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Scientists uncover common cell signaling pathway awry in some types of autism
Neural progenitor cells from Control (left) and ASD (right) patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells display faster growth and have less amount so BRN2 in...
Hunt for ninth planet reveals new extremely distant solar system objects
An illustration of the orbits of the new and previously known extremely distant Solar System objects. The clustering of most of their orbits indicates...
Breakthrough in understanding Parkinson’s disease
Research from The University of Queensland could lead to a new treatment for Parkinson's disease, with future potential applications to nearly 50 other disorders.
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Interactive map shows where animals will move under climate change
Scientists predict that as Earth warms and climate patterns morph in response, animals will be forced to move to survive. That usually means hightailing...
NASA’s Juno Successfully Completes Jupiter Flyby
NASA's Juno mission successfully executed its first of 36 orbital flybys of Jupiter today. The time of closest approach with the gas-giant world was...
Global Income Inequality Has Declined in Relative Terms, But Gone Up Substantially in Absolute...
Researchers from Oxford University and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) have found that during the last four decades...
Why are we now? Researchers suggest life on Earth may be early in cosmic...
We know that the universe is roughly 14 billion years old, and that someday it is likely to end -- perhaps because of a...
Chimpanzees choose cooperation over competition
Like people, chimps prefer teamwork over competition.Credit: © pattoise / Flickr
When given a choice between cooperating or competing, chimpanzees choose to cooperate five times...
Scientists use ultrasound to jump-start a man’s brain after coma
25-year-old man recovering from a coma has made remarkable progress following a treatment at UCLA to jump-start his brain using ultrasound. The technique uses...
The sound of a healthy reef
MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student Max Kaplan scuba diving over a coral reef in the Virgin Islands back.Credit: T. Aran Mooney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Important advance made with new approach to ‘control’ cancer, not eliminate it
A new approach to cancer therapy works to control it, not completely eliminate it.Credit: Graphic courtesy of Oregon State University.
Researchers have created a new...
