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Scientists identify clue to regrowing nerve cells

Human stomach a stem cell powerhouse

Michael Jackson drug discovery may aid development of new anesthetics

Rare gene variant linked to macular degeneration

Aging really is ‘in your head’

Receptor may aid spread of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in brain

Alcohol abuse, eating disorders share genetic link

Evolution not driven by single beneficial mutation, but by group that includes ‘genetic hitchhikers’

Brain differences seen in depressed preschoolers

Laughing gas does not increase heart attacks

High levels of tau protein linked to poor recovery after brain injury

High levels of tau protein in fluid bathing the brain are linked to poor recovery after head trauma, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Mil…

New nanoparticles make blood clots visible

For almost two decades, cardiologists have searched for ways to see dangerous blood clots before they cause heart attacks.
Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that they have designed nanoparticles…