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Heart-Saving AI

March 21, 2022

An artificial-intelligence system shows promise in identifying signs of heart transplant rejection.

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Countering Gut Inflammation

March 16, 2022

The findings bring scientists a step closer to developing small-molecule and bacterial treatments…

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Hitting a Wall

March 15, 2022

Researchers ID new mechanism that regulates permeability of blood-brain barrier in mice

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An Enzyme’s Protective Role

March 10, 2022

Long-running study leads to potential therapeutic target for people with type 1 diabetes.

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Tiny Hero, Big Map

March 9, 2022

International team creates first complete fruit fly cell atlas

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Remembering Is Seeing

March 8, 2022

Memory may alter how we perceive visual, auditory information

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Modifying the Vaginal Microbiome

March 4, 2022

Insights may lead to more effective treatments for bacterial vaginosis, improve women’s health

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Come One, Come All

March 3, 2022

Developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine is a worthwhile, if challenging, endeavor, scientists say

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Cutting through the Clutter

March 2, 2022

‘Auditing’ tool can improve reliability of studies that explore relationships between things

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An Age-Old Problem

February 28, 2022

Leonid Peshkin has developed a new model system aiming to illuminate the fundamentals of aging

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COVID and Diabetes

February 25, 2022

Research explores whether diabetes in COVID-19 patients is new or merely previously undiagnosed

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Pandemic Stress and the Brain

February 23, 2022

Pandemic-related stressors may lead to brain inflammation in people not infected with SARS-CoV-2

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