Cardiology
Treating heart attacks with a medium chain fatty acid
A medium-chain fatty acid found in energy drinks might one day help protect against heart attack injuries.
Mar 8, 2022
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eLife
Oncology & Cancer
Migrating through small spaces makes cancer cells more aggressive
Squeezing through tight spaces makes cancer cells more aggressive and helps them evade cell death, shows a study published today in eLife.
Mar 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
Discovery of novel brain fear mechanisms offers target for anxiety-reducing drugs
A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviors such as "freezing" has been identified by neuroscientists. The University of Bristol researchers say the discovery of a key pathway in ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Placenta plays active part in transferring vitamin D to fetus during pregnancy
Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and fetal development, according to a study published today in eLife.
Mar 8, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Intermingling between populations may contribute to HIV spread
Sexual partnerships between individuals from different communities may help explain why some community-based HIV prevention efforts were moderately effective, shows a study published in eLife.
Mar 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
How neurons find their place
Neurons in the developing central nervous system and brain congregate in layers or neighborhoods, fitting into an alignment that will dictate their function. But how do they find their proper place?
Feb 25, 2022
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Neuroscience
Astrocytes help orchestrate synaptic activity in learning and memory
RIKEN neuroscientists have discovered a surprising mechanism for how neuronal activity in mice is dynamically tuned—with signaling at some synapses increasing, while other synapses go quiet—so as to promote the process ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Myelination found to determine the nerve cell power of inhibition
Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) shed new light on how myelin loss might underpin aberrant brain activity which have been observed in people with multiple sclerosis. This study, published ...
Feb 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Virtual patient 'surrogates' can personalize cancer treatments
Scientists have developed mathematical models that act as patient 'surrogates' for evaluating potential prostate cancer treatments.
Feb 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stem cell infusion boosts sepsis survival in mice
A one-time infusion of stem cells from bone marrow improves the survival of mice with sepsis, shows a study published today in eLife.
Feb 15, 2022
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