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When We Perceive What Others Do, Our Brain Sees What We Expect

New research has shown that our perception of what others do depends on what we expect to happen more so than previously thought.
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HIV-1 Neutralization Tied to Viral Load Levels in Patients

An international team has for the first time researched the longevity of neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1-infected people. The findings improve understanding of the dynamics of such antibodies and are an important building block for further research.
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New Insights Into How Green Algae Count Cell Divisions

In an "unexpected" discovery, researchers found that single-celled green algae use a biased counting mechanism to control cell division.
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“DNA Loops” in Pediatric Brain Tumors Double Relapse Risk

A study of newly created databases of medulloblastoma has found that patients with tumors containing circular extrachromosomal DNA are twice as likely to relapse and three times as likely to die within five years of diagnosis.
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Tau Proteins Visualized While Neurons Are “Talking”

For the first time, University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have shown how the tau protein, known for its role in dementias, behaves where communication in the brain takes place.
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Disrupting One Gene in CAR T Cells Makes Them More Potent

Disrupting one gene in CAR T cells used for cancer therapy makes them more potent and able to fight the cancer for longer, reports a new study.
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Contents of Human Bone Marrow Mapped

A team of researchers has mapped the location and spatial features of blood-forming cells within human bone marrow, providing a powerful way to study diseases like sickle cell anaemia and leukemia.
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Existing Drug That Targets Sleeping Cells Could Be the Answer To Lower Back Pain

A study of senescent (inactive) osteoclasts in the vertebral column of mice suggests that using anti-senescent drugs could relieve the spinal sensitivity that causes lower back pain.
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Drug-Like Molecule Extends Lifespan and Ameliorates Pathology in Worms

Researchers at the Buck Institute have identified a new drug-like molecule that keeps mitochondria healthy via mitophagy, a process that removes and recycles damaged mitochondria in multicellular organisms.
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Recent Studies Uncover the Cellular Mechanisms of Genetic ALS

A pair of recent studies have uncovered novel cellular mechanisms that are involved in two types of genetic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The findings improve the understanding of ALS.
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