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Brain imaging study: A step toward true 'dream reading'
When people dream that they are performing a particular action, a portion of the brain involved in the planning and execution of movement lights up with activity. The finding, made by scanning the brains of ...
Neuroscience
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Simple gut hormone combo makes our brains think we're full
Many of us would love nothing more than to trick ourselves into believing we are full even as our stomachs remain empty. Now, a new brain imaging study reported in the November issue of the Cell Press journal Cell Metabolism sugges ...
Medical research
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Next-generation brain stimulation may improve treatment of Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a devastating and incurable disease that causes abnormal poverty of movement, involuntary tremor, and lack of coordination. A technique called deep brain stimulation (DBS) is sometimes used to ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Unraveling the mysteries of the maternal brain: Odors influence the response to sounds
Motherhood is associated with the acquisition of a host of new behaviors that must be driven, at least in part, by alterations in brain function. Now, new research published by Cell Press in the October 20 issue of the journal ...
Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Double duty: Anti-HIV topical gel also protects against herpes virus
HIV infection is commonly associated with other sexual infections, such as herpes simplex virus (HSV). Infection with HSV facilitates the risk of HIV infection and negatively impacts the clinical course of HIV disease. Therefore, ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Reversing smoke-induced damage and disease in the lung
By studying mice exposed to tobacco smoke for a period of months, researchers have new insight into how emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops. In the October 14th issue of Cell they also report ...
Medical research
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Eating green veggies improves immune defenses
Researchers reporting online in the journal Cell on October 13th have found another good reason to eat your green vegetables, although it may or may not win any arguments with kids at the dinner table.
Medical research
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Controlling cell death prevents skin inflammation
The outer layer of the skin, called the epidermis, forms a critical physical and immunological wall that serves as the body's first line of defense against potentially harmful microorganisms. Most of the epidermis consists ...
Medical research
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Seeds of destruction in Parkinson's disease: Spread of diseased proteins kills neurons
New research suggests that small "seed" amounts of diseased brain proteins can be taken up by healthy neurons and propagated within them to cause neurodegeneration. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 6 issue ...
Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2011 |
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This is your brain on estrogen
It's no secret that women often gain weight as they get older. The sex hormone estrogen has an important, if underappreciated, role to play in those burgeoning waistlines.
Medical research
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Diabetes and cancer: A shared biological basis
Contrary to what you might think, cancer and diabetes appear to have some biology in common. According to a report in the September 30th issue of the Cell Press journal, Cell, a pathway that initially drew attention for it ...
Medical research
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Human genetics study identifies the most common cause of ALS and dementia
A team led by scientists from Johns Hopkins and the National Institutes of Health has discovered a new genetic mutation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and a related disease called frontotemporal dementia (FTD) that ...
Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2011 |
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New insight into immune tolerance furthers understanding of autoimmune disease
It is no easy task to preserve the delicate balance that allows us to maintain a strong immune system that can defend us from harmful pathogens, but that is sensitive enough to correctly identify and spare our own cells. ...
Medical research
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Mutation links inherited narcolepsy with multiple neuropsychiatric disorders
Narcolepsy is a rare disorder characterized by an excessive urge to sleep at inappropriate times and places. Narcoleptics are also often subject to "cataplexy," a sudden muscle weakness that is triggered by strong emotions. ...
Genetics
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Inflammatory mediator enhances plaque formation in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressive cognitive impairment and memory loss. Now, a new study published by Cell Press in the September 8 issue of the journal Neuron identi ...
Neuroscience
Sep 07, 2011 |
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