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A new study has found that fragile X syndrome, the most common genetic cause of mental retardation and autism, occurs because of a mechanism that shuts off the gene associated with the disease. While researchers have known that the excess repetition of a particular segment of the genetic code is... 자세히보기
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A wide range of human diseases is caused by gene mutations, which result in misfolded protein molecules. Medical treatments can't correct this. But researchers have now demonstrated in mice what could be a revolutionary technique to correct this and cure a disease. Read more in PNAS.JA Janovick et... 자세히보기
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Biologists at the University at Buffalo have found that being severely overweight alters the way we taste food. They observed that obese mice had fewer taste cells capable of detecting sweetness than slimmer mice. Read more in PLOS ONE. AB Maliphol et al., PLOS ONE, 2013. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone... 자세히보기
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Using a survey carried out in a hospital cafeteria in Boston, researchers found that color-coded labels had an effect on customers' awareness and purchase of healthy food. Read more in Preventive Medicine. Lillian Sonnenberg et al., Preventive Medicine, 2013; 57 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.07.001
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