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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 created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First micro-structure atlas of the human brain completed

A European team of scientists have built the first atlas of white-matter microstructure in the human brain. The project's final results have the potential to change the face of neuroscience and medicine over the coming decade.

Neuroscience created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study finds brain tumors can arise from neurons

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the US and Japan have shown that an aggressive type of brain tumor can arise from normal cells in the central nervous system such as neurons. The cells revert to an earlier, ...

Cancer created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Stat5 predicts outcomes for prostate cancer patients after radical prostatectomy

Men who had high levels of the activated Stat5 protein in their prostate cancer after a radical prostatectomy were more likely to have a recurrence or die from the disease compared to men who had little to no presence of ...

Cancer created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Cell reprogramming: much promise, many hurdles

Research in reprogrammed cells, which on Monday earned the 2012 Nobel Prize, has been hailed as a new dawn for regenerative medicine but remains troubled by several clouds. ...

Medical research created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Research raises possibility of effective, quick and reliable new test for bladder cancer

(Medical Xpress)—Research carried out at the University of Dundee has raised hopes of developing a quicker and more reliable new method of detecting urinary bladder cancer at an earlier stage.

Cancer created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An apple a day lowers level of blood chemical linked to hardening of the arteries

(Medical Xpress)—Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests.

Health created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Crucial advance in stem cell research: Human skin cells converted to neural precursor cells

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research have succeeded in converting human skin cells directly into immature brain cells (or neural precursor cells).

Medical research created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Purple corn compound may aid in developing future treatments for Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious complications related to diabetes, often leading to end-stage kidney disease. Purple corn grown in Peru and Chile is a relative of blue corn, which is readily available in the ...

Medical research created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rating HPV biomarkers in head, neck cancers: Combinations work better than viral DNA in tumors alone

Not all head and neck cancers are created equal. Those started by infection with the human papillomavirus are less often fatal than those with other causes, such as smoking. Detection of a reliable fingerprint for HPV could ...

Cancer created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mobile phones and wireless networks: No evidence of health risk found in EU study

There is no scientific evidence that low-level electromagnetic field exposure from mobile phones and other transmitting devices causes adverse health effects, according to a report presented by a Norwegian /Swedish Expert ...

Health created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find missing link between stem cells, immune system

UCLA researchers have discovered a type of cell that is the "missing link" between bone marrow stem cells and all the cells of the human immune system, a finding that will lead to a greater understanding of how a healthy ...

Immunology created Sep 02, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More sophisticated wiring, not just bigger brain, helped humans evolve beyond chimps

Human and chimp brains look anatomically similar because both evolved from the same ancestor millions of years ago. But where does the chimp brain end and the human brain begin?

Neuroscience created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Making sense out of the biological matrix of bipolar disorder

The more that we understand the brain, the more complex it becomes. The same can be said about the genetics and neurobiology of psychiatric disorders. For "Mendelian" disorders, like Huntington disease, mutation of a single ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart muscle cell grafts suppress arrhythmias after heart attacks in animal study

Researchers have made a major advance in efforts to regenerate damaged hearts.

Medical research created Aug 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast