Psychology & Psychiatry
The connection between alcoholism and depression
Alcoholism and depression often go hand-in-hand.
Sep 21, 2018
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News tagged with receptor proteins
Medical research
Body's own 'bomb squad' can help protect against brain tumors
Researchers have discovered how a molecule can help prevent certain types of brain tumors by recognizing and 'disarming' harmful proteins that cause them.
Sep 4, 2018
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Inflammatory disorders
Nicotine mimics may have therapeutic effect on inflammatory diseases
Stanford researchers discovered that a receptor that binds to nicotine and to clusters of beta-amyloid molecules is found on certain types of immune cells that can act as suppressors and regulators of the immune system.
Jul 12, 2018
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Immunology
Scientists identify a protein complex that shapes the destiny of T cells
Like a mentor helping medical students choose between specialties, a protein complex helps shape the destiny of developing T cells, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have reported. The research appears today ...
Jul 6, 2018
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Neuroscience
New target for treating alcoholism
Activation of a receptor with no known function in the brain reduces excessive alcohol use and the pain of withdrawal, according to preclinical research in male rats. The study, published in eNeuro, suggests a new approach ...
Jun 25, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ketamine acts fast to treat depression and its effects last—but how?
In contrast to most antidepressant medications, which can take several weeks to reduce depressive symptoms, ketamine—a commonly used veterinary anesthetic—can lift a person out of a deep depression within minutes of its ...
Jun 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Genes of different importance for brain cancer
Two genes play important roles for the formation of malignant cancer in the brain. One gene prevents the formation of the tumour, while another gene promotes the tumour. This is shown in a new dissertation at Umeå University, ...
May 24, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Treating muscle wasting improved cancer survival
Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have found that continued treatment of muscle wasting with a soluble growth factor receptor protein, produced at the University of Helsinki, improved survival in a ...
May 16, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers uncover up to 100 potential drug targets for cancer
Protein researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research at the University of Copenhagen have used mass spectrometry-based proteomics to uncover a number of proteins that could play a critical role ...
May 15, 2018
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Neuroscience
Structural variation in key brain receptor enables it to cope with hostile condition
During a stroke or an epileptic seizure, neurons in affected parts of the brain fire at an abnormally rapid rate. One byproduct of this condition is that the pH of the brain drops markedly, rendering the local environment ...
May 4, 2018
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