Injecting molecules from a sea slug that received tail shocks into one that didn’t made the recipient animal behave more cautiously.
A recent toast to James Watson highlights a tolerance for bigotry many want excised from the scientific community.
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Moderate ultraviolet light exposure boosts the brainpower of mice thanks to increased production of the neurotransmitter glutamate.
Researchers find a link between molecules released by commensal bacteria and the degree of inflammation in a mouse model of MS.
As the first personalized cell and gene therapies are approved from small clinical trials, researchers propose the creation of publicly accessible databases to pull together real-world results.
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A pilot program announced last month will consider combining announced and surprise inspections.
Victoria, a southern white rhino at the San Diego Zoo, was impregnated by artificial insemination on March 22 and, if all goes well, will birth the calf in summer 2019.
Women with metastatic cancer who were treated with a checkpoint inhibitor had a smaller benefit than did men.
Following the ultimate goal of the Paris Agreement would benefit plants and animals around the world, according to a new study.
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May 2018
When the O’Neills learned that their daughter had Sanfilippo syndrome, a devastating rare disease, they created a GoFundMe campaign that raised $2 million in less than a year.
Clinical analyses of patients’ gene sequences are helping to provide answers where none were available before.
Crowdfunding can power investigations into diseases that would otherwise receive little attention.
Government incentives, advances in technology, and an army of patient advocates have spun a successful market—but abuses of the system and exorbitant prices could cause a backlash.
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Ali Guthy, the daughter of cosmetics entrepreneur Victoria Jackson, discusses NMO, the rare autoimmune disease she suffers from.
Watch the viral video that helped the family of a child with Sanfilippo syndrome raise more than $2 million.
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BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the launch of the BD FACSymphony™ S6 cell sorter, which will be on display at the 33rd Congress of the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry next week in Prague.
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