Research led by Washington State University scientists supports a novel theory that the innate immune system people are born with can respond differently to specific pathogens. This quality, known as immunological specificity, ...
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Researchers at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have identified an abnormal link between the autonomic and central nervous systems, specifically via communication between the heart and ...
Feb 2, 2022
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SARS-CoV-2 was initially identified as a respiratory virus, but it can affect the entire body, including the nervous system. In a new Viewpoint published in Science, Avindra Nath, M.D., clinical director of the National Institutes ...
Jan 20, 2022
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In a study conducted at the University of São Paulo's Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center (HUG-CELL) in Brazil, serial systemic injections of Zika virus into mice with brain tumors destroyed the cancer without causing ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Parents often stress about their kids' sugar intake, but it can be hard to know how much is too much—or what to do about it.
Jan 11, 2022
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What physical changes occur in the brain when a memory is made?
Jan 10, 2022
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Certain subtle differences in DNA sequences are known to raise the chances a person may develop Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease. Some of these differences may work by altering the genetic activity of microglia, the brain's ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Basal ganglia are deep grey matter structures in the brain involved in the control of posture and voluntary movements, cognition, behaviour, and motivational states. Several conditions are known to affect basal ganglia during ...
Jan 6, 2022
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WEHI researchers have discovered how dormant Toxoplasma parasites in the brain manipulate their host cells to ensure their own survival.
Dec 21, 2021
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Some of the same brain systems known to play a role in learning from trial and error also are engaged when people conform to social norms, scientists report in a new study. The findings are important, the researchers said, ...
Dec 21, 2021
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