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Credit: Vania Olmos Lau International trade of wildlife on the Internet is highly unregulated and has become a threat for ...
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Reading to therapy dogs improves literacy attitudes in second-grade…
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Lasker Award for Michael N. Hall from the University of Basel
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A cluster of mutations in neurofibromatosis is important risk factor for severe symptoms
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Low serum calcium may increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest
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Brain’s ‘GPS’ does a lot more than just navigate
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Stimulating neurons could protect against brain damage, research shows
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Deep learning helps scientists keep track of cell’s inner parts
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Fruit and veg give you the feel-good factor
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Scientists reveal new and improved genome sequence of Daphnia pulex
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Seven years later: BP oil spill settlement funding new way to manage fish populations
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Cutting-edge analytics allows health to be improved through nutrition
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National cooperative group trial seeks to cut in half early mortality rates for rare…
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Elsevier announces the launch of Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry
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A surprising new link between inflammation and mental illness
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University of Maryland School of Medicine to take part in landmark Zika vaccine study
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Neuroscience study identifies new trigger mechanism for fragile X…
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Award supports UTSA professor’s efforts to freeze aneurysms and save lives
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