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'RNA sponge' mechanism may cause ALS/FTD neurodegeneration
The most common genetic cause of both ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and FTD (frontotemporal dementia) was recently identified as an alteration in the gene C9orf72. But how the mutation causes neurodegenerative disease ...
Genetics
Apr 01, 2013 |
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Birdsong study pecks theory that music is uniquely human
(Medical Xpress)—A bird listening to birdsong may experience some of the same emotions as a human listening to music, suggests a new study on white-throated sparrows, published in Frontiers of Evolutionary Ne ...
Neuroscience
Dec 27, 2012 |
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Compassion meditation may boost neural basis of empathy, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—A compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve a person's ability to read the facial expressions of others, finds a study published by Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Targeting inflammation to treat depression
Researchers at Emory University have found that a medication that inhibits inflammation may offer new hope for people with difficult-to-treat depression. The study was published Sept. 3 in the online version of Archives of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 03, 2012 |
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Control gene for 'conveyor belt' cells could help improve oral vaccines, treat intestinal disease
Scientists have found a master regulator gene needed for the development of M cells, a mysterious type of intestinal cell involved in initiating immune responses.
Immunology
Jun 17, 2012 |
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Fruit flies with Restless Legs Syndrome point to a genetic cause
When flies are made to lose a gene with links to Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), they suffer the same sleep disturbances and restlessness that human patients do. The findings reported online on May 31 in Current Biology strong ...
Genetics
May 31, 2012 |
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Pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccination produces antibodies against multiple flu strains
The pandemic 2009 H1N1 vaccine can generate antibodies in vaccinated individuals not only against the H1N1 virus, but also against other influenza virus strains including H5N1 and H3N2. This discovery adds an important new ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2012 |
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SIV's natural hosts reveal how humans might better manage HIV infection
Some monkeys can survive infection by SIV, a relative of HIV, and not develop AIDS. Their immune systems appear to display a pattern of "peaceful coexistence" rather than the all-out conflict provoked by HIV when it infects ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Whole exome sequencing identifies cause of metabolic disease
Sequencing a patient's entire genome to discover the source of his or her disease is not routine – yet. But geneticists are getting close.
Genetics
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Hearing metaphors activates brain regions involved in sensory experience
When a friend tells you she had a rough day, do you feel sandpaper under your fingers? The brain may be replaying sensory experiences to help understand common metaphors, new research suggests.
Neuroscience
Feb 03, 2012 |
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The price of your soul: How the brain decides whether to 'sell out'
An Emory University neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash to do so, are processed differently in the brain than those values that are willingly sold.
Neuroscience
Jan 22, 2012 |
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Deep brain stimulation shows promising results for unipolar and bipolar depression
A new study shows that deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a safe and effective intervention for treatment-resistant depression in patients with either unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar ll disorder (BP). The ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 02, 2012 |
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Transmission of HIV: Study spotlights virus that starts infection
(Medical Xpress) -- When HIV is transmitted from one person to another, the virus faces a genetic "bottleneck." This means that usually during heterosexual transmission, only one virus out of a swarm of frequently mutating ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Patterns of new DNA letter in brain suggest distinct function
In 2009, the DNA alphabet expanded. Scientists discovered that an extra letter or "sixth nucleotide" was surprisingly abundant in DNA from stem cells and brain cells.
Neuroscience
Oct 30, 2011 |
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Gene mutations in fruit flies help shed light on inherited intellectual disability in humans
Clumsy fruit flies with poor posture are helping an international team of scientists understand inherited intellectual disability in humans – and vice versa.
Genetics
Jul 04, 2011 |
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