Surgery

Colombian surgeon rebuilds acid victims' lives

Angeles Borda ignored the cat calls as she walked past the building site. But she couldn't ignore the nitric acid that her tormentor then threw in her face.

Neuroscience

Potential cause of Lafora disease revealed

Researchers at Okayama University report in the journal Matters, a potential third factor in the pathogenesis of Lafora disease. In addition to gene mutations, chemical modification of the enzyme Laforin induced by nitrosative ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Treatment prevents symptoms of schizophrenia in tests with rats

Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have tested a sodium nitroprusside treatment on a strain of rats that exhibited some of the symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The results obtained ...

Immunology

Omalizumab protects against early, late allergic responses

(HealthDay)—For patients with a significant response to allergen challenge, omalizumab induces protective effects against early (EAR) and late allergic reactions (LAR), according to a study published online June 5 in Allergy.

Neuroscience

Tracing a path toward neuronal cell death

A fruit fly model of a rare, neurodegenerative disease is helping researchers trace the series of steps that lead to neuronal cell death. Damage to astrocytes - star-shaped cells found in the brain and spinal cord - is found ...

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