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Jul 2026
Researchers uncover hierarchical sensory processing system in the zebrafish brain
How does the brain make sense of what we see, hear, and feel—and transform these separate signals into a coherent perception of the world?
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Jul 2026
New discovery advances sustainable production of plant-based medicines
Two plants that cause neurotoxicity and paralysis in the tiniest doses are also known to counter pain, malaria, cancer and pests.
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Jul 2026
Ketamine boosts neuroplasticity through microglia in female brains
Doctors use ketamine on patients as general anesthesia before surgery. They also prescribe it in low doses for pain management, and more recently, it's been used for treatment-resistant depression where other drugs have failed.
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Jul 2026
Study offers a potential strategy to make nanoparticle-based cancer drugs more effective
A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified a way to reshape the gut microbiome that can enhance the delivery of certain chemotherapies to tumors, offering a potential strategy to make nanoparticle-based cancer drugs more effective.
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Jul 2026
Secondhand smoke alters tooth enamel development in early life
Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke during the first days of life can cause changes in tooth enamel mineralization without causing visible changes to the teeth.
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Jul 2026
Natural compounds could combat drug-resistant malaria and babesiosis
As parasites become increasingly resistant to existing drugs, researchers at the University of California, Riverside are working to develop a new generation of treatments for two serious infectious diseases: malaria and babesiosis.
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Jul 2026
Arginine boosts immune defenses against cancer and viral infections
The amino acid arginine helps to keep the human body humming, most notably by synthesizing proteins that carry out a range of cellular processes.
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Jul 2026
Engineered extracellular vesicles counter deadly cytokine storms in mice
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted some severe consequences of unchecked respiratory disease, including cytokine storm.
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Jul 2026
TRF2 protein preserves muscle stem cell identity and regeneration
A protein best known for protecting the ends of chromosomes also helps muscle stem cells preserve their identity and repair damaged tissue, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Jul 2026
Immune cell navigation breakthrough offers hope for better anti-inflammatory drugs
A scientific collaboration between the University of Bath (UK) and the UMass Chan Medical School (USA) have determined how a specific type of white blood cells, called neutrophils, move through the body.
