One of the deadliest forms of paediatric brain tumour, Group 3 medulloblastoma, is linked to a variety of large-scale DNA rearrangements which all have the same overall effect on specific genes located on different chromosomes. ...
Jun 23, 2014
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New research suggests that certain types of brain cells may be "picky eaters," seeming to prefer one specific energy source over others. The finding has implications for understanding the cognitive decline seen in aging and ...
May 8, 2014
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Researchers report they can generate human motor neurons from stem cells much more quickly and efficiently than previous methods allowed. The finding, described in Nature Communications, will aid efforts to model human motor ...
Apr 1, 2014
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Imagine a future with no sporting events for paralysed people. A future in which there is no need, as all the would-be competitors will have been cured.
Mar 6, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—University of California, Berkeley, researchers have shown that chronic stress generates long-term changes in the brain that may explain why people suffering chronic stress are prone to mental problems ...
Feb 11, 2014
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Scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute in collaboration with scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) successfully generated a stem cell model of familial Alzheimer's ...
Jan 8, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Alexander disease is a devastating brain disease that almost nobody has heard of—unless someone in the family is afflicted with it. Alexander disease strikes young or old, and in children destroys white ...
Nov 21, 2013
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In what they're calling a 'biological surprise', a team of expert international geneticists led by a University of Otago researcher have discovered a key piece of information about how the human brain is put together and ...
Oct 14, 2013
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Stem cells found in mouth tissue can not only become other types of cells but can also relieve inflammatory disease, according to a new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study in the Journal of Dental Research.
Aug 5, 2013
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One of regenerative medicine's greatest goals is to develop new treatments for stroke. So far, stem cell research for the disease has focused on developing therapeutic neurons—the primary movers of electrical impulses in ...
Jul 23, 2013
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