Transplantation is in some regards the “end of the line” therapy in medical care as transplantation specialists step in to replace entire organs after other…
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In the mid-1950s, Dr. Denham Harman, MD, Ph.D., proposed the free radical theory of aging while a resident in internal medicine. Dr. Harman had studied…
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It is now widely accepted that human activities have resulted in significant changes to the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial environments. While climate change is…
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Uveitis is a potentially blinding condition whereby inflammation may irreversibly damage the delicate intraocular structures. It can be associated with infections, other systemic autoimmune conditions,…
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Treatment responses in (small) children are difficult to assess since descriptions of symptoms and symptom changes are not easily available without the use of language,…
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Across the human genome, there are a few million base pairs that differentiate one person from another. Though these differences account for only 0.1% of…
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The migration of substances in complex systems is most commonly a result of diffusion – a mechanism in which atoms or molecules migrate from the…
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Primates are so fast and accurate in understanding the surrounding visual world. Their visual cortex lets them do invariant object recognition in just 100-150ms [1]….
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According to the World of Science dictionary, over 100 science-related terms start with the letter A, from abiotic to atomic to azygos. This article catalogs…
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What is the name of your favorite color? Blue? Green? Maroon? How about exotic colors like Amaranth or Xanadu? Everyone is familiar with the basic…
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The cerebral cortex is the seat of advanced human faculties such as language, long-term planning, and complex thought. Research over the last 60 years has shown…
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