Astrocytes are star-shaped glial cells in the central nervous system that support neuronal function, maintain the blood-brain barrier, and contribute to brain repair and homeostasis. The evolution of these cells throughout ...
Thirteen proteins linked to brain aging in humans are identified in a Nature Aging paper. Changes in the concentrations of these blood proteins may peak at 57, 70, and 78 years old in humans, and suggest that these ages may ...
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A team of UVM scientists led by Mark Nelson, Ph.D., from the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, has uncovered a novel mechanism that reshapes our understanding of how blood flow is regulated in the brain. ...
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The tumor cells of highly aggressive glioblastomas grow into the brain like a mycelium. This invasion is promoted by the nerve cells of the brain itself as they form cell-cell contacts with the tumor cells and pass on excitatory ...
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Animals and humans develop a certain tolerance to prolonged heat: the body adjusts to release heat instead of generating it, and the metabolism and cardiovascular system adapt. Researchers at the Heidelberg Medical Faculty ...
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For the first time, researchers have used lab-grown organoids created from tumors of individuals with glioblastoma (GBM) to accurately model a patient's response to CAR T cell therapy in real time. The organoid's response ...
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A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...
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A multi-sensory digital treatment protocol, incorporating sensory integration, sensory substitution, and sensory masking (e.g., blindfolding), significantly improved participants' performance on spatial memory tasks. Resting-state ...
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The minimally invasive lumbar decompression (mild) procedure provides pain relief and improved physical function for at least a year in patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a study presented at the ...
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