Neuroscience
Study in mice shows brain is 'rewired' during pregnancy to prepare for motherhood
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones "rewire" the brain to prepare mice for motherhood.
Oct 5, 2023
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Science
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liver fibrosis: Giant cells step in to compensate for impaired immune function
A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unknown compensatory mechanism found in liver disease. If Kupffer cells (KCs), a specific kind of immune cells found in the liver, become impaired by tissue scarring, immune ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Medical research
Cleared to launch? Ethical guidelines needed for human research in commercial spaceflight
The commercial spaceflight industry is expanding opportunities for scientific research in space, but the industry needs clear ethical guidelines before human research is ready for liftoff.
Sep 28, 2023
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Neuroscience
Nobody knows how consciousness works, but top researchers are fighting over which theories are really science
Science is hard. The science of consciousness is particularly hard, beset with philosophical difficulties and a scarcity of experimental data.
Sep 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
How silencing a gene-silencer could lead to new cancer drugs
Deep inside our cells— each one complete with an identical set of genes— a molecular machine known as PRC2 plays a critical role in determining which cells become heart cells, vs. brain or muscle or skin cells.
Sep 26, 2023
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Genetics
Regeneration across complete spinal cord injuries reverses paralysis
When the spinal cords of mice and humans are partially damaged, the initial paralysis is followed by the extensive, spontaneous recovery of motor function. However, after a complete spinal cord injury, this natural repair ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Moms' ability to 'remember' prior pregnancies suggests new strategies for preventing complications
Scientists have known for decades that pregnancy requires a mother's body to adjust so that her immune system does not attack the growing fetus as if it were a hostile foreign invader. Yet despite learning a great deal more ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Rewiring tumor mitochondria enhances the immune system's ability to recognize and fight cancer
Immunotherapy, which uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer, is an effective treatment option, yet many patients do not respond to it. Thus, cancer researchers are seeking new ways to optimize immunotherapy so ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Global obesity battle stymied: Deeper understanding is needed, researchers say
Prof. John Speakman from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, alongside Prof. Kevin Hall from the National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Prof. Thorkild Sorensen from the ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Neuroscience
New study discovers how neurons die in Alzheimer's disease
A research team has finally discovered how neurons die in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The team is led by Professor Bart De Strooper at VIB-KU Leuven and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) at UCL and Dr. Sriram Balusu ...
Sep 18, 2023
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