Cilia guide neuronal migration in developing brain
A new study demonstrates the dynamic role cilia play in guiding the migration of neurons in the embryonic brain. Cilia are tiny hair-like structures on the surfaces of cells, but here they are acting more ...
Medical research
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Discovery shows medications can treat inflammation without increasing risk for infection
In a discovery that can fundamentally change how drugs for arthritis, and potentially many other diseases, are made, University of Utah medical researchers have identified a way to treat inflammation while potentially minimizing ...
Inflammatory disorders
Nov 11, 2012 |
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Inpatient brain injury education increases bike helmet use, study finds
A 30-minute brain injury education program taught in the hospital may increase children's use of bicycle helmets, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report.
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Nov 08, 2012 |
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Canada and Europe fund intelligent senior homes
Technology may soon be helping seniors to live longer, healthier lives. A trio of researchers, including Simon Fraser University's Andrew Sixsmith, is working to develop intelligent, interactive sensors to be embedded in ...
Health
Nov 08, 2012 |
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New cell type developed for possible treatment of Alzheimer's and other brain diseases
(Medical Xpress)—UC Irvine researchers have created a new stem cell-derived cell type with unique promise for treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.
Neuroscience
Nov 07, 2012 |
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MRI research sheds new light on nerve fibers in the brain
World-leading experts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging from The University of Nottingham's Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre have made a key discovery which could give the medical world a new tool for the improved ...
Medical research
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Combination treatment may improve survival of breast cancer patients with brain metastases
Adding an angiogenesis inhibitor to treatment with a HER2-inhibiting drug could improve outcomes for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who develop brain metastases. In their report published online in PNAS Plus, ...
Cancer
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Scientists develop promising therapy for Huntington's disease
(Medical Xpress)—There's new hope in the fight against Huntington's disease. A group of researchers that includes scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley ...
Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Researchers create 'endless supply' of myelin-forming cells
(Medical Xpress)—In a new study appearing this month in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers have unlocked the complex cellular mechanics that instruct specific brain cells to continue to divide. This d ...
Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Primates' brains make visual maps using triangular grids
Primates' brains see the world through triangular grids, according to a new study published online Sunday in the journal Nature.
Neuroscience
Oct 28, 2012 |
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MRI research sheds new light on nerve fibres in the brain
World-leading experts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging from The University of Nottingham's Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre have made a key discovery which could give the medical world a new tool ...
Neuroscience
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Immune cells of the blood might replace dysfunctional brain cells
Blood-circulating immune cells can take over the essential immune surveillance of the brain, this is shown by scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research ...
Medical research
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid can identify patients with Alzheimer's disease
Analysis of specific biomarkers in a cerebrospinal fluid sample can differentiate patients with Alzheimer's disease from those with other types of dementia. The method, which is being studied by researchers at Sahlgrenska ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Link found between Alzheimer's disease and protein regulation in the brain—hope for new treatments
New study from the University of Haifa discovers: Link found between Alzheimer's disease and protein regulation in the brain brings hope for new treatments
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Improving diagnostic exams for dementia: Promising treatment implications
(Medical Xpress)—The number of people affected by dementias continues to climb as baby boomers age, increasing the urgency to identify ways to prevent, diagnose and treat these neurodegenerative brain disorders.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
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