Neuroscience

Huntington's disease linked to dysfunction of brain structure

Northwestern Medicine scientists identified a link between Huntington's disease and dysfunction of the subthalamic nucleus, a component of the basal ganglia, a group of brain structures critical for movement and impulse control.

Immunology

New regulator of immune reaction discovered

Cells of the immune system can distinguish between protein molecules that are "self" and "non-self". For example, if we are exposed to pathogens such as bacteria or viruses that carry foreign molecules on their surface, the ...

Neuroscience

Study supports new strategy to fight cocaine addiction

An international team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has found strong evidence supporting a new strategy against drug addiction. The researchers showed that a compound that inhibits the activity ...

Diabetes

Sex-specific role for glucokinase in autonomic nervous activity

(HealthDay)—Glucokinase (Gck) in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMN) is involved in glucose-dependent control of autonomic nervous activity in female mice only, according to an experimental study published online ...

Oncology & Cancer

New mechanism activates the immune system against tumour cells

The body's defences detect and eliminate not only pathogens but also tumour cells. Natural killer cells (NK-Cells) are specifically activated by chemical messengers, the Cytokines, to seek and destroy tumour cells. Veronika ...

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