Neuroscience
Sparse, small, but diverse neural connections help make perception reliable, efficient
The brain's cerebral cortex produces perception based on the sensory information it's fed through a region called the thalamus.
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Medications
Experimental anti-depression drug may also be useful in treating alcohol use disorder
An experimental antidepressant compound with a potentially unique mechanism of action may also be effective against alcohol use disorder, according to a preclinical study from Scripps Research.
Jan 30, 2023
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Immunology
Study reframes understanding of graft-versus-host disease
New research challenges the prevailing hypothesis for how donor stem cell grafts cause graft-versus-host disease, or GVHD, and offers an alternative model that could guide development of novel therapies.
Jan 30, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Strategy could remove metastatic traits and drug resistance from lung cancer cells
A research team led by Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering at KAIST succeeded in using systems biology research to change the properties of carcinogenic cells in the lungs and eliminate ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Diabetes
Research challenges 'sugar hypothesis' of diabetic cataract development
New findings from investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, contradict previous notions about sugar's role in the onset of diabetic cataracts. Using an ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Medical research
Discovery of pathway that controls scar formation could lead to better healing after a heart attack
A DZHK research team at the University Medical Center Mainz has discovered a new signaling pathway of the coagulation system that controls scar formation after a heart attack. If this signaling pathway could be inhibited, ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Immunology
Regulating immunological memory may help immune system fight disease, study finds
Scientists have long sought to better understand the human body's immune responses that occur during various diseases, including cancer and inflammatory diseases.
Jan 20, 2023
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Cardiology
Using CRISPR-Cas9 as an intervention to protect the heart from ischemia-reperfusion damage
A team of researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has found that it is possible in mice to protect the heart from ischemia-reperfusion using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system. In their paper published ...
Genetics
Study identifies cause for mysterious cases of epilepsy in children
Epilepsy is present in 4% of the population, and is among the most common brain disorders in children. Modern medicine can prevent most seizure recurrences, but approximately 20% of patients do not respond to treatment.
Jan 12, 2023
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Vaccination
Mathematical model predicts long-term effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in different patient populations
Researchers have designed a mathematical model that can predict the course of vaccine-induced immunity against COVID-19 in different patient populations—including otherwise healthy individuals and those who have cancer ...
Jan 9, 2023
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