Neuroscience
Structural development of the brain
In a recent study published in The Journal of Neuroscience, researchers reveal how the basic structure of the brain is formed.
Jun 21, 2019
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Neuroscience
Unexplored neural circuit modulates memory strength
Learning to avoid negative experiences requires an interplay of two distinct brain circuits, one to interpret "Yikes!" and drive learning, and the other, unexpectedly, to dial in the strength of that memory, a new fruit fly ...
May 14, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New gene potentially involved in metastasis identified
Cancers that display a specific combination of sugars called T-antigens are more likely to spread through the body and kill a patient. However, scientists do not understand what regulates the appearance of T-antigen in cancer ...
Mar 27, 2019
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Genetics
Male Y chromosomes not 'genetic wastelands'
When researchers say they have sequenced the human genome, there is a caveat to this statement: a lot of the human genome is sequenced and assembled, but there are regions that are full of repetitive elements, making them ...
Feb 7, 2019
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Immunology
Immunity connects gut bacteria and aging
Over the years, researchers have learned that the different populations of bacteria that inhabit the gut have significant effects on body functions, including the immune system. The populations of gut bacteria are sometimes ...
Nov 13, 2018
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Medical research
Tiny fruit flies unravelling the secrets to end of life
We are used to seeing them dive-bombing our glass of wine or hovering around the fruit bowl.
Aug 10, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Genes activated in metastasis also drive the first stages of tumour growth
In spite of the difference between the cell functions responsible for giving rise to a tumour and that give rise to metastasis, studies at IRB Barcelona using the fly Drosophila melanogaster reveal that some genes can drive ...
Feb 21, 2018
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Genetics
High-throughput, in vivo validation of candidate congenital heart disease genes
Specific genetic errors that trigger congenital heart disease (CHD) in humans can be reproduced reliably in Drosophila melanogaster - the common fruit fly - an initial step toward personalized therapies for patients in the ...
Feb 9, 2017
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Neuroscience
The fruit fly may know it's bugging you
University of Queensland researchers have shown, like humans, fruit flies may be self-aware of their actions.
Jul 24, 2015
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Genetics
Flies with colon cancer help to unravel the genetic keys to disease in humans
Researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have managed to generate a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) model that reproduces human colon cancer. With two publications appearing in PLoS One ...
Oct 8, 2014
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