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Posted: March 8, 2020
With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign inactivated one of the genes responsible for an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – a debilitating and fatal neurological disease for which there is no cure. The novel treatment slowed disease progression, improved muscle...
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Posted: March 6, 2020
A diet including daily avocado consumption improves the ability to focus attention in adults whose measurements of height and weight are categorized as overweight or obese, a new randomized control trial found.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign conducted the 12-week study, published in the International Journal of...
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Posted: February 10, 2020
Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose provide the seductive taste of sweetness without the calories contained in sugar – a seeming win-win for people who need to control their blood sugar and insulin levels or weight.
However, simply tasting or consuming sucralose may affect blood glucose and insulin levels on glucose tolerance tests, scientists...
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Posted: February 9, 2020
It takes a lot of energy to collect, clean and dispose of contaminated water. Some contaminants, like arsenic, occur in low concentrations, calling for even more energy-intensive selective removal processes.
In a new paper, researchers address this water-energy relationship by introducing a device that can purify and remediate arsenic-contaminated...
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Posted: February 7, 2020
Before they can get started at their field site – a giant cave studded with stalactites, stalagmites and human artifacts – 15 undergraduate students must figure out how to use their virtual hands and tools. They also must learn to teleport.
This is ANTH 399, a course designed to bring the archaeological field school experience to undergraduate...