Canadian brain bank network to advance research on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
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Discovery of a 'pioneer' that opens the genome
Our genome contains all the information necessary to form a complete human being. This information, encoded in our DNA, stretches over one to two metres long but still manages to squeeze into a cell about 100聽times smaller than a green pea. To do so, the genome has to be compacted.
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New technique for finding life on Mars
Researchers demonstrate for the first time the potential of existing technology to directly detect and characterize life on Mars and other planets.
Neutron-star merger yields new puzzle for astrophysicists
The afterglow from the distant neutron-star merger detected last August has continued to brighten 鈥� much to the surprise of astrophysicists studying the aftermath of the massive collision that took place about 138 million light years away and sent gravitational聽waves rippling through the universe.
Flawed research methods exaggerate the prevalence of depression
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Alzheimer鈥檚 disease: neuronal loss very limited
Frequently encountered in the elderly, Alzheimer鈥檚 is considered a neurodegenerative disease, which means that it is accompanied by a significant, progressive loss of neurons and their nerve endings, or synapses. A joint French and Canadian study published in Scientific Reports now challenges this view.
Being bilingual may help autistic children
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Progression of Parkinson鈥檚 disease follows brain connectivity
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A repeating fast radio burst from an extreme environment
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Clinical trial of novel approach to treating osteoporosis represents 鈥渟ignificant breakthrough,鈥� according to clinician-scientist at the Lady Davis Institute
A regimen of a novel bone anabolic medication (which builds bone mass) followed by an antiresorptive agent (which maintains bone mass) has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of fracture among post-menopausal women with severe osteoporosis, according to results of a clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Origins of photosynthesis in plants dated to 1.25 billion years ago
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