Ancient human microbiomes are under the microscope for what they tell scientists about the people of long ago. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution in February 2020 shows that the gut microbiome can adapt to new bacterial exposures, which allows humans to migrate to new locations successfully.
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Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of other people. Is it possible to detect a person’s empathy through brain activity?
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The novel coronavirus (CoV) is a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. The new, or “novel” coronavirus, now called 2019-nCoV, had not previously detected before the outbreak was reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
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A molecule identified by UCLA researchers helps maintain a healthy balance of cells in airway and lung tissue.
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Results from the NRG Oncology clinical study NRG-CC001 concluded that lowering radiotherapy dose to hippocampal stem cells improves cognitive and patient-reported outcomes for patients with brain metastases.
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Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst survival rates among cancers. Patients can expect as low as a 9% chance to live for at least five years after being diagnosed.
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Tropomodulin maintains the fine balance between the protein machineries responsible for cell movement and morphogenesis.
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In early December, a few people in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province of China began falling sick after going to a local seafood market.
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For many adults, the mid-30’s is a busy time. There’s often career advancement, the start of a new family and associated responsibilities.
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Having more nurses trained outside of the United States working on a hospital unit does not hurt collaboration among healthcare professionals and may result in a more educated and stable nursing workforce, finds a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing published in the journal Nursing Economic$.
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