Tiny molecular signals that govern how the connections between brain cells mature when the eyes first see light have now been identified by a research team in MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the Department ...
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Many neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy, schizophrenia, and autism have been linked to disruption of the key neurotransmitter GABA, but the underlying causes of the disruptions have been difficult to pinpoint. ...
Oct 17, 2019
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The bodies of mammals, including humans, respond to injury by releasing endogenous opioids—compounds that mitigate acute pain. A team of researchers led by those at the University of Kentucky has uncovered groundbreaking ...
Sep 19, 2013
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Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have shown that a protein can inhibit metastasis of colon and melanoma cancers. The findings are published in the October 10, 2011 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Oct 10, 2011
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A new research paper, titled "Senescence-associated exosomes transfer miRNA-induced fibrosis to neighboring cells," was published in Aging.
Mar 17, 2023
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We are born with all the hair follicles that we will ever have in our lives, because after birth the skin loses the ability to create new hair follicles. If our skin is severely damaged it cannot form new hair follicles or ...
Mar 18, 2020
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LMU researchers have identified a signaling pathway by which aspirin can inhibit colorectal cancer.
Nov 2, 2023
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A team of neuroscientists at Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) have made an unexpected discovery about the way mice perceive warming sensations. It's counterintuitive: cooling ...
Mar 24, 2020
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(Medical Xpress) -- Nerve cells that regulate everything from heart muscle to salivary glands send out projections known as axons to their targets. By way of these axonal processes, neurons control target function and receive ...
Aug 30, 2011
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A new research paper has been published in Aging (Aging-US), titled "Effect of Humanin G (HNG) on inflammation in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)."
May 31, 2022
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