Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover potential 'electrical language' of breast cancer cells
New research has found variable voltages in the membranes of breast cancer cells, revealing clues about how they grow and spread.
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Medical research
White matter may aid recovery from spinal cord injuries: Study
Injuries, infection and inflammatory diseases that damage the spinal cord can lead to intractable pain and disability. Some degree of recovery may be possible. The question is, how best to stimulate the regrowth and healing ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Neuroscience
Cocaine use disorder alters gene networks of neuroinflammation and neurotransmission in humans
Individuals with cocaine use disorder exhibit gene expression changes in two brain regions: the nucleus accumbens, a region associated with reward, and the caudate nucleus, a region mediating habit formation, according to ...
Feb 10, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers define possible molecular pathway for neurodegeneration in prion diseases
A new study has shed light on the mechanisms underlying the progression of prion diseases and identified a potential target for treatment.
Sep 21, 2018
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Neuroscience
Synapse 'protection' signal found; helps to refine brain circuits
The developing brain is constantly forming new connections, or synapses, between nerve cells. Many connections are eventually lost, while others are strengthened. In 2012, Beth Stevens, Ph.D. and her lab at Boston Children's ...
Oct 10, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Nerves could be key to pancreatic cancer spread
A couple of molecules that nerve cells use to grow during development could help explain why the most common pancreatic cancers are so difficult to contain and for patients to survive, a new study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers develop injectable microtissue to preserve muscle function in rats with severed sciatic nerves
Researchers engineered the first injectable microtissue containing motor and sensory neurons encased in protective tissue, called tissue engineered neuromuscular interfaces (TE-NMIs). The TE-NMI neurons provide a source of ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Neuroscience
Power Slap League: A brutal 'sport' that may leave contestants with brain damage
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has created a new brutal sport: Power Slap League. In this "sport," contestants (men and women) slap each other as hard as they can in the head. A winner is decided ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Neuroscience
Enzyme ensures thick insulation
ETH researchers have revealed that Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system largely produce their own fatty acids in order to create electrical insulation for nerve fibres. This process relies on an enzyme whose absence ...
Mar 8, 2018
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Neuroscience
Single protein plays important dual shipping role in the brain
Just as a packaging breakdown can hamstring delivery of cables, switches and connectors to a house under construction, removing a protein from neurons can block the "shipment" of proteins to developing axons.
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