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Mice demonstrate effects of bullying

Being the under-mouse in the pecking order is tough on more than your self-esteem.

New treatment for Alzheimer’s disease

Insulin, the hormone that keeps the level of sugar in the bloodstream within normal range, could be a potential therapy for Alzheimer’s disease.

Spacebound bacteria provide a key to microbial virulence

Salmonella has made a trip on a space shuttle to help researchers understand diseases on Earth.

Breakthrough for immune cells in fight against cancer

Killer T cells can share information to help them destroy invasive pathogens and cancer cells.

The Spotless Mind?

Memories can be enhanced or erased by manipulating the activity of PKMzeta.

Australian honey is a bacteria killer

It may be sweet, but it’s not bad for your health….it can even save you from infections.

The secret of broccoli’s cancer fighting powers

There’s now another reason to eat your vegetables. Scientists have discovered the biochemical secret of broccoli’s cancer fighting abilities.

Bread mould suffers from jet lag

Humans aren’t the only organisms ruled by their body clocks. Researchers at the Centre for Organelle Research (CORE) at the University of Stavanger , Norway, have revealed that mould can also suffer from…

Over 130 brain diseases linked to synapse proteins

There are now over 1000 molecular suspects for brain diseases and some of them are “˜repeat offenders’. Scientists have analysed a set of proteins in the synapses within the brain that play a…

Language could help delay Alzheimer’s onset

Speaking two or more languages could help delay symptoms of Alzheimer’s by up to five years, Canadian researchers have found.

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