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The Role of Gene Associated With Alzheimer's Disease in Brain's Immune Cells
Neuroscience News - 6 Nov 2021 01:41
Deleting ABI3, a gene associated with Alzheimer's disease, significantly increased amyloid-beta accumulation in the brain and decreased the amount of microglia around amyloid-plaques, researchers report.
Just a Game? Study Shows No Evidence That Violent Video Games Lead To Real-Life Violence
Neuroscience News - 6 Nov 2021 02:04
Violent video games may increase agitation in young children, but the agitation does not translate into violence against other people, researchers say.
Multiple Sclerosis Drug Improves Memory in Mice Modeling Alzheimer's Disease
Neuroscience News - 6 Nov 2021 00:25
Glatiramer acetate, a drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, improved memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.
Watch first footage of Asia's long-lost bird, the black-browed babbler
New Scientist - 6 Nov 2021 02:01
The black-browed babbler had been missing for 172 years before its unexpected rediscovery last year - now we have our first footage of the bird in the wild
Arginine, an inexpensive oral drug, could enhance radiation therapy for cancer
Science Daily - 6 Nov 2021 18:58
Treatment with arginine, one of the amino-acid building blocks of proteins, enhanced the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer patients with brain metastases, in a proof-of-concept, randomized clinical trial.
Researchers investigate role of gene associated with Alzheimer's disease in brain's immune cells
Science Daily - 6 Nov 2021 18:58
When immune cells move throughout the brain, they act as the first line of defense against viruses, toxic materials and damaged neurons, rushing over to clear out them. Researchers have been investigating how these immun...
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through November 6)
Singularity Hub - 6 Nov 2021 16:00
COMPUTING Hologram-in-a-Box Can Teleport You Anywhere John Boyd | IEEE Spectrum “ARHT Media, based in Toronto, Canada, and PORTL Inc., a start-up in Los Angeles, have begun shipping portable plug-and-play, cabinet-base...
Poison dart frogs: Facts about the beautiful but deadly amphibians
Live Science - 6 Nov 2021 14:58
They might look cute, but the toxins from a poison dart frog can be strong enough to kill several humans.
What's the most sunsets you could see on Earth in one day?
Live Science - 6 Nov 2021 13:00
Most people see only one sunset a day. How many more could you catch, if you really tried?
Black Friday running shoes deals: These running must-haves are on sale now
Live Science - 6 Nov 2021 01:02
Pick up a pair of running shoes on sale and get a new lease of life for your workout routine.