Category: Health and Medicine
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Armadillos May Help Scientists Understand What Makes Two Brains Different
Scientists aim to use armadillos to understand what makes two brains different
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Fungi Produce Compounds that Help Manage Diabetes
Recent research has been exploring the potential role of fungal compounds in treating a widespread growing health concern – diabetes.
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Natural Genetic Variation Reveals Surprises About A Fungal Pathogen
Scientists find that a well-studied fungal gene (i.e. EFG1) involved in pathogenesis does not behave the same in all strains of the common yeast pathogen Candida albicans
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Let’s Talk About Sex Baby, Let’s Talk About Mechanosensory!
Scientists uncover a novel role for a mechanosensory ion channel in the sensing of sexual stimulation of the genitals
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Cryo-EM: A New Tool to Help Researchers Develop Therapeutics Against Cancer
Cryo-electron microscopy (or cryo-EM) is a powerful, upcoming tool being used by researchers to understand cancer and cancer therapeutics
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Getting Closer to Targeting an ‘Untargetable’ Cancer Causing Gene
Scientists may have uncovered a potent inhibitor of one of the most common KRAS mutations that drives cancers
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Do Brown Bears Hold the Secret to Curing Diabetes?
Scientists uncovered eight key proteins that may explain how bears regulate insulin sensitivity when transitioning between hibernating and active states
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Fighting Fungal Infections with Mucus
Scientists may have identified a new molecule that can help combat fungal infections, and it has to do with mucus
Science With A Funguy 