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Cocoa flavanols boost brain oxygenation and cognition in healthy adults

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 11-24-2020

The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on cognitive tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand. …

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Exercise and nutrition regimen benefits physical, cognitive health

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 10-19-2020

Study shows that a 12-week exercise and nutritrion intervention improved physical and cognitive performance. …

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Portable point-of-care COVID-19 test could bypass the lab

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 08-31-2020

A prototype point-of-care COVID-19 test can be read with a simple-to-use portable instrument and a smartphone in 30 minutes. …

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Sanitizing N95 respirator masks in an electric cooker

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 08-06-2020

Study finds that 50 minutes of dry heat in an electric cooker, such as a rice cooker, decontaminated N95 respirators while maintaining their filtration efficiency and fit. …

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Decoy receptor neutralizes coronavirus in cell cultures

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 08-04-2020

A new study suggests that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be effectively neutralized with a decoy – an engineered, free-floating cell receptor protein. …

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Inexpensive, smartphone-based detector identifies pathogens in minutes

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 04-23-2020

An inexpensive yet sensitive smartphone-based testing device for viral and bacterial pathogens takes about 30 minutes to complete …

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New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 02-26-2020

Scientists used a new CRISPR gene-editing technology to inactivate one of the genes responsible for an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. …

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Microbes in the human body may swap genes across tissue boundaries

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 04-11-2019

Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one another at a higher rate than is typically seen in nature, and some of those genes appear to be traveling – independent of their microbial hosts …

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Reused cooking oil promotes breast cancer progression in mice

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 03-21-2019

A new study in mice suggests that consuming the chemical compounds found in thermally abused cooking oil may trigger genetic changes that promote the progression of late-stage breast cancer. …

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Free fatty acids rewire cells to promote obesity-related breast cancer

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 03-13-2019

Scientists at the University of Illinois have found that free fatty acids in the blood appear to boost proliferation and growth of breast cancer cells. …

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