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The brains of people who cannot hear adapt to process vision-based language, in addition to brain changes associated with the loss of auditory input.
A study suggests that some mouse models do not accurately mimic human molecular mechanisms of inflammatory response, but other mouse strains may fare better.
An illustration depicting the damaging effects of a tumor (red) on structural connections within the brain
Tuberculosis bacteria find shelter from drugs and the body’s defenses in bone marrow stem cells.
Scientists found a way to cause panic attacks in women with amygdala damage.
One of the most advanced tuberculosis vaccines has failed to protect infants from getting the disease in a clinical trial, but it may be effective in adults.
Using a SMART card containing your genetic information and medical history, you could one day soon be diagnosed and treated for all kinds of diseases at an ATM-style kiosk.
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