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Transplanted brain cells in monkeys light up personalized therapy

For the first time, scientists have transplanted neural cells derived from a monkey's skin into its brain and watched the cells develop into several types of mature brain cells, according to the authors of ...

Medical research created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Super-resolution microscope shows how human T-cells make life or death decisions

(Medical Xpress)—Using a super-resolution fluorescent microscope, medical scientists are a step closer to understanding why and how human immune cells decide to activate or not, thus enabling or preventing ...

Immunology created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Learning requires rhythmical activity of neurons

The hippocampus represents an important brain structure for learning. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich discovered how it filters electrical neuronal signals through an input ...

Neuroscience created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Circulating endothelial cells potential biomarker for myocardial infarction

(HealthDay) -- Circulating endothelial cell (CEC) counts are elevated among patients with myocardial infarction (MI), and the cells have distinct morphological features, according to a study published in the ...

Cardiology created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Detailed picture of how myoV 'walks' along actin tracks

A new study in the Journal of General Physiology uses state-of-the-art fluorescence microscopy to provide a striking 3-D picture of how class V myosins (myoV) "walk" along their actin track.

Medical research created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Study: Inexpensive method detects ALK rearrangement in lung cancer patients

A relatively simple and inexpensive method may be used to determine whether a lung cancer patient is a candidate for crizotinib therapy, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the of ...

Cancer created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0