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Offbeat: General
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Illusions are in the eye, not the mind - Illusions are in the Eye, Not the Mind      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Numerous visual illusions are caused by limits in the way our eyes and visual neurones work -- rathe...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Traffic pollution impairs brain function - Traffic Pollution Impairs Brain Function      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in onl ...

Biology: Microbiology
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New skin test detects prion infection before symptoms appear - New Skin Test Detects Prion Infection Before Symptoms Appear      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Prions can infect both humans and animals, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, mad co...

Biology: Microbiology
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Amyloid pathology transmission in lab mice and historic medical treatments - Amyloid Pathology Transmission in Lab Mice and Historic Medical Treatments      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A study has confirmed that some vials of a hormone used in discontinued medical treatments contained...

Biology: Microbiology
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Eyes of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients show evidence of prions - Eyes of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Patients Show Evidence of Prions      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By the time symptoms of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) are typically discovered, death is...

Biology: Microbiology
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Possible molecular pathway for neurodegeneration in prion diseases - Possible Molecular Pathway for Neurodegeneration in Prion Diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study has shed light on the mechanisms underlying the progression of prion diseases and identi...

Biology: Microbiology
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Blood test to screen for fatal variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Blood Test to Screen for Fatal Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A blood test accurately screened for infection with the agent responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Ja...

Biology: Microbiology
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Flexible tail of the prion protein poisons brain cells - Flexible Tail of the Prion Protein Poisons Brain Cells      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Prion proteins are the infectious pathogens that cause Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Brains and brawn helped crows and ravens take over the world - Brains and Brawn Helped Crows and Ravens Take Over the World      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Crows and ravens have great flying ability, which allows them to gain access to new places more easi...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Does traffic-related air pollution increase risk of dementia? - Does Traffic-Related Air Pollution Increase the Risk of Dementia?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Higher exposure to a certain type of traffic-related air pollution called particulate matter may be...

Biology: Zoology
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How consciousness in animals could be researched - How Consciousness in Animals Could Be Researched      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Animal consciousness should not be thought of as a light switch, which can be on or off, philosopher...