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Neuroscience

Cannabinoids decrease the metabolism of glucose in the brain

The nervous system comprises neurons and glial cells (glia means 'glue'). Astrocytes are the most abundant among the glial cells. Among many other functions they undertake to capture glucose from the blood stream to provide ...

Neuroscience

Epilepsy has been found to reduce the generation of new neurons

Amanda Sierra and Juan Manuel Encinas, Ikerbasque researchers at the Achucarro centre (Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience) have discovered a new property of hippocampal neural stem cells by using an epilepsy model in ...

Medical research

Cell therapy designed to treat inflammatory bowel disease

The UPV/EHU's NanoBioCel research group is developing systems that enable cells to be used as drugs. Cell therapy raises hopes for treating those diseases for which there are as yet no effective pharmacological solutions. ...

Neuroscience

Seven-month-old babies already have a sense of symmetry

A collaborative study conducted by the UPV/EHU's Gogo Elebiduna group examined the spontaneous looking patterns of seven-month-old babies when presented with mosaic-like sequences with a symmetrical and asymmetrical structure. ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

The ova of obese women have lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids

Researchers from the UPV/EHU, Cruces Hospital, the IVI Clinic Bilbao and Biocruces Bizkaia have discovered that the oocytes—immature ova—from obese and overweight women have lower concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids. ...

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