Scientists uncover a novel cooperative effort to stop cancer spread
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have uncovered a group of what have been considered relatively minor regulators in the body that band together to suppress the ...
Cancer
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Natural process activating brain's immune cells could point way to repairing damaged brain tissue
The brain's key "breeder" cells, it turns out, do more than that. They secrete substances that boost the numbers and strength of critical brain-based immune cells believed to play a vital role in brain health. This finding ...
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Oct 21, 2012 |
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Research identifies protein that regulates key 'fate' decision in cortical progenitor cells
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have solved an important piece of one of neuroscience's outstanding puzzles: how progenitor cells in the developing mammalian brain reproduce themselves while also giving ...
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Sep 21, 2012 |
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Blood-brain barrier building blocks forged from human stem cells
The blood-brain barrier -- the filter that governs what can and cannot come into contact with the mammalian brain -- is a marvel of nature. It effectively separates circulating blood from the fluid that bathes the brain, ...
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Jun 24, 2012 |
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Enzyme offers new therapeutic target for cancer drugs
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a new signal transduction pathway specifically devoted to the regulation of alternative RNA splicing, a process that allows a single ...
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Jun 21, 2012 |
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Researchers identify unusual 'altruistic' stem cell behavior with possible link to cancer
When most groups of mammalian cells are faced with a shortage of nutrients or oxygen, the phrase "every man for himself" is more apt than "all for one, one for all." Unlike colonies of bacteria, which often cooperate to thrive ...
Cancer
Jun 11, 2012 |
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GABA signaling prunes back copious 'provisional' synapses during neural circuit assembly
Quite early in its development, the mammalian brain has all the raw materials on hand to forge complex neural networks. But forming the connections that make these intricate networks so exquisitely functional is a process ...
Neuroscience
Jan 03, 2012 |
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New components of antiviral pathway discovered
Scientists studying how mammals detect microbes have discovered new components in a crucial pathway that allows immune cells to detect viral invaders. Their research not only deepens the understanding of antiviral responses, ...
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Dec 22, 2011 |
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Neuroscientists boost memory using genetics and a new memory-enhancing drug
When the activity of a molecule that is normally elevated during viral infections is inhibited in the brain, mice learn and remember better, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reported in a recent article in the journal ...
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Dec 08, 2011 |
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Novel treatment protects mice against malaria; approach may work in humans as well
Malaria is a major global health concern, and researchers are in need of new therapeutic approaches. To address this concern, a study published Oct. 26 in the online journal PLoS ONE reveals new information about the host c ...
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Oct 26, 2011 |
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'Unnatural' chemical allows researchers to watch protein action in brain cells
Researchers at the Salk Institute have been able to genetically incorporate "unnatural" amino acids, such as those emitting green fluorescence, into neural stem cells, which then differentiate into brain neurons with the ...
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Jul 07, 2011 |
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Brain structure adapts to environmental change
Scientists have known for years that neurogenesis takes place throughout adulthood in the hippocampus of the mammalian brain. Now Columbia researchers have found that under stressful conditions, neural stem cells in the adult ...
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Jun 13, 2011 |
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Scientists identify a surprising new source of cancer stem cells
Whitehead Institute researchers have discovered that a differentiated cell type found in breast tissue can spontaneously convert to a stem-cell-like state, the first time such behavior has been observed in mammalian cells. ...
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