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Brain adds cells in puberty to navigate adult world

The brain adds new cells during puberty to help navigate the complex social world of adulthood, two Michigan State University neuroscientists report in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Neuroscience created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study discloses new test for river blindness infection

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a telltale molecular marker for Onchocerciasis or "river blindness," a parasitic infection that affects tens of millions of people in Africa, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel microscale epigenomics technology: Possible to study the epigenome of rare cell populations and biopsy samples

Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have successfully developed a method to map the epigenome using 100 times fewer cells than was previously possible. The discovery, published in the journal Developmental Ce ...

Genetics created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists developing quick way to ID people exposed to ionizing radiation

(Medical Xpress)—There's a reason emergency personnel train for the aftermath of a dirty bomb or an explosion at a nuclear power plant. They'll be faced with a deluge of urgent tasks, such as identifying ...

Medical research created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain-imaging technique predicts who will suffer cognitive decline over time

Cognitive loss and brain degeneration currently affect millions of adults, and the number will increase, given the population of aging baby boomers. Today, nearly 20 percent of people age 65 or older suffer ...

Neuroscience created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Imaging technique IDs plaques, tangles in brains of severely depressed older adults

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the elderly, but little is known about the underlying biology of its development in older adults.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Brain scan identifies patterns of plaques and tangles in adults with Down syndrome

In one of the first studies of its kind, UCLA researchers used a unique brain scan to assess the levels of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles -- the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease -- in adults with ...

Neuroscience created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast