Slowing the ageing process—it's in your genes
Imagine being able to take a drug that can reduce the rate at which you age. Research by Massey University senior lecturer in genetics Dr Austen Ganley is making this dream one step closer to reality.
View ArticleResearch helps people with social phobia face their fears
(Medical Xpress)—Social anxiety disorder – which can include being afraid of speaking in public, fear of interacting with people, and intense nervousness at being the center of attention – affects...
View ArticlePrion-like proteins drive several diseases of aging
Two leading neurology researchers have proposed a theory that could unify scientists' thinking about several neurodegenerative diseases and suggest therapeutic strategies to combat them.
View ArticleDo glial connectomes and activity maps make any sense?
(Medical Xpress)—"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." This so-called "law of the instrument" has shaped neuroscience to core. It can be rephrased as, if all you have a fancy...
View ArticleSome immune cells appear to aid cancer cell growth, study finds
The immune system is normally known for protecting the body from illness. But a subset of immune cells appear to be doing more harm than good.
View ArticleSpace around others perceived just as our own
A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has shown that neurons in our brain 'mirror' the space near others, just as if this was the space near ourselves. The study, published in the scientific...
View ArticleBody's 'safety procedure' could explain autoimmune disease
Monash University researchers have found an important safety mechanism in the immune system that may malfunction in people with autoimmune diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis, potentially paving the...
View ArticlePeering into genetic defects, scientists discover a new metabolic disease
An international team of scientists, including University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado researchers, has discovered a new disease related to an inability to process...
View ArticleMolecular beacons light path to cardiac muscle repair
Pure cardiac muscle cells, ready to transplant into a patient affected by heart disease.
View ArticleInner-ear disorders may cause hyperactivity
Behavioral abnormalities are traditionally thought to originate in the brain. But a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found that inner-ear...
View ArticleGut bugs may hold key to weight control, mouse study suggests
(HealthDay)—The bacteria living in your digestive system may be the last thing on your mind, but a new study in mice raises the prospect that obese people might get benefits through the transfer of a...
View ArticleMild B-12 deficiency may speed dementia
(Medical Xpress)—Being even mildly deficient in vitamin B-12 may put older adults at a greater risk for accelerated cognitive decline, an observational study from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition...
View ArticleCandidate vaccine against MERS passes first test
In collaboration with colleagues in Rotterdam, an LMU research team led by Professor Gerd Sutter has produced the first candidate vaccine against the MERS virus, a novel and highly pathogenic coronavirus.
View ArticleShout now! How nerve cells initiate voluntary calls
"Should I say something or not?" Human beings are not alone in pondering this dilemma – animals also face decisions when they communicate by voice. University of Tübingen neurobiologists Dr. Steffen...
View ArticleResearchers pin down the genetics of going under
(Medical Xpress)—Falling asleep in your bed at night and being "put to sleep" under general anesthesia – as well as waking up in the morning or coming out of anesthesia – aren't quite the same thing,...
View ArticleResearch yields first detailed view of morphing Parkinson's protein
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have taken detailed images and measurements of the morphing structure of a brain protein thought to play a role in Parkinson's disease, information that could aid the...
View ArticleScientists discover important mechanism underlying Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease affects more than 26 million people worldwide. It is predicted to skyrocket as boomers age—nearly 106 million people are projected to have the disease by 2050. Fortunately,...
View ArticleResearchers develop new tool to find molecular changes in embryos
(Medical Xpress)—A combined team of researchers from the U.S. and Singapore has developed a new tool to help spot molecular changes in embryos. As the team describes in their paper published in the...
View ArticleNovel therapeutic cancer vaccine reaches human clinical trials
A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians announced today that they have begun a Phase I clinical trial of an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma, the most lethal form of...
View ArticleStudy suggests fish oil could help protect alcohol abusers from dementia
A Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study suggests that omega-3 fish oil might help protect against alcohol-related dementia.
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