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Cocaine vaccine passes key testing hurdle

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have successfully tested their novel anti-cocaine vaccine in primates, bringing them closer to launching human clinical trials. Their study, published online by the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, used a ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune cells that suppress genital herpes infections identified

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington scientists have identified a class of immune cells that reside long-term in the genital skin and mucosa and are believed to be responsible for suppressing ...

Immunology created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study identifies key shift in the brain that creates drive to overeat

A team of American and Italian neuroscientists has identified a cellular change in the brain that accompanies obesity. The findings could explain the body's tendency to maintain undesirable weight levels, rather than an ideal ...

Medical research created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Turning back the clock on regeneration in neurons

(Medical Xpress)—When minor wounds heal, the fine nerve endings that sense touch, or control sweating, are usually able to regrow. Like many processes in the body, the ability to regenerate new tissues ...

Neuroscience created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Amputee phantom pain linked to brain retaining picture of missing limb

Changes in the brain following amputation have been linked to pain arising from the missing limb, called 'phantom pain', in an Oxford University brain imaging study.

Neuroscience created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Mouth device in clinical trials as possible treatment for TBI

The tongue is an amazing organ. Thousands of nerve fibers in it help us eat, drink and swallow. Without them, we would not taste. The tongue helps us speak. Quietly, its surface defends our bodies from germs.

Medical research created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study revises colorectal cancer risk down and other cancer risks up for women with Lynch Syndrome

Lynch Syndrome is a heritable genetic mutation that causes colorectal, endometrial and other cancers. A cooperative study that included the University of Colorado Cancer Center, published in this month's issue of the Journal of ...

Cancer created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How chromosomes keep their loose ends loose

We take it for granted that our chromosomes won't stick together, yet this kind of cellular disaster would happen constantly were it not for a protein called TRF2. Now, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...

Medical research created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in the skin that react to massage

The skin is a human being's largest sensory organ, helping to distinguish between a pleasant contact, like a caress, and a negative sensation, like a pinch or a burn. Previous studies have shown that these ...

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Multiple sclerosis study reveals how killer T cells learn to recognize nerve fiber insulators

(Medical Xpress)—Misguided killer T cells may be the missing link in sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of people with multiple sclerosis, findings from the University of Washington reveal. ...

Immunology created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hybrid tunnel may help guide severed nerves back to health

Building a tunnel made up of both hard and soft materials to guide the reconnection of severed nerve endings may be the first step toward helping patients who have suffered extensive nerve trauma regain feeling ...

Medical research created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers uncover new target for cancer research

In a new paper released today in Nature, BioFrontiers Institute scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder, Tom Cech and Leslie Leinwand, detailed a new target for anti-cancer drug development that is sitting at the ...

Cancer created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Australians trial Botox to treat hay fever

The best-selling wrinkle erasing drug Botox will be used in an Australian study to treat hay fever, researchers said Tuesday after it showed promise in providing relief in early trials.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Deeply held religious beliefs prompting sick kids to be given 'futile' treatment

Parental hopes of a "miraculous intervention," prompted by deeply held religious beliefs, are leading to very sick children being subjected to futile care and needless suffering, suggests a small study in the Journal of Me ...

Health created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 9

Hearing can be permanently damaged, expert warns

(Medical Xpress) -- Summer can be really fun, but also quite noisy. And with 4th of July coming up, the fireworks can reach 150 decibels. While the pyrotechnic displays are exhilarating to watch, hearing experts hope you'll ...

Health created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0