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I post news mostly about science and medical related research. Some music might slip in here or there! My brain is curious and my heart is caring, so that makes me a democrat, at least in my eyes!

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Transplanted neural stem cells help preserve vision in retinal degeneration Cedars-Sinai investigators working to optimize a cell-based treatment for retinitis pigmentosa have uncovered how transplanted neural stem cells interact with host retinal cells to preserve vision. Th...
07.03.2026 17:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you Bab! Have the best weekend you can, everyone!

07.03.2026 17:48 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Why most foods don't trigger allergies: Three common seed proteins may train gut immune tolerance In little moments like when sipping coffee or licking an ice cream cone, it doesn't seem like your body is pulling off a biological miracle. But it is. That cookie is not you—yet when you put it in yo...
07.03.2026 13:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Brain-Invading Worm Spread By Rats and Snails Has Reached California Researchers have found evidence the rat lungworm is now endemic in southern California
07.03.2026 13:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.
07.03.2026 13:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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People with the least political knowledge tend to be the most overconfident in their grasp of facts People often misjudge their understanding of verifiable political facts. A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied provides evidence that individuals with the least actu...
07.03.2026 13:15 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Mayo Clinic discovers rare gene mutation that causes fatty liver disease Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a rare mutation in the MET gene that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. The mutation disrupts the liver’s ability to p...
07.03.2026 13:14 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Scientists create cartilage scaffold that helps the body regrow bone Researchers in Sweden have engineered a cell-free cartilage scaffold that can guide the body to rebuild damaged bone. By removing the cells but preserving the structure and natural growth signals, the...
07.03.2026 13:13 — 👍 19    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1
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Scientists discover protein that triggers diabetic blindness A newly identified protein may hold the key to preventing diabetic blindness. Researchers discovered that LRG1 triggers the earliest damage in diabetic retinopathy by constricting tiny retinal blood v...
07.03.2026 13:13 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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A 4,000-year-old sheep reveals the secret of an ancient plague A mysterious form of plague that spread across Eurasia thousands of years before the Black Death has finally revealed a crucial clue. Scientists analyzing ancient DNA discovered the bacterium Yersinia...
07.03.2026 13:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Three distinct ADHD biotypes identified using a novel brain-first, data-driven approach Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD translates in different ways across the population, unlike the overgeneralized version presented on social media. A recent study further solidified thi...
07.03.2026 13:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Follow motion or light? How the brain deals with multiple visual inputs Imagine arriving at a busy location with people moving around and a multitude of visual and other sensory cues vying for your attention. How does the brain integrate such floods of sensory information...
07.03.2026 13:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Index provides flu risk for each state Infectious disease can afflict a population in complex ways. Understanding the varying risks is an equally complex challenge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a general metr...
07.03.2026 13:08 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Creating less trippy, more therapeutic 'magic mushrooms' Psilocybin—the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms"—is gaining scientific attention for its potential in treating neuropsychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, substance use disorde...
07.03.2026 13:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Smart combinations of antibiotics can slow down resistance When a bacterium becomes resistant to one antibiotic, it may sometimes become more sensitive to another. This biological side-effect offers an unexpected opportunity in the fight against antibiotic re...
07.03.2026 13:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wnt signaling drives stomach cancer spread by reshaping surrounding tissue, finds study Researchers at the Cancer Research Institute and the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have uncovered a critical mechanism that enables gastric cancer to spread to distan...
07.03.2026 13:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tubulin prevents toxic protein clumps in the brain, fighting back against neurodegeneration Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a potential new strategy to fight back against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, conditions that are linked to the toxic accumulation of T...
07.03.2026 13:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A virus without a vaccine or treatment is hitting California. What you need to know A respiratory virus that doesn't have a vaccine or a specific treatment regimen is spreading in some parts of California—but there's no need to sound the alarm just yet, public health officials say.
07.03.2026 13:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Combination therapy shows promising efficacy in aggressive leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a particularly aggressive form of blood cancer that usually progresses rapidly if swift and intensive treatment is not applied. Although the disease can often be contai...
07.03.2026 13:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Robotic surgery removes hard-to-reach caudate lobe tumor in a 79-year-old Resection of tumors in the caudate lobe (a deep, hard-to-reach part of the liver) is recognized as one of the most technically challenging procedures in hepatic surgery due to its unique anatomical po...
07.03.2026 13:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Spray-on 'immune-shield' coats transplant organs to curb rejection A new technology has been developed to suppress immune rejection, the biggest challenge in organ transplantation, without causing systemic side effects. A research team from Pohang University of Scien...
07.03.2026 13:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Thank you Foxy! Have a lovely weekend!

07.03.2026 12:59 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Why one nostril feels blocked: The nasal cycle swaps airflow about every two hours One of the most bothersome things about being sick or having seasonal allergies is that it makes your nose stuffy and blocked. This makes breathing in through your nostrils frustrating—if not altogeth...
07.03.2026 12:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thymus function may hold the key to understanding immune aging As populations age worldwide, the decline of the immune system, a process known as immunosenescence, has become a critical biomedical challenge. This decline leads to increased susceptibility to infec...
07.03.2026 12:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good morning Stella!

07.03.2026 12:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Japan approves stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's in world first Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with the therapies expected to reach patients ...
06.03.2026 13:22 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Phew! NASA Rules Out Asteroid Smashup on the Moon in 2032 Here’s one less thing to worry about — or to look forward to: NASA has ruled out any chance that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032.
06.03.2026 13:21 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A Solar Superstorm Blasted Mars—and Its Atmosphere Freaked Out A new study investigated how the biggest solar storm in more than two decades impacted the Red Planet.
06.03.2026 13:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New PET imaging study reveals how ketamine relieves treatment-resistant depression Researchers from Japan have uncovered direct evidence showing how ketamine exerts its rapid antidepressant effects in patients with treatment-resistant depression, using a novel brain imaging techniqu...
06.03.2026 13:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Black Death ‘rewilding’ did not boost biodiversity, study suggests The devastation caused by the Black Death in medieval Europe may not have delivered the environmental benefits that could be assumed to follow large-scale human decline, according to new research.
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