Oncology & Cancer
Time tempers anthracyclines into a toxin or treatment for cancer
For the millions of people who could face a cancer diagnosis this year, it's vital to have all therapeutic options available.
Apr 21, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Zebrafish research reveals green rooibos tea's anxiety-busting properties
Rooibos tea is a uniquely South African product. The plant, Aspalathus linearis, grows mainly in the Cederberg area of the country's Western Cape province. And it's not just a tasty beverage. It is caffeine-free; research ...
Feb 7, 2022
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Medical research
Microdosing zebrafish with LSD shows its potential benefits for humans
Microdosing—regularly ingesting small amounts of a psychedelic substance—has gone mainstream.
Feb 3, 2022
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Medical research
New study gives clue to the cause, and possible treatment of Parkinson's disease
Researchers from the Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan may have unraveled a new approach that could revolutionize the treatment, prevention, and possibly reversal of the damage that could lead to Parkinson's ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Genetics
Cholesterol accumulation contributes to genetic movement disorder
A research team at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) has identified the mechanism that causes movement disorders in patients with mutations in the NUS1 gene. Using both cellular and model organism studies, cholesterol accumulation ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Imaging zebrafish movements in 3-D to better understand ALS
An interdisciplinary team of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) used an innovative imaging technique for a better understanding of motor deficits in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The researchers ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Medical research
Vitamin D deficiency leads to obesity, stunted growth in zebrafish
Using a zebrafish model, researchers from North Carolina State University have found that vitamin D deficiency during early development can disrupt the metabolic balance between growth and fat accumulation. The results suggest ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study could aid degenerative disease therapies
Fresh insights into how nerves connect with muscles in the body could aid the development of therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
Oct 30, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify a new leukodystrophy in children and its potential cure
The Neurometabolic Diseases research team at IDIBELL and CIBER of Rare Diseases (CIBERER), led by ICREA Professor Aurora Pujol, has reported a novel disease affecting myelin in children, leading to severe incapacity and death ...
Jan 10, 2019
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Neuroscience
Zebrafish help unlock mystery of motor neurone disease
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have successfully created zebrafish that carry the complex genetic change known to cause the most common genetic form of motor neurone disease (MND).
Nov 26, 2018
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