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The brain starts to eat itself after chronic sleep deprivation

23 May 2017

Sleep loss in mice sends the brain’s immune cells into overdrive. This might be helpful in the short term, but could increase the risk of dementia in the long run
Human blood stem cells grown in the lab for the first time

Human blood stem cells grown in the lab for the first time

17 May 2017

Two labs have found a way to create cells that can form new blood – paving the way for donor-free blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants

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