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 Science & Tech  Ingrid - 213 days ago - dsc.discovery.com Scurrying mice would seem to have little to do with human language, but new research has found that a slightly different version of a gene associated with human speech also governs movement in rodents.
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 Science & Tech  Mimi - 299 days ago - hosted.ap.org Cat and mouse may never be the same! Japanese scientists say they've used genetic engineering to create mice that show no fear of felines, a development that may shed new light on mammal behavior and the nature of fear itself.
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Gene Loss Contributes to Human Evolution
Science & Tech  Eduardo - 299 days ago - topnews.in Scientists found that the loss of genes has contributed to the evolution of the human species. The mouse and human genomes were compare, searching for genes having changes significant enough to render them non-functional somewhere since the divergence.
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'Painkiller' Gene Turned Off in Mice
Science & Tech Eduardo - 302 days ago - newscientist.com Chilli peppers activate an enzyme called c-Kit. Getting rid of c-Kit increases pain tolerance in mice, while stimulating it lowers the level at which heat becomes painful. This could lead to the development of painkillers that work by blocking the enzyme.
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Sugar and Alzheimer's: Are They Linked?
Science & Tech Eduardo - 307 days ago - webmd.com Drinking too many sugary sodas may increase a person's risk for developing Alzheimer disease late in life, new research suggests. The small study was conducted in mice, not humans. The mice were fed either water or sugar water.
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Scientists Cure Mice With Sickle Cell
Science & Tech Eduardo - 307 days ago - usatoday.com Scientists have the first evidence that those "reprogrammed stem cells" that made headlines last month really have the potential to treat disease: They used skin from the tails of sick mice to cure the rodents of sickle cell anemia.
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 Science & Tech  Jacquelin - 309 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk Agression pheromones have been identified in mice that encourage fights between rival males.
Scientists from Scripps Research Institute in California found that mice excrete at least two chemicals in their urine which make them brawl.
Nerves in th
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Newly-Identified Exercise Gene Could Help With Depression
Science & Tech Eduardo - 312 days ago - sciencedaily.com Depression affects 16 percent of the population in the United States. Boosting an exercise-related gene in the brain works as a powerful anti-depressant in mice--a finding that could lead to a new anti-depressant drug target.
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 Science & Tech Eduardo - 317 days ago - dailymail.co.uk A mouse gene called Par-4, which produces the protein. U.S. researchers genetically engineered a group of mice to have higher levels of the protein than normal. These mice were immune to many forms of cancer, such as cancer of the liver and prostate.
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Transplants Without Tears
Science & Tech Eduardo - 318 days ago - sciencenow.sciencemag.org Scientists use a specific type of antibody to clear away old marrow stem cells in mice, allowing fresh ones to take their place. The discovery could allow patients to receive bone marrow without undergoing chemotherapy and other toxic procedures.
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 Science & Tech  Abid - 321 days ago - hinduonnet.com Mutant mice could provide genetic clues to understanding incurable human sight loss resulting from retinal degeneration. Research published in the online open access journal Genome Biology uncovers a role for microRNA in retinal disease, and may point the
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A Novel Way Found to Prevent Protein Plaques Implicated in Alzheimer's
Science & Tech Eduardo - 324 days ago - thehindu.com A protein called amyloid beta aggregates into toxic plaques in the brain, killing neurons. The deadly transformation of amyloid beta into plaques can be prevented through an interaction between amyloid beta and another protein called cystatin C.
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Overexpression Of Human Protein Reduces Severity Of Alzheimer's Disease In Mice
Science & Tech Eduardo - 326 days ago - sciencedaily.com Mice genetically engineered to both overproduce the protein neuroglobin and to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD) had a much milder form of the disease when compared to mice engineered to have AD alone.
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 Science & Tech  Mari - 330 days ago - abc.net.au Mice neurones have been manipulated to light up in a rainbow of fluorescent hues, creating a powerful tool for mapping the brain's complicated wiring plan, US researchers say.
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 Science & Tech Eduardo - 333 days ago - news.xinhuanet.com An undated handout photo shows a cat and a brown mouse within an inch of each other. Fear may be linked to the sense of smell, and can be switched off simply by shutting down certain receptors in the brain, Japanese scientists have found.
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