Neuroscience
Nervous system discovery could inform stroke, pain therapies
New research published in the journal Nature for the first time reveals the atomic structure of a key molecular component of the nervous system.
Mar 7, 2018
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Cardiology
Heart researchers develop a new, promising imaging technique for cardiac arrhythmias
Every five minutes in Germany alone, a person dies of sudden cardiac arrest or fibrillation, the most common cause of death worldwide. This is partly due to the fact that doctors still do not fully understand exactly what ...
Feb 22, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Discovery provides glimmer of hope to prevent blindness
Macquarie University researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring protein in the body protects the eye from the common eye disease glaucoma, and which is particularly sensitive to oxidation through environmental ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Addiction
11 minutes of mindfulness training helps drinkers cut back
Brief training in mindfulness strategies could help heavy drinkers start to cut back on alcohol consumption, finds a new UCL study.
Aug 24, 2017
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Neuroscience
Elimination of specific neurons outside the brain triggers obesity
A research team led by Ana Domingos, from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC; Portugal) has developed a new genetic technique that eliminates specific neurons of the peripheral nervous system without affecting the brain. ...
Apr 3, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene editing technique helps find cancer's weak spots
Genetic mutations that cause cancer also weaken cancer cells, creating an opportunity for researchers to develop drugs that will selectively kill them, while sparing normal cells. This concept is called "synthetic lethality" ...
Mar 20, 2017
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Neuroscience
Research shows people can control a robotic arm with only their minds
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have made a major breakthrough that allows people to control a robotic arm using only their minds. The research has the potential to help millions of people who are paralyzed or ...
Dec 14, 2016
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Neuroscience
Scientists optimize FRET-FLIM to study activity of two signaling molecules within a single dendritic spine
An ongoing challenge for scientists working to understand the brain is being able to see all its parts. Researchers have spent centuries developing better imaging techniques to see beyond the abilities of our naked eyes. ...
Oct 31, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Be your own control: Cancer sequencing differs based on genetic background of reference genome
When University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher, Jing Hong Wang, MD, PhD, found more than 1,000 genetic translocations in her mouse model of B cell lymphoma, she assumed her lab had made a mistake. To rule out experimental ...
Oct 27, 2016
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Genetics
Scientists edit gene mutations in inherited form of anemia
A Yale-led research team used a new gene editing strategy to correct mutations that cause thalassemia, a form of anemia. Their gene editing technique provided corrections to the mutations and alleviated the disease in mice, ...
Oct 26, 2016
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