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New research findings pave the way to more accurate interpretation of brain imaging data
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a technique widely used in studying the human brain. However, it has long been unclear exactly how fMRI signals are generated at brain cell level. This information is crucially ...
Astrocytes help separate man from mouse
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A type of brain cell that was long overlooked by researchers embodies one of very few ways in which the human brain differs fundamentally from that of a mouse or rat, according to researchers who published their findings ...
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New clues emerge for understanding morphine addiction
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Scientists are adding additional brush strokes to the revolutionary new image now emerging for star-shaped cells called astrocytes in the brain and spinal cord. Their report, which suggests a key role for ...
Researchers identify role of gene in tumor development, growth and progression
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development, growth ...
Nanowire biocompatibility in the brain: So far so good
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 22, 2009 |
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The biological safety of nanotechnology, in other words, how the body reacts to nanoparticles, is a hot topic. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed for the first time to carry out successful experiments involving ...
Star-shaped cells in the brain aid with learning
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Every movement and every thought requires the passing of specific information between networks of nerve cells. To improve a skill or to learn something new entails more efficient or a greater ...
Scientists discover nerve growth factor with therapeutic potential in Parkinson's disease
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Aug 28, 2009 |
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Scientists in the Academy of Finland's Neuroscience Research Programme have reported promising new results with potential implications for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. They have been studying the impacts of nerve ...
Researchers identify genes linked to chemoresistance
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Two genes may contribute to chemotherapy resistance in drugs like 5-fluorouracil, which is used in liver cancer treatment, according to Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers.
Researchers identify gene that regulates tumors in neuroblastoma
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified a gene that may play a key role in regulating tumor progression in neuroblastoma, a form of cancer usually found in young children. Scientists hope the finding ...
Scientists use RNA to reprogram one cell type into another
Apr 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the past decade, researchers have tried to tweak cells at the gene and nucleus level to reprogram their identity. Now, working on the idea that the signature of a cell is defined by molecules ...
Alzheimer's-associated plaques may have impact throughout the brain
Feb 26, 2009 |
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The impact of the amyloid plaques that appear in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease may extend beyond the deposits' effects on neurons - the cells that transmit electrochemical signals throughout the nervous ...
Researchers Identify Gene Linked to Aggressive Progression of Liver Cancer
Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified a gene that plays a key role in regulating liver cancer progression, a discovery that could one day lead to new targeted therapeutic strategies ...
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