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New form of brain plasticity: Research shows how social isolation disrupts myelin production

Animals that are socially isolated for prolonged periods make less myelin in the region of the brain responsible for complex emotional and cognitive behavior, researchers at the University at Buffalo and Mt. Sinai School ...

Neuroscience created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ear delivers sound information to brain in surprisingly organized fashion: study

The brain receives information from the ear in a surprisingly orderly fashion, according to a University at Buffalo study scheduled to appear June 6 in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Neuroscience created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

What does chronic stress in adolescence mean at the molecular level?

Chronic stress has a more powerful effect on the brain during adolescence than in adulthood and now there's proof at the molecular level, according to findings published in Neuron by University at Buffalo researchers.

Neuroscience created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Hitting 'reset' in protein synthesis restores myelination, suggests new treatment for misfolded protein diseases

(Medical Xpress)—A potential new treatment strategy for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is on the horizon, thanks to research by neuroscientists now at the University at Buffalo's Hunter James ...

Medical research created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Atrophy of the thalamus is an important predictor of clinically definite MS, study shows

A growing body of research by multiple sclerosis (MS) investigators at the University at Buffalo and international partners is providing powerful new evidence that the brain's gray matter reflects important ...

Neuroscience created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High-carb intake in infancy has lifelong effects, study finds

Consumption of foods high in carbohydrates immediately after birth programs individuals for lifelong increased weight gain and obesity, a University at Buffalo animal study has found, even if caloric intake ...

Overweight and Obesity created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MS patients did not benefit from CCSVI intervention

The first controlled clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of interventional endovascular therapy on the symptoms and progression of multiple sclerosis has found that the intervention, sometimes called the "liberation ...

Neuroscience created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why a hereditary anemia is caused by genetic mutation in mechanically sensitive ion channel

A genetic mutation that alters the kinetics of an ion channel in red blood cells has been identified as the cause behind a hereditary anemia, according to a paper published this month in the Proceedings of the National Ac ...

Medical research created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Postmenopausal women who smoked are more likely to lose teeth due to periodontal disease

Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the Journal of the American Dental Association by res ...

Dentistry created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cell research helps to identify origins of schizophrenia

New University at Buffalo research demonstrates how defects in an important neurological pathway in early development may be responsible for the onset of schizophrenia later in life.

Genetics created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Verbal aggression: You may have picked it up in the womb, says new study

(Medical Xpress)—Research on the communication trait of verbal aggressiveness, which includes behavior like name calling, ridicule, insults, racial epithets and threats, has tended to focus on its social ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New discovery makes early diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome a reality for the first time

(Medical Xpress)—Patients suffering from the painful autoimmune disease, Sjogren's Syndrome, will soon be able to be properly diagnosed much earlier, thanks to the discovery of novel antibodies by researchers at the University ...

Immunology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Severe morning sickness patients get relief from anti-seizure drug, professor has found

(Medical Xpress)—Good news may be on the horizon for Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, and other women stricken with severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, thanks to the work of a University at Buffalo professor ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A protein's role in helping cells repair DNA damage

(Medical Xpress)—In a new study, University at Buffalo scientists describe the role that a protein called TFIIB plays in helping cells repair DNA damage, a critical function for preventing the growth of tumors.

Medical research created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lactation protein suppresses tumors and metastasis in breast cancer, scientists discover

A protein that is necessary for lactation in mammals inhibits the critical cellular transition that is an early indicator of breast cancer and metastasis, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo and Princeton ...

Cancer created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast