The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It's capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells, and it can deploy armies of antibodies against viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi.
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital, and co-authors have found biologics targeting interleukin (IL)-12, IL-23, or IL-17 were associated with a lower rate of serious infections among older ...
Studies exploring the extent to which people are prone to "punishing" the selfish behavior of others can offer insight into their societal values, such as the importance they attribute to equality and fairness norms. Past ...
The term "memorability" refers to the likelihood that a particular stimulus, such as an object, face or sound, will be remembered by those exposed to it. Over the past few years, some psychology studies have been exploring ...
A team of neurologists, neuroradiologists and biomaterials specialists affiliated with several institutions in Spain has found that marathon runners undergo a reversible reduction in myelin in the brain during a race. In ...
Research conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that 1 in 4 adults using prescription stimulants ...
Researchers from CHU Nîmes, Université Montpellier, and multiple MS centers in France have found that oral cholecalciferol in doses of 100,000 IU every two weeks significantly reduced disease activity in clinically isolated ...
Washington University School of Medicine led a study evaluating long-term gantenerumab treatment in individuals with dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease (DIAD). Gantenerumab was associated with serious safety concerns, ...
McGill University researchers have demonstrated that AMPA receptors (AMPARs), which mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission in the brain fundamental to learning and memory processes, exhibit varying degrees of calcium permeability ...
The hippocampal formation is a group of brain regions, including the hippocampus and some other structures closely connected to it. This set of brain regions is known to support various important brain functions, including ...
