Oncology & Cancer
Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer
May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about metastatic brain cancer.
May 23, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds microglial cells are less active in people with depression
People with depression have fewer active microglial cells, according to a new study by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. What does that mean?
May 22, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Scientists use AI to identify likely drug targets in search for Alzheimer's cure
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson, along with collaborators at Harvard University, harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to identify causes of Alzheimer's disease and potential ...
May 16, 2023
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Neuroscience
How epilepsy surgery is curing more seizures
More than ever before, people with epilepsy are living normal lives. The key is to get treatment, typically a medication, for seizures—the unpredictable disruptions in the brain's electrical system that are the hallmark ...
May 9, 2023
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Health
Stroke: Know the signs and risk factors
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the signs and risk factors for stroke.
May 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution may be a factor
In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely—some didn't recognize their owners, and the animals' sleep patterns had changed.
May 1, 2023
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Neuroscience
Sneaking past the blood-brain barrier to usher in the age of gene therapy for neurodegenerative disease
In a paper titled "BBB opening with focused ultrasound in nonhuman primates and Parkinson's disease patients: Targeted AAV vector delivery and PET imaging," published in Science Advances, researchers led by the University ...
Genetics
Researchers identify genes that can improve stroke diagnosis and treatment
Genes are full of clues about a person's health. They might also show the way for stroke recovery. A recent UC Davis Health study published in BMC Medicine suggests that this may be possible, thanks to time-sensitive gene ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fos levels in mouse brain linked to degree of susceptibility to depression from stress
A team of neurobiologists at Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, working with a pair of colleagues from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science, both in Japan, has found that mice with lower levels of Fos (short and ...
Oncology & Cancer
Pancreatic lesions may occur more frequently than previously thought
Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) lesions were detected in a majority of healthy pancreases from deceased donors of diverse age and harbored features of pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Cancer ...
Apr 6, 2023
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