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In scientific first, researchers correct decline in organ function associated with old age Medicine & Health / Research August 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 84 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein — resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative ...

Brain cells called astrocytes undergo reorganization and may engulf attacking T cells Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet When virally infected cells in the brain called astrocytes come in contact with anti-viral T cells of the immune system, they undergo a unique series of changes that dramatically reorganize their shape and function, according ...

'Erasing' drug-associated memories may stop drug addiction relapses Medicine & Health / Research August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- 'Erasing' drug-associated memories may prevent recovering drug abusers from relapsing, researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered.

Trapping white blood cells proves novel strategy against chronic viral infections Medicine & Health / Research August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Seeing disease-fighting white blood cells vanish from the blood usually signals a weakened immune system. But preventing white blood cells' circulation by trapping them in the lymph nodes can help mice get rid of a chronic ...

Scientist Discovers New Molecule to Treat Chronic Pain Medicine & Health / Research August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Northeastern University Pharmaceutical Sciences professor and Center for Drug Discovery director Alexandros Makriyannis and a team of researchers have created a synthetic molecule that could be used to treat ...

White Blood Cell Uses DNA 'Catapult' to Fight Infection Medicine & Health / Research August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. and Swiss scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how a type of white blood cell called the eosinophil may help the body to fight bacterial infections in the digestive tract, according to ...

Study shows that laboratory rats calculate confidence to make decisions Medicine & Health / Research August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 It has probably happened to everyone at one time or another. You're driving to a restaurant for the very first time. At a crossroads, you make a turn. You drive for several minutes, and then several minutes more. Nothing ...

Stem cell advance may help transfusion supplies Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet (AP) -- Scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the laboratory.

Designer RNA fights high cholesterol, researchers find Medicine & Health / Research August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Small, specially designed bits of ribonucleic acid (RNA) can interfere with cholesterol metabolism, reducing harmful cholesterol by two-thirds in pre-clinical tests, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern ...

Halting retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent addiction relapse Medicine & Health / Research August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Disrupting the brain's retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent relapse in drug addiction, according to new research in the August 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers reduced drug-seeking ...

Neurons created from skin cells of elderly ALS patients Medicine & Health / Research July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Less than 27 months after announcing that he had institutional permission to attempt the creation of patient and disease-specific stem cell lines, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Principal Faculty member ...

Sound adds speed to visual perception Medicine & Health / Research August 12, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The traditional view of individual brain areas involved in perception of different sensory stimuli—i.e., one brain region involved in hearing and another involved in seeing—has been thrown into doubt in recent years. A new ...

Scientists identify another piece of the weight-control puzzle Medicine & Health / Research August 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Controlling body weight is a complicated process, as any frustrated dieter might attest. But as scientists continue to investigate the brain's intricate neurocircuitry and its role in maintaining energy balance, they are ...

Genes may make some people more prone to anxiety Medicine & Health / Research August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Inborn differences may help explain why trauma gives some people bad memories and others the nightmare of post-traumatic stress. Scientists in Germany and the United States have reported evidence linking genes to anxious ...

Researchers Study Facial Structures, Brain Abnormalities to Reveal Formula for Earlier Detection of Autism Medicine & Health / Research August 18, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Recently, Harvard researchers reported that children with autism have a wide range of genetic defects, making it nearly impossible to develop a simple genetic test to identify the disorder.

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In scientific first, researchers correct decline in organ function associated with old age Medicine & Health / Research August 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 84 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein — resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative ...

Brain cells called astrocytes undergo reorganization and may engulf attacking T cells Medicine & Health / Research August 20, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet When virally infected cells in the brain called astrocytes come in contact with anti-viral T cells of the immune system, they undergo a unique series of changes that dramatically reorganize their shape and function, according ...

'Erasing' drug-associated memories may stop drug addiction relapses Medicine & Health / Research August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- 'Erasing' drug-associated memories may prevent recovering drug abusers from relapsing, researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered.

Trapping white blood cells proves novel strategy against chronic viral infections Medicine & Health / Research August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Seeing disease-fighting white blood cells vanish from the blood usually signals a weakened immune system. But preventing white blood cells' circulation by trapping them in the lymph nodes can help mice get rid of a chronic ...

Scientist Discovers New Molecule to Treat Chronic Pain Medicine & Health / Research August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Northeastern University Pharmaceutical Sciences professor and Center for Drug Discovery director Alexandros Makriyannis and a team of researchers have created a synthetic molecule that could be used to treat ...

White Blood Cell Uses DNA 'Catapult' to Fight Infection Medicine & Health / Research August 13, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. and Swiss scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how a type of white blood cell called the eosinophil may help the body to fight bacterial infections in the digestive tract, according to ...

Study shows that laboratory rats calculate confidence to make decisions Medicine & Health / Research August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 It has probably happened to everyone at one time or another. You're driving to a restaurant for the very first time. At a crossroads, you make a turn. You drive for several minutes, and then several minutes more. Nothing ...

Stem cell advance may help transfusion supplies Medicine & Health / Research August 19, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet (AP) -- Scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the laboratory.

Designer RNA fights high cholesterol, researchers find Medicine & Health / Research August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Small, specially designed bits of ribonucleic acid (RNA) can interfere with cholesterol metabolism, reducing harmful cholesterol by two-thirds in pre-clinical tests, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern ...

Halting retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent addiction relapse Medicine & Health / Research August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Disrupting the brain's retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent relapse in drug addiction, according to new research in the August 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers reduced drug-seeking ...

Neurons created from skin cells of elderly ALS patients Medicine & Health / Research July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Less than 27 months after announcing that he had institutional permission to attempt the creation of patient and disease-specific stem cell lines, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Principal Faculty member ...

Sound adds speed to visual perception Medicine & Health / Research August 12, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The traditional view of individual brain areas involved in perception of different sensory stimuli—i.e., one brain region involved in hearing and another involved in seeing—has been thrown into doubt in recent years. A new ...

Scientists identify another piece of the weight-control puzzle Medicine & Health / Research August 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Controlling body weight is a complicated process, as any frustrated dieter might attest. But as scientists continue to investigate the brain's intricate neurocircuitry and its role in maintaining energy balance, they are ...

Genes may make some people more prone to anxiety Medicine & Health / Research August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Inborn differences may help explain why trauma gives some people bad memories and others the nightmare of post-traumatic stress. Scientists in Germany and the United States have reported evidence linking genes to anxious ...

Researchers Study Facial Structures, Brain Abnormalities to Reveal Formula for Earlier Detection of Autism Medicine & Health / Research August 18, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Recently, Harvard researchers reported that children with autism have a wide range of genetic defects, making it nearly impossible to develop a simple genetic test to identify the disorder.

In scientific first, researchers correct decline in organ function associated with old age

Brain cells called astrocytes undergo reorganization and may engulf attacking T cells

'Erasing' drug-associated memories may stop drug addiction relapses

Trapping white blood cells proves novel strategy against chronic viral infections

Scientist Discovers New Molecule to Treat Chronic Pain

White Blood Cell Uses DNA 'Catapult' to Fight Infection

Study shows that laboratory rats calculate confidence to make decisions

Stem cell advance may help transfusion supplies

Designer RNA fights high cholesterol, researchers find

Halting retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent addiction relapse

Neurons created from skin cells of elderly ALS patients

Sound adds speed to visual perception

Scientists identify another piece of the weight-control puzzle

Genes may make some people more prone to anxiety

Researchers Study Facial Structures, Brain Abnormalities to Reveal Formula for Earlier Detection of Autism

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