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Blocking FNDC5, the precursor of the exercise hormone irisin, protects mice from cancer-induced cachexia Cursor

Blocking FNDC5, the precursor of the exercise hormone irisin, protects mice from cancer-induced cachexia

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The severe muscle atrophy and weakness commonly associated with cancer growth (i.e., cachexia) can be prevented simply by being deprived of FNDC5, the precursor of the exercise hormone irisin, researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine have found. When cancer patients develop cachexia, their bodies…
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September 11, 2022
Police arrest man after explosives seized at Direk, South Australia | Mirage News Cursor

Police arrest man after explosives seized at Direk, South Australia | Mirage News

Police are investigating after explosive substances and equipment was located at a property in Direk today. Just before 9am on Wednesday 24 August, members from Serious and Organised Crime Branch attended and searched an address on Desyllas Drive in relation to an ongoing investigation. During the search, police located and…
bubmag
August 24, 2022
Elon Musk is reportedly considering investment in Neuralink’s rival brain chip company Cursor

Elon Musk is reportedly considering investment in Neuralink’s rival brain chip company

Neuralink, a company co-founded by Elon Musk, has been working on an implantable brain–machine interface since 2016. While it previously demonstrated its progress by showing a Macaque monkey controlling the cursor in a game of Pong, it has yet to start human trials. Now, according to Reuters, Musk has reached…
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August 20, 2022