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Breaking binary rules for GluA2-containing AMPA receptors in calcium transport

McGill University researchers have demonstrated that AMPA receptors (AMPARs), which mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission in the brain fundamental to learning and memory processes, exhibit varying degrees of calcium permeability ...

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Exploring the subcortex: How competing sounds affect hearing in loud environments

Imagine trying to listen to a friend speak over the commotion of a loud party. It is difficult to detect and process sounds in noisy environments, especially for those with hearing loss.

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How stem cells calm the body's immune response

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type—the blood stem cell. An international research team led by Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt and Goethe University has now investigated ...

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What happens in the male mouse brain during sex

To uncover what drives sexual behavior in animals, researchers studied the brain activity of male mice throughout the series of actions involved in sex leading up to ejaculation. Their results, published in Neuron, show that ...

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Prion protein may play key role in progression of glioblastoma

Glioblastoma (GBM), one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer, is one of the greatest challenges for medicine, both because it is difficult to treat and because of its high mortality rate. In Brazil, although no exact ...

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Scientists solve decades-long Parkinson's mystery

WEHI researchers have made a huge leap forward in the fight against Parkinson's disease, solving a decades-long mystery that paves the way for the development of new drugs to treat the condition.

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Transforming thymic carcinoma treatment with a dual approach

Thymic epithelial tumors are a rare group of malignancies originating in the thymus gland, that includes thymoma and thymic carcinoma. Among these, thymic carcinoma is the more aggressive subtype, characterized by high invasiveness, ...

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Medical infusion bags can release microplastics, study shows

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere that scientists have looked for them. Now, according to research published in Environment & Health, these bits of plastic—from 1 to 62 micrometers long—are present in the ...

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Cell-permeable peptide shows promise in nerve cell regeneration

Each year, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), millions of people in the U.S. are affected by spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, along with neuro-developmental and degenerative diseases such as ADHD, ...