i scream
funny, recommended treatment by ice chips
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Sad clown paradox
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_clown_paradox
just found an excuse for my silly jokes :)
human cell mass-size pattern
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As well as a total cell count, the study revealed something really interesting: if you group cells into categories based on their size, each size category contributes roughly the same amount to the mass of the body.
Reverse autoimmune disease by selectively shutting down the immunity
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They discovered in recent years that tagging molecules with a sugar known as N-acetylgalactosamine (pGal) could mimic this process, sending the molecules to the liver where tolerance to them develops.
“The idea is that we can attach any molecule we want to pGal and it will teach the immune system to tolerate it,” explained Hubbell. “Rather than rev up immunity as with a vaccine, we can tamp it down in a very specific way with an inverse vaccine.”
Live chart of carbon compensation purchased
Lung cancer pill. Reduces risks when taken after surgery.
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www.theguardian.com/science/2…
After five years, 88% of patients who took the daily pill after the removal of their tumour were still alive, compared with 78% of patients treated with a placebo.
from HN:
This is a drug that targets lung cancer (~12% of cancers) and only one type of lung cancer (non-small cell lung cancer, ~80% of cases). It targets a particular mutated gene that occurs in about 30% of that subtype. And then, about 50% of those patients respond.
Electric brain stimulation effects for productivity
(2017) People underestimate how happy others in their country are
Vitamin D new role discovered
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Stimulates dopamine neuron growth. Deficiency has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders like schizofrenia.
Closed bio-environment for science. Biosphere-2
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There’s a library at the top of a short tower, maybe two stories. We were told the crew didn’t use it because food and oxygen deprivation kept them too weak to climb the stairs.