2.4 Million-Year-Old DNA Is Oldest Ever Recovered
The DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem. DNA fragments recovered from an ice sheet in northern Greenland represent the oldest DNA ever found, a group of Danish scientists report today (December 7) in Nature. The team dates the samples to around 2.4 million years ago, making the DNA […]
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New Insight into Brain Inflammation Inspires New Hope for Epilepsy Treatment
Clinicians and researchers teamed up to investigate how inappropriate proinflammatory mechanisms contribute to the pathogenesis of drug-refractory epilepsy. Doctors treat epilepsy with anticonvulsants to control seizures, but some patients do not respond to these first-line therapies. For patients with drug-refractory epilepsy (DRE), whose seizures persist after treatment with two or more anticonvulsants, clinicians must surgically […]
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The Unscientific King: Charles III’s History Promoting Homeopathy
King Charles III has a long history of promoting homeopathic or alternative medical treatments not supported by scientific evidence. King Charles III has been conferred many new titles following the recent death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, but one existing title that remains is “Royal Patron of the Faculty of Homeopathy,” an organization of healthcare […]
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