Neuroscience
New classes of RNA for learning and memory found
Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) have discovered a new way a ribonucleic acid (RNA) impacts fear-related learning and memory.
Nov 30, 2023
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Neuroscience
Neuroscientists pinpoint how memories are likely to be stored in the brain
What is the mechanism that allows our brains to incorporate new information about the world, and form memories? New work by a team of neuroscientists led by Dr. Tomás Ryan from Trinity College Dublin shows that learning ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Immunology
Research discovers key molecule that regulates immune memory of natural killer cells
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified a key molecule, Themis2, within natural killer (NK) cells. These cells play a pivotal role in eliminating virus-infected cells. Themis2 remembers viral antigens and ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research shows mRNA vaccine harnesses T-cell power to combat COVID-19 in lungs
The effectiveness of mRNA vaccines in reducing disease severity and hospitalization from COVID-19 is well established. Now, new research from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine advances our understanding ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Unexpected link found between 2 schizophrenia risk proteins
The discovery of a physical interaction between two proteins in brain cells that can be traced in mice to control of movement, anxiety and memory could one day open the door to development of new schizophrenia treatment strategies, ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Immunology
Army of specialized T cells may trigger asthma attacks in older men
Scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and The University of Southampton, UK, have uncovered a group of immune cells that may drive severe asthma. These cells, called cytotoxic CD4+ tissue-resident memory ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Immunology
Study sheds light on immune response to COVID breakthrough infections
While COVID-19 breakthrough infections—a SARS-CoV-2 infection that occurs after receiving COVID-19 vaccines—can occur, for healthy individuals with vaccine-induced immunity, these breakthrough infections do not often ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Medical research
Study finds serotonin reduction causes long COVID symptoms
Patients with long COVID—the long-term symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, or memory loss in the months or years following COVID-19—can exhibit a reduction in circulating levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin, according ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Immunology
COVID-19 vaccination: How the body builds immune memory in organs
One shot in the arm, and the whole body is protected. But how? For one thing, the immune system produces antibodies and cells that patrol the entire organism by traveling through the bloodstream. For another, as shown by ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Immunology
B cell response after influenza vaccine in young and older adults
A new research paper was published in Aging, titled "High-throughput single-cell profiling of B cell responses following inactivated influenza vaccination in young and older adults."
Oct 10, 2023
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