A new discovery in rats shows that the brain responds differently in immersive virtual reality environments versus the real world. The finding could help scientists understand how the brain brings together sensory information ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Acute elevation in certain plasma microRNAs (miRNAs), along with downregulation of the clusterin protein within two days post-injury can act as early diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for traumatic brain injury, according ...
Jun 21, 2021
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A plant-based diet appears to afford significant protection to rats bred to become hypertensive on a high-salt diet, scientists report. When the rats become pregnant, the whole grain diet also protects the mothers and their ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Incoming sensory information can affect the brain's structure, which may in turn affect the body's motor output. However, the specifics of this process are not always well understood. In a recent study published in Scientific ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Scientists have observed for the first time what it looks like in the key memory region of the brain when a mistake is made during a memory trial. The findings have implications for Alzheimer's disease research and advancements ...
Jun 8, 2021
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A rat model of early-stage Parkinson's disease was characterized and utilized in the Ph.D. study of Juuso Leikas, MSc (Pharm). A common anesthetic, isoflurane, was shown to relieve Parkinson-like symptoms in the model.
Jun 1, 2021
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When trauma, illness, or injury causes significant muscle loss, reconstructive procedures for bioengineering functional skeletal muscles can fall short, resulting in permanent impairments.
May 11, 2021
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)—bleeding from a ruptured aneurysm—leads to delayed cerebral vasospasm (blood vessel constriction) and stroke. SAH morbidity and mortality are high, and therapeutic options are limited.
May 7, 2021
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Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the U. S.
Apr 29, 2021
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A new study in laboratory rats has discovered a direct link between low oxygen in the womb and impaired memory function in the adult offspring. It also finds that anti-oxidant supplements during pregnancy may protect against ...
Apr 20, 2021
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