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• Researchers eliminate schizophrenia symptoms in an animal model May 22, 2013
  Overexpression of a gene associated with schizophrenia causes classic symptoms of the disorder that are reversed when gene expression returns to normal, scientists report. They genetically engineered... […]
• Corn syrup can act as an addictive drug May 22, 2013
  Research presented today shows that high-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioural reactions in rats similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine. These results, presented by addiction... […]
• 2 miniature spider species discovered in Giant Panda Sanctuaries of China May 22, 2013
  Two new minute spider species have been discovered from the Sichuan and Chongqing, China. The tiny new spiders are both less than 2 mm in length, with Trogloneta yuensis being as little as 1.01 mm... […]