A contraceptive gel has provided long-term and reliable contraception in male rhesus monkeys, according to research published in the open access journal Basic and Clinical Andrology. The product, called Vasalgel, which was ...
Feb 6, 2017
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Families struggling with infertility or a genetic predisposition for debilitating mitochondrial diseases may someday benefit from a new breakthrough led by scientists at OHSU and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Nov 10, 2016
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The September 9 issue of Science features a cover article by Brazilian and U.S. researchers with the results of trials showing that three different candidate Zika vaccines protected rhesus monkeys against the disease. The ...
Oct 18, 2016
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In a study that could one day help eliminate the tragic birth defects caused by Zika virus, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have elucidated how the virus attacks the brains of newborns, ...
Oct 17, 2016
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Thinking, feeling, acting - our brain is the control center in the head that steers everything we do. A network of about 100 billion nerve cells linked together by around 100 trillion synapses provides the basis for these ...
Aug 25, 2016
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Brain tissue can die as the result of stroke, traumatic brain injury, or neurodegenerative disease. When the affected area includes the motor cortex, impairment of the fine motor control of the hand can result. In a new study ...
Aug 3, 2016
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New research sheds light on what's going on inside our heads as we decide whether to take a risk or play it safe. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis located a region of the brain involved ...
Jul 26, 2016
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Transgenic Huntington's disease monkeys display a full spectrum of symptoms resembling the human disease, ranging from motor problems and neurodegeneration to emotional dysregulation and immune system changes, scientists ...
Jul 21, 2016
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Scientists have elucidated the genetic programs that guide the formation and development of specific regions within the brain of rhesus monkeys. This study is important because it can help better understand how the human ...
Jul 13, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Infection with the Zika virus may protect against future infection, but pregnancy seems to extend how long the mosquito-borne virus stays in the body, a new study in monkeys suggests.
Jun 29, 2016
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