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  • Prefrontal neural geometry of learned cues guides motivated behaviours

    Prefrontal neural geometry of learned cues guides motivated behaviours

  • Pearce, J. M. & Bouton, M. E. Theories of associative learning in animals. Annu. Rev. Psychol. 52, 111–139 (2001).

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  • Rolls, E. T. What are emotional states, and why…

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  • Your everyday food may be rewriting your liver’s future and scientists say the risk builds quietly over time

    Your everyday food may be rewriting your liver’s future and scientists say the risk builds quietly over time

    The food choices people make day after day could be doing more than influencing weight or cholesterol. New scientific research suggests long-term dietary patterns, particularly diets high in fat, may slowly reprogram how the liver functions,…

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  • Nirogacestat hydrobromide approved to treat desmoid tumours  – GOV.UK

    Nirogacestat hydrobromide approved to treat desmoid tumours  – GOV.UK

    The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (7 January 2026) approved the medicine Nirogacestat hydrobromide (Ogsiveo) for the treatment of progressing desmoid tumours in adults. 

    Desmoid tumours are tumours…

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  • Study shows your genes determine how fast your DNA mutates with age

    Study shows your genes determine how fast your DNA mutates with age

    An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated over and over, become longer and more unstable as we age. The study found that common genetic variants can speed…

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