Neuroscience
Changes in brain cartilage may explain why sleep helps you learn
The morphing structure of the brain's "cartilage cells" may regulate how memories change while you snooze, according to new research in eNeuro.
Jul 27, 2020
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Neuroscience
Neurons are genetically programmed to have long lives
When our neurons—the principle cells of the brain—die, so do we.
Jul 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Mix and match: New 3-D cell culture model replicates fibrotic elements of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a life-threatening disease with very poor survival rates in patients, and—despite various efforts—its treatment remains challenging. This is because pancreatic cancer is characterized by the presence ...
Jul 22, 2020
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Medical research
Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space?
Gravity can be a real downer when you are trying to grow organs.
Jul 8, 2020
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Neuroscience
New method developed for mapping brain areas according to molecular profile
In a new study researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a new kind of brain atlas based on an innovative method of mapping brain tissue into areas according to their molecular ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Medical research
Microneedling therapeutic stem cells into damaged tissues
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent in that they naturally replenish the cell types that build bone, cartilage and adipose tissues. However, they exhibit much broader regenerative potential, including their capacity ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Pregnancy reprograms breast cells, reducing cancer risk
An early age of pregnancy (25 years and younger) is known to reduce the overall risk of breast cancer by over 30%. CSHL Assistant Professor Camila dos Santos spent several years teasing out the molecular details behind the ...
May 27, 2020
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Medications
Target trials support drug safety in pregnant patients
Out of concern for fetal safety, pregnant people have typically been excluded from drug trials. And when human health is on the line, drug studies assessing fetal safety in animal models may be viewed as far from definitive.
May 27, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Potentially cancerous cells kept in check by competitive neighbours, study of oesophagus finds
The expansion of 'mutant' cells that could lead to cancer is often kept in check by their neighbours, research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and their collaborators has found. The team discovered ...
May 19, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Activating an estrogen receptor can stop pancreatic cancer cells from growing
Activating the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER)—a receptor found on the surface of many normal and cancer tissues—has been shown to stop pancreatic cancer from growing, but may also make tumors more visible ...
May 4, 2020
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