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One Step Closer To Having Diabetes Under Control
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One Step Closer To Having Diabetes Under Control

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic illness that requires patients to control their blood sugar levels constantly. With daily injection of insulin to maintain healthy...

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Genetically Reprogramming Biological Clocks: One Step Closer To The Fountain Of Youth
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Genetically Reprogramming Biological Clocks: One Step Closer To The Fountain Of Youth

Imagine telling explorers of the New World that the Fountain of Youth was hidden in their cells. That's probably what Kristen C. Browder's team could say after...

3 min read3,469 views
Understanding The Risk For Severe Outcomes Of Youth With COVID-19
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Understanding The Risk For Severe Outcomes Of Youth With COVID-19

The Global Pediatric Emergency Research Network (PERN)–COVID-19 Study sought to understand risk factors for severe SARS-CoV-2 infections in youth. By...

3 min read3,087 views
COVID-19 during pregnancy causes fetal and placental inflammation
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COVID-19 during pregnancy causes fetal and placental inflammation

During pregnancy, COVID-19 presents significant risks both to the mother and the developing fetus. However, little was known about the immune responses...

4 min read3,345 views
Genetics agrees: Africa is thriving in diversity
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Genetics agrees: Africa is thriving in diversity

Populations in African countries have much more genetic variation than previously thought. We sequenced the DNA of 400 individuals and showed how people moved...

3 min read4,745 views
Organizing DNA sets the tempo of gene activation
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Organizing DNA sets the tempo of gene activation

If you had to fit two meters of a thread into a ball smaller than the width of a single strand of hair, how would you do it? How would you organize it so that...

4 min read4,899 views
Can nerve signals put a halt to type 1 diabetes?
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Can nerve signals put a halt to type 1 diabetes?

In type 1 diabetes the immune system attacks cells in the pancreas, causing chronic problems with blood sugar. It has long been a mystery why the immune system...

3 min read3,523 views
Deep brain-mediated effects of stress on sleep and immunity
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Deep brain-mediated effects of stress on sleep and immunity

Stress is among the most prevalent causes of insomnia, yet why the brain fails to manage a heathy and proper sleep pattern under stress remains unclear. We...

4 min read4,263 views
Disparities in food spending away from home: where will COVID hit hospitality hardest?
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Disparities in food spending away from home: where will COVID hit hospitality hardest?

Despite costing the UK hospitality industry £200 million per day in 2020, the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the industry are unknown, with measures such as...

4 min read3,958 views
Hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19? Let’s listen to monkeys!
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Hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19? Let’s listen to monkeys!

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many drugs have been tested to improve patient outcomes or reduce transmission. One of these drugs has generated...

4 min read3,826 views