Medical research
Unlocking the potential of stem cells to repair brain damage
(Medical Xpress)—A QUT scientist is hoping to unlock the potential of stem cells as a way of repairing neural damage to the brain.
Jun 4, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers discover key mechanisms behind synapse degeneration in Alzheimer's brain
Healthy adult brains are endowed with a vast number of synapses, structures that relay signals across nerve cells to enable communications, information processing and storage throughout the nervous system. Apart from dynamic ...
Aug 18, 2021
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Medical research
The unexpected cells helping to shape young brains
When the brain first wires itself up in early development, it creates more connections than it actually needs. Some of these connections, or synapses, will transmit critical signals as young animals begin to sense their surroundings. ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Aggressiveness of acute myeloid leukemia elucidated
Antoine Peters and colleagues at the Basel University Children's Hospital (UKBB) have discovered why acute leukemias with the same genetic abnormality vary in their aggressiveness based on their cellular origin. They found ...
Jun 24, 2016
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Neuroscience
Neurons listen to glia cells
Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have discovered a new signal pathway in the brain that plays an important role in learning and the processing of sensory input. It was already known that ...
Dec 15, 2014
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Medical research
No rebirth for insulin secreting pancreatic beta cells
Pancreatic beta cells store and release insulin, the hormone responsible for stimulating cells to convert glucose to energy. The number of beta cells in the pancreas increases in response to greater demand for insulin or ...
Apr 24, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
In surprising twist, some Alzheimer's plaques may be protective, not destructive
One of the characteristic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the buildup of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain. Most therapies designed to treat AD target these plaques, but they've largely failed in clinical trials. ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Alzheimer's brains found to have lower levels of key protein
Researchers have found that a protein variation linked by some genetic studies to Alzheimer's disease is consistently present in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. In further biochemical and cell culture investigations, ...
Sep 1, 2011
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Medical research
Slim down by targeting the hormone uroguanylin
The number of people who are obese and suffer one or more of its associated health problems (including type 2 diabetes) is escalating dramatically. Researchers are seeking to identify new targets for therapeutics that could ...
Aug 25, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Brain tumors found to have a two-tier system
Ependymomas are the second most frequent type of malignant brain tumor in children. Ependymoma develops from precursor cells of the tissue that lines the hollow cavities of the brain. Therapy results of ependymoma vary immensely: ...
Aug 23, 2011
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