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Artificial Torpor Helps Protect Rat Hearts from Damage Caused by Blood Flow Loss and Return

Elley M; Taddei L; Ali Khan M; Wilcox UR; Hitrec T; Lewis M; Pickering AE; Ambler M

Scientists made rats enter a special sleep-like state called synthetic torpor. This helped protect their hearts from damage, making the damaged area about 40% smaller.

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Learning-related changes in how the brain’s taste signals work are impaired in knockout mice

Wu CH; Turrigiano GG

This study found that mice without a certain gene had trouble changing how their brain handled taste after a bad experience. They learned a taste fear more slowly, and their brain activity was less steady, which may help explain why some children with autism have trouble adapting to new things.

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