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This noninvasive therapy uses magnetic pulses to activate targeted areas of the brain linked to mood.

From Science Daily

This timing ensures the bacteria activate their survival mechanism only when it is needed.

From Science Daily

It dampens a signaling pathway known as mTOR, which normally drives cells to activate, grow, and repair tissue.

From Science Daily

The team identified the T cell signals as cytokines that activate pathogen sensing receptors called toll-like receptors on innate immune cells.

From Science Daily

But Yoon also tapped into pre-existing anxieties and grievances, especially among young men, activating a latent undercurrent of discontent and driving it to the surface.

From BBC