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Thursday, June 26, 2014
Researchers Discover New Genes That Promote Brain Cancer
A new collaborative study has identified two oncogenes, called GFI1 and GFI1B, that drive the development of medulloblastoma. The findings, recently published in Nature, suggest that GFI1 and GFI1B are worthy gene candidates for molecular-targeted therapy …
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Thursday, June 26, 2014
Tangled Path of Alzheimer’s-linked Brain Cells Mapped in Mice
Scientists at The Johns Hopkins University have succeeded in mapping cholinergic neurons, the first cells to degenerate in people with Alzheimer’s disease, in experiments on mice. Using genetic engineering methods, the research team programmed several …
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
REM Sleep Disturbance Signals Future Neurodegenerative Disease
REM behavior disorder, a sleep disorder, could be a sign of impending neurodegenerative disease, including Parkinson’s and dementia, scientists reported recently. Researchers are not sure why spontaneous and unexplained disturbance in REM sleep should …
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Brain Activity Passes Through Newly Detected States to Regain Consciousness
After exposure to surgical anesthesia, electrical activity in the brain gradually returns to its conscious patterns. However, new research from Rockefeller University, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, indicates that …
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Fungal Protein Found to Cross Blood-brain Barrier
In a series of experiments on a fungus that causes cryptococcal meningitis, investigators at University of California Davis have isolated a protein that appears to be responsible for the fungus’ ability to cross from the bloodstream into the brain. …
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
New Models for Testing Parkinson’s Disease Immune-based Drugs
A team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has demonstrated that immunotherapy with specifically targeted antibodies may block the development and spread of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the brain. Recently …
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Monday, June 23, 2014
Renal Measures Predict Stroke Risk
According to a MedPageToday article, a study recently reported online in Stroke indicated that two different measures of kidney disease severity were strongly associated with stroke risk. Albuminuria and a depressed estimated glomerular filtration rate …
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Study: Many Epilepsy Patients Who Fail to Take Medications Experience Depression
According to a new study, many patients who fail to take their antiseizure medications are suffering from depression -- the first research to show a direct link between depression and medication nonadherence. Missing even one dose of an antiepileptic …
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Study Provides Insight into How the Brain Regulates Its Blood Flow
Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that the vascular endothelium plays a critical role in the regulation of blood flow in response to stimulation in the living brain. To tease apart the role of endothelial signaling in the living brain …
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Study: Brain Signals Link Fit Kids to Better Language Skills
Children who are physically fit have faster and more robust neuro-electrical brain responses during reading than their less-fit peers, researchers report. The study, recently reported in Brain and Cognition, does not prove that higher fitness directly …
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