Neuroscience
Researchers solve mystery of how ALL enters the central nervous system
A deadly feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is its invasion of the central nervous system.
Jul 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research on brain swelling in children with cerebral malaria reveals potential new treatment approach
Through investigating the causes of brain swelling in cerebral malaria—a devastating parasitic disease that is fatal for one in five children—scientists have found a potential new treatment approach that could be safely ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Neuroscience
Researchers test blood flow in athletes' brains to find markers that diagnose concussions
A hard hit to the head typically prompts physicians to look for signs of a concussion based on symptoms such as forgetfulness, wobbly gait and disorientation.
Sep 6, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's disease linked to heart's effect on the brain
The prevailing medical wisdom that Alzheimer's Disease has its origins in the brain has a radical and disputed rival with shocking implications for medicine's relentless efforts to forestall disease, ageing and death, according ...
Feb 27, 2015
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Cardiology
New type of stent could help some brain aneurysm patients
After Susan Wakulich was told she had an aneurysm, she figured an invasive brain surgery and lengthy recovery lay ahead of her.
Jul 9, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Brain tumor invasion along blood vessels may lead to new cancer treatments
Invading glioblastoma cells may hijack cerebral blood vessels during early stages of disease progression and damage the brain's protective barrier, a study in mice indicates. This finding could ultimately lead to new ways ...
Jul 8, 2014
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Neuroscience
Team finds new culprit in amyloid beta buildup and neurodegeneration
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have demonstrated how amyloid beta, a peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease, can interact with a protein receptor on immune cells in the brain. This triggers a reaction that damages ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study demonstrates how bolstering protective protein in blood vessels helps body protect itself against cerebral malaria
Boosting a protective protein to stabilize blood vessels weakened by malaria showed improved survival beyond that of antimalarial drugs alone in pre-clinical research.
Sep 29, 2016
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Medical research
The immune system of mice is implicated in helping malaria to move from the blood to the brain
By studying malaria in mice, three A*STAR researchers have discovered how malaria parasites in the bloodstream can affect the brain, causing a life-threatening condition called cerebral malaria.
May 6, 2016
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Medications
Reduced kidney function increases bleeding risk in antithrombotic therapy
Antithrombotic therapy is prescribed to prevent thrombotic (blood clotting inside a blood vessel) events but the treatment also increases the likelihood of experiencing a bleeding event, which can be extremely serious if ...
Mar 25, 2022
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