WOW COW A special feature of bovine antibodies seems key to why cows in a new study were able to generate broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.
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ALCOHOL EFFECTS Babies exposed to alcohol in utero can have lifelong learning and developmental problems. A new study in rats suggests one way alcohol might hurt a developing fetus, moving closer to a treatment.
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GROWTH SPUR An intestinal bacterium called Streptococcus gallolyticus (white, growing in a petri dish) has previously been linked to colon cancer. Now researchers are getting clues about how the bacterium promotes tumor growth.
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Clinical Trials
Science TickerEbola vaccine proves effective, final trial results show
The Ebola vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV proved effective at stopping the spread of the virus in a clinical trial in West Africa.News in Brief
Ebola vaccine proves effective
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Biomedicine
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Cows produce powerful HIV antibodies
For the first time in any animal, researchers elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. Cows’ antibodies could help with drug development.News
The fight against gonorrhea gets a potential new weapon: a vaccine
A vaccine used in New Zealand to curb meningitis also appeared to drop gonorrhea infections, results that hint at a way to make a gonorrhea vaccine. -
Neuroscience
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Brain activity helps build an alpha male
In mice, nerve cells in the prefrontal cortex influence whether an individual is dominant or submissive.News
Just one night of poor sleep can boost Alzheimer’s proteins
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Nutrition
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Choosing white or whole-grain bread may depend on what lives in your gut
Gut microbes determine how people’s blood sugar levels respond to breads.News in Brief
No one-fits-all healthy diet exists
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Mental Health
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Autism, ADHD risk not linked to prenatal exposure to antidepressants
Taking antidepressants during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, two new large studies suggest.Letters to the EditorReaders question mental health research
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Cancer
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Therapy flags DNA typos to rev cancer-fighting T cells
Genetic tests help identify cancer patients who will benefit from immune therapy.Letters to the EditorReaders ponder the randomness of DNA errors
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Human Development
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For humans, the appeal of looking at faces starts before birth
New research suggests that 8-month-old fetuses, like newborns, are particularly interested in looking at faces.News
Scientists seek early signs of autism
The search for autism biomarkers, in the blood and the brain, is heating up. -
Health
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Common drugs help reverse signs of fetal alcohol syndrome in rats
A thyroid hormone and a blood sugar drug affect levels of a hormone needed for brain development, study in rats shows.News
Drinking sugary beverages in pregnancy linked to kids’ later weight gain
Consuming sugary drinks while pregnant may mean kids are heavier when they reach elementary school age.
