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Neuroscientists have identified a measurable brain difference between people with psychopathic traits and those with few or none. In a…
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A stainless steel breakthrough from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) could help solve one of the biggest problems facing…
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Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that could someday help researchers develop therapies…
For decades, scientists believed they understood one of the body's key fat-burning proteins. Known as hormone-sensitive lipase, or HSL, the…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of kidney…