The human brain has about as many neurons as glial cells. These are divided into four major groups: the microglia, the astrocytes, the NG2 glial cells, and the oligodendrocytes. Oligodendrocytes function primarily as a type ...
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The famous patient Henry Molaison (long known as H.M.) suffered damage to his hippocampus after a surgical attempt to cure his epilepsy. As a result, he had anterograde amnesia, which meant that things he learned never made ...
Dec 18, 2020
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New research has found that individuals born with inherited mutations of the "BLM gene' are more susceptible to developing mesothelioma, especially upon exposure to asbestos. The study was conducted by University of Hawaiʻi ...
Dec 18, 2020
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COVID-19 is a very different disease in infants; compared to adults, most do surprisingly well when infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the disease.
Dec 17, 2020
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High blood pressure appears to accelerate a decline in cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults, according to new research published today in Hypertension.
Dec 14, 2020
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Women who receive mastectomy and reconstructive surgery as part of breast cancer treatment may face the risk of developing persistent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotic drugs, according to data presented at the 2020 San ...
Dec 9, 2020
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Contrary to previous assumptions, visual short-term memory is not merely based on one kind of information about an object, such as only its color or only its name. Rather, several types of information can be retained simultaneously ...
Dec 8, 2020
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A new analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that fewer older adults may be experiencing certain symptoms that can restrict their activity at the end of life.
Nov 4, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Nerve damage to vocal cords could be the reason why some people recovering from COVID-19 suffer mysterious bouts of shortness of breath for months after shaking off the coronavirus, researchers say.
Nov 3, 2020
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The rodent Hippocampal formation is one of the most exhaustively studied regions in the mammalian brain but until now, there has not been a comprehensive knowledge base of its synaptic physiology. In a front cover paper published ...
Oct 26, 2020
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