Neuroscience
New evidence questions the assumptions about pain in autism
People with autism have normal pain thresholds but increased sensitivity to painful stimuli, concludes a study in PAIN.
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Oncology & Cancer
Single-cell 'atlas' reveals origin of an aggressive brain tumor
Studying mice has filled encyclopedias with breakthrough medical discoveries. But when it comes to brain cancers, the little rodents have long exhibited fundamental limitations.
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Genetics
Researchers identify genes that maintain healthy neurons
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that deleting two genes that encode key enzyme proteins (kinases NDR1 and NDR2), impairs the health of neurons and leads to neurodegeneration in young mice as well as in ...
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Neuroscience
Mouse study: A neural circuit for the suppression of feeding under persistent pain
A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, has uncovered the neural circuitry involved in reduced eating in mice experiencing ...
Oncology & Cancer
Breakaway breast cancer cells can travel to the brain: Scientists plot path in quest to block entry
One of the most puzzling—and devastating—aspects of cancer is its potentially lethal wanderlust, the spread of the disease from a primary tumor to new and distant site.
Neuroscience
Silent synapses are abundant in the adult brain
MIT neuroscientists have discovered that the adult brain contains millions of "silent synapses"—immature connections between neurons that remain inactive until they're recruited to help form new memories.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Traumatic social experience blocks social reward and promotes sustained social avoidance, study finds
Past social trauma is encoded by a population of stress/threat-responsive brain cells that become hyperactivated during subsequent interaction with non-threatening social targets. As a consequence, previously rewarding social ...
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Genetics
Genetic testing for epilepsy improves patient outcomes
Genetic testing in patients with epilepsy can inform treatment and lead to better outcomes in many cases, according to a new study published in JAMA Neurology.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel brain imaging study seeks answers to chronic fatigue mystery
Vibrant, bubbly and full of energy, 24-year-old occupational rehabilitation consultant Nadia was living her best life. Then the fatigue took hold.
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Neuroscience
Novel research demonstrates new method of spinal cord tissue repair
Unique new material developed at University of Limerick (UL) in Ireland has shown significant promise in the treatment of spinal cord injury.
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