bhargabi Banerjee

      Scientists in China made live monkey hybrids using cells from embryos, to help them study how animals heal and reproduce.

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        Scientists described a couch potato cave salamander called the olm

        Posted on December 25, 2023December 23, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Researchers tracked a species of large cave salamanders for several years to see how they survived their low-energy surroundings. It turns…

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          New way to detect early-stage cancer

          Posted on December 4, 2023December 2, 2023 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

          Researchers developed a new non-invasive method to detect cancer at the early stage from DNA in blood samples.

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            Chronic sleep deprivation linked to alcohol use

            Posted on November 27, 2023November 28, 2023 by Sciworthy

            Scientists found a protein linking sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption through the brain reward circuit in rats.

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              What causes decompression sickness in astronauts?

              Posted on November 20, 2023December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

              Scientists found tracers for inflammation and traumatic brain damage in people who climbed to high altitudes mimicking the low pressure…

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                A new tool can spot moving elements in genome data

                Posted on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

                Researchers developed a computational tool to identify bits of the genome that move around. Their tool will help other scientists find…

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                  New immunotherapy combo shrinks lung cancer

                  Posted on November 6, 2023November 2, 2023 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists recently combined two immunotherapy treatments to successfully reduce tumor size in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

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                    Dolphins have special whistles for their young

                    Posted on October 30, 2023May 9, 2024 by Aubrey Zerkle

                    Researchers found bottlenose dolphins modify the pitch and range of whistles when communicating with their calves, similar to how humans…

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