Team unearths roots of neural branching
(Medical Xpress)—Understanding how neurons grow, connect and change throughout life may be the Holy Grail in treating many neurological disorders, including autism and epilepsy.
View ArticleStudy shows vitamin A deficiency promotes type 2 barrier immunity
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers made up of members from a variety of institutions across the U.S. has found that a lack of vitamin A in the diet may help ward off worm infections. In their paper...
View ArticleSleep study suggests placebo effect can impact cognitive skills
(Medical Xpress)—A pair of researchers at Colorado College in College Springs, Colorado has shown that fooling people into believing they've had more or less than average amounts of REM sleep can...
View ArticleSimple protein test could improve prediction of survival rates for patients...
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from The University of Manchester – part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre - used a simple protein test that could prove more useful in predicting survival chances...
View ArticleStudy finds epileptic activity spreads in new way
Researchers in the biomedical engineering department at Case Western Reserve University have found that epileptic activity can spread through a part of the brain in a new way, suggesting a possible...
View ArticleKeep it complex and improve your brain power
(Medical Xpress)—If your New Year's resolutions include toning the brain as well as the body, the key could be a vigorous mental workout. Researchers from our Department of Psychology have discovered...
View ArticleInfections damage our ability to form spatial memories
Increased inflammation following an infection impairs the brain's ability to form spatial memories – according to new research. The impairment results from a decrease in glucose metabolism in the...
View ArticleLarge-scale analysis of over 20 tumor types increases catalog of cancer genes...
(Medical Xpress)—A landmark study across many cancer types reveals that the universe of cancer mutations is much bigger than previously thought. By analyzing the genomes of thousands of patients'...
View ArticlePsychologists document the age our earliest memories fade
Although infants use their memories to learn new information, few adults can remember events in their lives that happened prior to the age of three. Psychologists at Emory University have now...
View ArticleScientists develop powerful new animal model for metastatic prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men. Affecting about 1 in 6 men, it is the second deadliest cancer. Research has been stymied by imperfect animal models of the disease, which are...
View ArticleImpulsive personality linked to food addiction
The same kinds of impulsive behavior that lead some people to abuse alcohol and other drugs may also be an important contributor to an unhealthy relationship with food, according to new research from...
View ArticleResearchers use sensory integration model to understand unconscious priming
Priming, an unconscious phenomenon that causes the context of information to change the way we think or behave, has frustrated scientists as they have unsuccessfully attempted to understand how it...
View ArticleHighly reliable brain-imaging protocol identifies delays in premature infants
Infants born prematurely are at elevated risk for cognitive, motor, and behavioral deficits—the severity of which was, until recently, almost impossible to accurately predict in the neonatal period...
View ArticleHow does the brain create sequences?
When you learn how to play the piano, first you have to learn notes, scales and chords and only then will you be able to play a piece of music. The same principle applies to speech and to reading,...
View ArticleProcess that turns 'good cholesterol' bad discovered
Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered the process by which high-density lipoprotein (HDL) – the so-called "good cholesterol"– becomes dysfunctional, loses its cardio-protective properties, and...
View ArticleLong-lived breast stem cells could retain cancer legacy
Researchers from Melbourne's Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have discovered that breast stem cells and their 'daughters' have a much longer lifespan than previously thought, and are active in puberty...
View ArticleImmune system drives pregnancy complications after fetal surgery in mice
(Medical Xpress)—As a fetal surgeon at UC San Francisco, Tippi MacKenzie, MD, has long known that conducting surgery on a fetus to correct a problems such as spina bifida often results in preterm labor...
View ArticleScientists unlock gender key to treating stroke
(Medical Xpress)—Stroke is Australia's second biggest killer after coronary heart disease and a leading cause of disability, and there is no treatment for the disease which costs the Australian economy...
View ArticleResearchers detect cancer cells using olfactory senses of fruit flies
(Medical Xpress)—A research unit in an international cooperation project, led by the Konstanz-based neurobiologist and zoologist Professor Dr. Giovanni Galizia, has been the first to demonstrate that...
View ArticleHigh-intensity strength training shows benefit for Parkinson's patients
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say that high-intensity strength training produced significant improvements in quality of life, mood and motor function in older...
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