Oncology & Cancer
Research: Cancer gene inhibition shows step toward beating neuroblastomas
Neuroblastoma is a devastating solid tumor of childhood and emerges in the sympathetic nervous system while many kids who develop it are still toddlers.
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Neuroscience
Brain stimulation evoking sense of touch improves control of robotic arm
Most able-bodied people take their ability to perform simple daily tasks for granted—when they reach for a warm mug of coffee, they can feel its weight and temperature and adjust their grip accordingly so that no liquid ...
May 20, 2021
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Medical research
Amputee feels in real-time with bionic hand wired to nerves (w/ video)
Nine years after an accident caused the loss of his left hand, Dennis Aabo Sørensen from Denmark became the first amputee in the world to feel – in real-time – with a sensory-enhanced prosthetic hand that was surgically ...
Feb 5, 2014
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Neuroscience
A blueprint for restoring touch with a prosthetic hand
New research at the University of Chicago is laying the groundwork for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs that one day could convey real-time sensory information to amputees via a direct interface with the brain.
Oct 14, 2013
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Neuroscience
Group settings can diminish expressions of intelligence, especially among women
In the classic film "12 Angry Men," Henry Fonda's character sways a jury with his quiet, persistent intelligence. But would he have succeeded if he had allowed himself to fall sway to the social dynamics of that jury?
Jan 22, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Investigating mechanisms of aggressive glioblastoma tumor growth
Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a metabolism-related gene that may play a role in recruiting immune cells to support the growth of aggressive brain tumors, according to a study recently published in Nature ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Medical research
Regulatory mechanism that keeps the immune system in check identified
Researchers from the UoC's Center for Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine and the UoC CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research have discovered that an excessive immune response can be prevented by the intramembrane ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows differences in how patients with impulse control disorder process consequences
Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder that affects movement and muscle control. One characteristic of the disease is the deficiency of dopamine, a neurotransmitter or brain chemical that plays a role in movement ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Biomedical technology
Temperature-sensitive prosthetic limb improves amputee dexterity and feelings of human connection
Sensory feedback is important for amputees to be able to explore and interact with their environment. Now, researchers have developed a device that allows amputees to sense and respond to temperature by delivering thermal ...
Feb 9, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When some adolescent girls internalize rejection, it really is in their head
Everyone ruminates about the bad things that happen to them. Whether it's a nasty breakup, an embarrassing failure or simply when someone is mean, it can be hard to stop thinking about what happened and why. For people who ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Feedback
Feedback describes the situation when output from (or information about the result of) an event or phenomenon in the past will influence an occurrence or occurrences of the same (i.e. same defined) event / phenomenon (or the continuation / development of the original phenomenon) in the present or future. When an event is part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop, then the event is said to "feed back" into itself.
Feedback is also a synonym for:
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