Archive: 14/10/2015

Breakthrough research reveals a new target for Alzheimer's disease treatment

A research team led by Amantha Thathiah (VIB/KU Leuven) has determined that a protein - known as GPR3 - might play an important role in alleviating the cognitive deficits and reducing the generation of 'amyloid plaques'. ...

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New neuroimaging method better identifies epileptic lesions

Epilepsy affects more than 65 million people worldwide. One-third of these patients have seizures that are not controlled by medications. In addition, one-third have brain lesions, the hallmark of the disease, which cannot ...

Oct 14, 2015

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Mother's gestational diabetes diagnosis slows fetal brain response after meals

When a pregnant woman has gestational diabetes, her unborn child tends to react more slowly to sounds after the mother consumes sugary foods or drinks compared to the offspring of a woman who does not have the condition, ...

Oct 14, 2015

Fracking chemicals tied to reduced sperm count in mice

Prenatal exposure to a mixture of chemicals used in the oil and natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, at levels found in the environment lowered sperm counts in male mice when they reached ...

Oct 14, 2015

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Study charts 'genomic biography' of form of leukemia

A new study by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard offers a glimpse of the wealth of information that can be gleaned by combing the genome of a large collection of leukemia ...

Oct 14, 2015

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Extra brain cells make males remember sex

A pair of neurons have been found in the brain of male nematode worms that allow them to remember and seek sex even at the expense of food. These neurons, which are male-specific, are required for sex-based differences in ...

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Study shows antioxidant use may promote spread of cancer

A team of scientists at the Children's Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) has made a discovery that suggests cancer cells benefit more from antioxidants than normal cells, raising concerns about the use of dietary ...

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USDA awards contracts to two companies for bird flu vaccines

A federal agency has awarded contracts to two companies to manufacture a bird flu vaccine.

Oct 14, 2015

Deep brain stimulation overcomes cognitive deficits in Rett mice

Deep brain stimulation – usually used to treat movement disorders – overcomes the learning and memory deficits in mice whose symptoms mimic those of Rett syndrome, a neurological disease usually found in young girls, ...

Oct 14, 2015

Does 'reactivated' Ebola pose a threat?

The Ebola virus can linger in survivors for many months, as in the case of British nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who has had a serious relapse almost a year after she first fell ill.

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Archive: 14/10/2015

Breakthrough research reveals a new target for Alzheimer's disease treatment

New neuroimaging method better identifies epileptic lesions

Mother's gestational diabetes diagnosis slows fetal brain response after meals

Fracking chemicals tied to reduced sperm count in mice

Study charts 'genomic biography' of form of leukemia

Extra brain cells make males remember sex

Study shows antioxidant use may promote spread of cancer

USDA awards contracts to two companies for bird flu vaccines

Deep brain stimulation overcomes cognitive deficits in Rett mice

Does 'reactivated' Ebola pose a threat?

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