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Top news stories for the week 38

Monday, Sep 18

The fundamental process behind memory has been captured live

Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have, for the first time, witnessed nerve plasticity in the axon in motion.

Sep 18, 2023

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New study uncovers origin of 'conscious awareness'

Living things act with purpose. But where does purpose come from? How do humans make sense of their relation to the world and realize their ability to effect change? These fundamental questions of "agency"—acting with purpose—have ...

Sep 18, 2023

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Removing the barrier surrounding solid tumors clears path for T cells, study shows

While immunotherapies have shown great promise in treating blood cancers, most clinical trials aimed at treating solid tumors such as pancreatic or lung cancer have failed. Researchers have long thought that solid tumors' ...

Sep 18, 2023

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Researchers discover possible new treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

Zachary Schug, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program of the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center at The Wistar Institute, has published a new paper in the journal Nature Cancer. Schug's ...

Sep 18, 2023

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Study finds significant chemical exposures in women with cancer

In a sign that exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be playing a role in cancers of the breast, ovary, skin and uterus, researchers have found that people who developed those cancers have significantly higher ...

Sep 18, 2023

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Researchers discover learning and memory deficits after ingestion of aspartame

Ongoing work by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers into how aspartame affects the brain has linked the artificial sweetener with learning and memory deficits in mice.

Sep 18, 2023

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Testing for long COVID: Eye exam as a new approach

A standardized eye examination might reveal in future whether people are suffering from long COVID syndrome or post-COVID. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) was able to demonstrate a clear connection between ...

Sep 18, 2023

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Tuesday, Sep 19

Decoding the microglial aging process and how it contributes to brain dysfunction

Microglial cells are the maintenance workers of the central nervous system (CNS), protecting against pathogens and pruning damaged neurons to help the brain maintain homeostasis. Considered immune cells, microglia work to ...

Sep 19, 2023

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Researchers discover how a gene only some of us have may protect against neurodegeneration

University at Buffalo researchers have discovered how an active form of a gene present in 75% of the human population works to protect the brain against neurodegeneration.

Sep 19, 2023

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'Bioprinting' living brain cell networks in the lab

Monash University Engineering researchers have successfully used "bioinks" containing living nerve cells (neurons) to print 3D nerve networks that can grow in the laboratory and transmit and respond to nerve signals. The ...

Sep 19, 2023

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Self-regulation of pharma industry marketing is unsustainable and failing patients, according to new analysis

Health care professionals and organizations need to respond more forcefully to unethical marketing from the pharmaceutical industry by holding offending companies to greater account and by supporting stronger regulation, ...

Sep 19, 2023

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Unveiling the mechanism underlying ketamine's rapid antidepressant effects

In a study published in Nature Neuroscience on Sept. 14, researchers led by Dr. Chen Yelin from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed that the N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) ...

Sep 19, 2023

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Biopsy-free diagnosis of celiac disease in adults shows promising results

Researchers from the University of Salerno, Italy, have found that a simple blood test for tTG-IgA concentrations could be used as a diagnostic threshold in predicting duodenal villous atrophy, a hallmark of celiac disease.

Sep 19, 2023 report

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Combining potent cancer drugs in a single multitargeting molecule

To give cancer treatments the greatest possible chance of success, patients are often treated with multiple drugs that attack the cancer using different mechanisms. A team of researchers has now combined three highly potent ...

Sep 19, 2023

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Wednesday, Sep 20

Suppressing negative thoughts may be good for mental health after all, study suggests

The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests.

Sep 20, 2023

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Scientists reveal how the effects of psychosis spread throughout the brain

Psychoses like schizophrenia cost billions of dollars annually and derail the lives of people struggling with the disease. Now Monash University researchers have modeled how the effects of psychosis spread through the brain, ...

Sep 20, 2023

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Alternative pain control circuits in the brain found to produce relief similar to opioids without the downsides

The opioid epidemic in the United States has exacted an incalculable toll on individuals and communities, creating an urgent need for alternative painkillers. The search for non-opioid treatments is crucial, not only to mitigate ...

Sep 20, 2023

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Why are the brain's nerve cells organized into modules?

Scientists have found that the outer cortex of the mammalian brain is able to maintain control over all the external inputs it receives because of how its nerve networks are organized into interconnected but independently ...

Sep 20, 2023

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Discovery of protein orientation helps scientists understand Parkinson's disease

For several years, scientists have known that Parkinson's disease is related to misfolding of the protein alpha-synuclein. Deposited aggregates of a protein called alpha-synuclein (α-syn) can damage and kill nerve cells, ...

Sep 20, 2023

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Newfound brain circuit explains why infant cries prompt milk release

Hearing the sound of a newborn's wail can trigger the release of oxytocin, a brain chemical that controls breast-milk release in mothers, a new study in rodents shows. Researchers found that once prompted, this flood of hormones ...

Sep 20, 2023

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Traumatic brain injury under-recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, says new study

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of long-term disability and premature death, especially among military personnel and those playing contact sports. Substantial research has examined acute and chronic neurological ...

Sep 20, 2023

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Thursday, Sep 21

Regeneration across complete spinal cord injuries reverses paralysis

When the spinal cords of mice and humans are partially damaged, the initial paralysis is followed by the extensive, spontaneous recovery of motor function. However, after a complete spinal cord injury, this natural repair ...

Sep 21, 2023

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Combination of neurotransmitters regulates attention span, shows study

A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has uncovered new clues about how chemicals released by brain cells regulate our attention span.

Sep 21, 2023

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Moms' ability to 'remember' prior pregnancies suggests new strategies for preventing complications

Scientists have known for decades that pregnancy requires a mother's body to adjust so that her immune system does not attack the growing fetus as if it were a hostile foreign invader. Yet despite learning a great deal more ...

Sep 21, 2023

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Researchers identify key steps to toxic protein accumulation in Alzheimer's and other diseases

Under normal circumstances, tau protein is part of the brain's infrastructure, important for stabilizing neurons into their proper shapes. But sometimes tau gets knotted up into tangles and turns toxic, injuring brain tissue ...

Sep 21, 2023

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Newer diabetes treatments are understudied in Black populations and may be less beneficial

New research analyzing the effects of two drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes indicates a consistent lack of cardiovascular and renal benefits in Black populations. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of severe illness ...

Sep 21, 2023

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Rewiring tumor mitochondria enhances the immune system's ability to recognize and fight cancer

Immunotherapy, which uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer, is an effective treatment option, yet many patients do not respond to it. Thus, cancer researchers are seeking new ways to optimize immunotherapy so ...

Sep 21, 2023

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Research reveals new brain networks critical to memory formation

Researchers at The University of Queensland have identified new regions of the brain crucial to the formation of long-term memory.

Sep 21, 2023

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Friday, Sep 22

New research adds evidence to the benefits of ginger supplements for treating autoimmune diseases

New research has revealed a potentially important role ginger supplements can play in controlling inflammation for people living with autoimmune diseases.

Sep 22, 2023

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Brain sensitivity to insulin may be modulated by menstrual cycle

A combined team of diabetes specialists from Eberhard Karls University Tübingen and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, both in Germany, has found evidence that suggests brain sensitivity to insulin may be modulated by ...

Sep 22, 2023 report

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Screen time at age 1 year tied to worse later developmental performance

Increased TV/DVD screen time at 1 and 2 years of age negatively affects developmental performance at 2 and 3 years of age, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Sep 22, 2023

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Why are you better at recognizing upright faces? Clues from a person who sees the world differently

When you see a familiar face upright, you'll recognize it right away. But if you saw that same face upside down, it's much harder to place. Now researchers who've studied Claudio, a 42-year-old man whose head is rotated back ...

Sep 22, 2023

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Combination immunotherapy shows no additional benefit for most advanced cancers, finds meta-analysis

A combination immunotherapy treatment of nivolumab plus ipilimumab was associated with no improvement in survival for advanced cancers other than melanoma, when compared to nivolumab alone, according to a recent Northwestern ...

Sep 22, 2023

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Clinical trial finds dendritic cell vaccine safe, induced immune responses in patients with multiple myeloma

A dendritic cell vaccine administered before and after autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) was safe and immunogenic and was associated with durable clinical responses in patients with high-risk multiple myeloma, according ...

Sep 22, 2023

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A network that spreads light in our brain and the role of the thalamus

New research conducted at the University of Liège, using ultra-high field 7 Tesla MRI, provides a better understanding of how light stimulates our brain and could provide new insights into how it works.

Sep 22, 2023

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Saturday, Sep 23

Long Covid linked to multiple organ changes, research suggests

A third of people hospitalized with COVID-19 have "abnormalities" in multiple organs months after getting infected, a UK study said on Saturday, potentially shedding light on the elusive condition of long COVID.

Sep 23, 2023

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The role of the locus coeruleus, a 'blue spot' linked to sleep

Researchers at the University of Liège (BE) Institute are using ultra-high field 7 Tesla MRI to provide a better understanding of how sleep is regulated.

Sep 23, 2023

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Job frustrations can really be a heartbreaker for men

A job that's demanding but less than rewarding may take a big toll on a man's heart health, a large new study suggests.

Sep 23, 2023

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Sunday, Sep 24

Q&A: How new software is changing our understanding of human brain development

A single brain is unfathomably complex. So brain researchers, whether they're looking at datasets built from 300,000 neurons in 81 mice or from MRIs of 1,200 young adults, are now dealing with so much information that they ...

Sep 24, 2023

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US experts carry out second pig-to-human heart transplant

A 58-year-old man this week became the world's second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research.

Sep 24, 2023

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How periods may affect sensitivity to insulin

The sensitivity of the brain to insulin may be modulated by menstrual cycle phase, a paper published in Nature Metabolism suggests. The findings are based on a randomized clinical trial involving 11 women.

Sep 24, 2023

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Flat-faced dogs might get more human help thanks to their baby faces

Flat-faced or brachycephalic dogs breeds such as English and French bulldogs may be likely to display "helpless" traits by looking at humans more often than a longer-muzzled dog breed during a food retrieval task, suggests ...

Sep 24, 2023

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Socioeconomic status linked with outcomes and survival in patients treated for non-small cell lung cancer

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine found an association between "social determinants of health" and outcomes and survival in patients undergoing surgery ...

Sep 24, 2023

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Pakistan recalls an injectable medicine causing eye infection, sight loss and orders a probe

Pakistan's health minister said Sunday that an injectable medicine that was causing a severe eye infection and sight loss in diabetic patients in the province of Punjab has been recalled and an investigation ordered while ...

Sep 24, 2023

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