Inherent feminizing effect of germ cells: New insights into sex determination

A new study shows for the first time germ cells have an inherent property to feminize the body in teleost fish, medaka.

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Making a leap from high-ability high school to college of lesser academic status can be a real downer

Making the transition from high school to college may be stressful – but it can be downright depressing for students who graduate from a school with peers of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability, according to a new study.

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Patients who travel abroad for plastic surgery can bring home serious complications

With the promise of inexpensive procedures luring patients to travel abroad for plastic surgery, medical tourism has become an expanding, multi-billion-dollar industry. But while the initial procedure may be cheap, it can place a significant burden on US public health systems when patients return from abroad with complications. A new study describes the magnitude of medical complications that can result from plastic surgery abroad.

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Uncovering clue to disarm gonorrhea superbug

Researchers have discovered a way the gonorrhea bacteria cleverly evade the immune system – opening up the way for therapies that prevent this process, allowing the body’s natural defenses to kill the bug.

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Probing the complex nature of concussion

Concussion is a major public health problem, but not much is known about the impacts that cause concussion or how to prevent them. A new study suggests that the problem is more complicated than previously thought.

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Butterflies of the soul: Developmental origins of interneurons

A new study reveals how interneurons, dubbed ‘the butterflies of the soul,’ emerge and diversify in the brain. The findings may help inform the development of new classes of drugs for diseases such as autism, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s.

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Pediatric cancer drug shows 93 percent response rate

A first-of-its-kind drug targeting a fused gene found in many types of cancer was effective in 93 percent of pediatric patients tested, researchers say.

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Gut microbes could help better predict risk of hospitalization for patients with cirrhosis

The gut microbiome – a collection of bacteria and other microbes in the gut – could be a highly accurate predictor of hospitalizations for patients with cirrhosis, according to a recently published study.

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Can a Mediterranean diet pattern slow aging?

A series of six articles finds new correlations between a Mediterranean diet and healthy aging outcomes – while also underscoring the need for careful approaches to the use of data in order to measure the diet’s potential benefits.

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Adult-onset neurodegeneration has roots in early development

The roots of a progressive degenerative disease begin much earlier than previously thought, according to a recent study.

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