SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California trudges into another autumn marred by toxic wildfire smoke and drought-parched reservoirs, state lawmakers have cast climate change as a growing public health threat for the state’s 40 million residents. But they were willing to…
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What Really Causes A Double Chin?
kei907/Shutterstock By Karishma Desai/Sept. 7, 2021 7:41 pm EDT With more offices staying remote, it seems Zoom meetings have become inevitable. Unfortunately, researchers say this has led to “Zoom dysmorphia,” or negative self-perception from seeing your face on camera (via International…
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Research reveals how subtle changes in a microRNA may lead to ALS
When people think about the connection between genes and disease, they often envision something that works like a light switch: When the gene is normal, the person carrying it does not have the disease. If it gets mutated, a switch…
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Protein markers in chronic lymphocytic leukemia may help determine patients' prognoses
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in the Western world. New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology reveals that certain protein markers may indicate which patients have stable forms of CLL and which have more…
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Treating orphan diseases in children
Blau syndrome is an extremely rare autoimmune disease estimated to occur in fewer than one in a million people. Patients begin to show symptoms before the age of 4, and the symptoms will progress to cause serious complications such as…
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Differential localization may explain different physiological functions of receptors
In the heart there are two different subtypes of beta-adrenergic receptors – beta1 and beta2 – which are activated by the stress hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline. They both trigger the strongest stimulation of the heart rate and pumping capacity that…
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Arizona Governor Signs Abortion Ban for Genetic Issues
Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey speaks during a bill signing in Phoenix. PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed a sweeping antiabortion bill that bans the procedure if the woman is seeking it solely because a fetus…
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