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Structure of hPVN neurons in sciatica rats following repeated electroacupuncture

A recent study published in the Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 8, No. 3, 2013) showed that repeated electroacupuncture at bilateral Zusanli (ST36) and Yanglingquan (GB34) relieved chronic...

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How does acupuncture at Waiguan affect functional brain areas in ischemic...

There is strong evidence that acupuncture at different acupoints, combination of acupuncture at acupoints, and acupuncture and sham-acupuncture at acupoints can induce both activation and deactivation...

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Nottingham technology in heart development breakthrough

Technology developed at The University of Nottingham has been used in a breakthrough study aimed at developing the first comprehensive model of a fully functioning fetal heart.

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Can the oxygen supply promote cognitive ability in the elderly?

The supply of highly concentrated oxygen positively affects cognitive processing. As the difficulty of the cognitive task increases, the effect of highly concentrated oxygen on the task increases.

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Mirror neurons is thought to facilitate the understanding of abstract movements

Lots of studies have shown that mirror neurons and the mirror neuron system (MNS) exist in humans. There is evidence from functional MRI and electroencephalography studies that human MNS is activated...

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Gene therapy has a new progress in treatment of nervous system diseases

Gene therapy has a new progress in treatment of nervous system diseases

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Anion rubber-modified asphalt that is beneficial to human health

The Anion rubber-modified asphalt developed in this study can consume a large amount of waste tires, improve the pavement as well as its surrounding environment; it is beneficial to human health;...

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The early Earth remnant preserved in Guangxi, South China

Earth was formed at ca. 4.5 Ga ago. Zircon could be only mineral generated at ca. 4.0 Ga ago. One zircon with U-Pb age of 4.1 Ga was found in Guangxi, South China, suggesting that the hadean remnants...

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Intense acupuncture can improve muscle recovery in patients with Bell palsy

Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and better quality of life, according to a...

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Variation of head and facial morphological characteristics with increased age...

With age increases, the head breadth, minimum frontal breadth, face breadth, interocular breadth, external biocular breadth, lip height, thickness of lips, head circumference, auricular height, length-...

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Sleep deficiency may alter gene expression

One week of inadequate sleep can alter the expression of hundreds of genes involved in inflammation, immunity, and cells' response to stress, researchers report. Sleep deficiency can lead to a host of...

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Transplanted neurons may outlive the brain that generated them

A study suggests that the maximum lifespan of some mammalian neurons may not be limited by the maximum lifespan of the organism in which they originated. In mammals, neurons can last an entire lifespan...

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Pre-term human brain can discriminate syllables

As early as three months prior to term, the immature human brain establishes neural functions that help decipher human speech, according to a study. At birth, children can discriminate some syllables...

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How groups come to consensus

To come to a consensus, animals living in groups use information based on their individual experience as well as information gleaned by observing group members, a study reports. Noam Miller and...

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Maize agriculture thrived in coastal Peru 5,000 years ago

Humans actively grew, processed, and consumed maize 5,000 years ago in the Norte Chico region of Peru, a study finds. Inconclusive evidence of the presence of maize, an important cereal crop throughout...

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Phosphorus, rainfall help chart tree species in tropical forests

Two factors, rainfall and soil phosphorus, may help researchers better understand and monitor tropical forests. One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, tropical forests contain many rare tree...

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4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting to be led by region’s leading bone experts

Clinicians and researchers are invited to attend Asia-Pacific’s key clinical bone event in 2013. The 4th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)...

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How do successful Chinese women avoid becoming marriage ‘leftovers’?

The rise of successful, career-minded young women is one of the results of China’s continued economic growth, but when it comes to marriage how does this new type of woman chime with traditional...

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Carbon: Quest underway to discover its quantity, movements, origin, and forms...

From Earth's surface to hundreds of kilometers deeper than oilmen drill, the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is investigating the surprising quantity of carbon in the deep, dark Earth beyond...

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Diminishing sea ice might open short routes for trans-Arctic vessels

Researchers might be able to predict where new trans-Arctic shipping routes are likely to emerge as climate change continues to diminish sea ice during the coming century, according to a study. Climate...

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