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Nervous System Puts the Brakes on Inflammation
Neuroscience News - 4 Mar 2018 22:10
A new study reveals ILC2 cells in the nervous system can halt immune response to infections that cause inflammation.
Letting Kids Taste Alcohol May Lead to Drinking Problems in Late Adolescence
Neuroscience News - 4 Mar 2018 18:03
Researchers report allowing children to taste alcohol may lead to an increased risk of developing drinking problems during late adolescence.
Why Hasn't AI Mastered Language Translation?
Singularity Hub - 4 Mar 2018 18:00
In the myth about the Tower of Babel, people conspired to build a city and tower that would reach heaven. Their creator observed, "And now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." According ...
Certain Smiles Aren't All They Are Cracked Up to Be
Neuroscience News - 4 Mar 2018 15:57
Smiles can increase, or decrease, physical stress depending on how we perceive them, researchers report.
A Woman Needed a New Hip Replacement Because of ... a Dog Scratch
Live Science - 4 Mar 2018 15:18Will the US Be Able to Stop Russia's New Arsenal of Missile Defense-Piercing Nukes?
Live Science - 4 Mar 2018 15:16Comparison shows value of DNA barcoding in selecting nanoparticles
EurekAlert! - 4 Mar 2018 07:00
(Georgia Institute of Technology) The first direct comparison of in vitro and in vivo screening techniques for identifying nanoparticles that may be used to transport therapeutic molecules into cells shows that testing i...