Sight Recovery After Blindness Offers New Insights on Brain Reorganization 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Studies of the brains of blind persons whose sight was partially restored later in life have produced a compelling example of the brain's ability to adapt to new circumstances and rewire and reconfigure itself. | |
Disabling mouse enzyme increases fertility 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Changing the sugars attached to a hormone produced in the pituitary gland increased fertility levels in mice nearly 50 percent, a research group at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found. The change ... | |
Biosensor for measuring stress in cells 12 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Cancer, nervous system disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, cardiovascular disorders and old age have one thing in common: Both in afflicted tissue and in aging cells, scientists have observed oxidative changes in important ... | |
New research tracks effects of addictive drugs on brain 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Mount Sinai researchers may have unlocked the key to better understanding the effect addictive drugs have on the human brain. Researchers have just published the new breakthrough study, “Design Logic of a Cannabinoid Receptor ... | |
New study casts further doubt on risk of death from higher salt intake May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Contrary to long-held assumptions, high-salt diets may not increase the risk of death, according to investigators from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. They reached their conclusion after examining ... | |
 First evidence of native dendritic cells in brain May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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In a finding that has the potential to change the way researchers think about the brain, scientists at Rockefeller University have found dendritic cells where they’ve never been seen before: among this organ’s ... | |
 Crystal (eye) ball: Study says visual system equipped with 'future seeing powers' May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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Catching a football. Maneuvering through a room full of people. Jumping out of the way when a golfer yells "fore." Most would agree these seemingly simple actions require us to perceive and quickly respond ... | |
Hidden heart condition increases the risk of death in patients waiting for kidney transplants May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An often asymptomatic condition—systolic dysfunction, or decreased pumping of the heart—poses an increased risk of death for patients on kidney transplant waiting lists, according to a study appearing in the June 2008 issue ... | |
Fat chance: Brown vs. white fat cell specification May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Bruce Spiegelman (Dana Farber Cancer Institute) and colleagues elucidate the molecular pathway that induces cells to become energy-burning brown fat cells as opposed to energy-storing white ... | |
Common bacteria activating natural killer T cells may cause autoimmune liver disease May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A bacteria commonly found in soil and water triggered autoimmune symptoms in mice similar to those found in an incurable liver disease called Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC). Reporting their findings in the May 15 Cell ... | |
Discovery of cell linked to learning and memory May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have discovered a fundamental component of the process that regulates memory formation. | |
Research sheds new light on heroin addiction May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne have identified a factor that may contribute towards the development of heroin addiction by manipulating the adenosine A2A receptor, which plays a major role in the ... | |
New insights into the dynamics of the brain's cortex May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Using mathematics and a computer model of brain activity, Roberto Fernández Galán, Ph.D., an assistant professor of neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has shown a direct link between activity ... | |
First use of DNA fingerprinting to identify viable embryos May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Fertility researchers have used DNA fingerprinting for the first time to identify which embryos have implanted after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and developed successfully to result in the births of healthy babies. The technique, ... | |
Drug therapy for PKU reverses heart damage May 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A pricy drug used to treat a rare but well-known genetic disorder may hold wider promise as a treatment for millions of Americans with potentially lethal enlarged hearts, due mainly to high blood pressure, a study from Johns ... | |
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