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Drug prevents seizure progression in model of epilepsy
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May 04, 2009 |
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a new anticonvulsant compound that has the potential to stop the development of epilepsy. The findings are published in the March issue of the journal Epilepsia.
MicroRNA implicated as molecular factor in alcohol tolerance
Jul 30, 2008 |
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In recent years, a class of small molecules known as microRNA have been found to play an important role in regulating gene products in most animal and plant species. A new study now indicates that microRNA may influence the ...
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Possible link between different forms of epilepsy found
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have identified what may be the first known common denominator underlying inherited and sporadic epilepsy — a disruption in an ion channel called the BK channel. Although BK channels ...
A Cell's Private Life: Researchers Peer Inside a Hidden Protein
Aug 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To understand the molecular machinery of the human body, scientists have to be able to observe the structure of cellular proteins. This has been particularly challenging for those proteins ...
RNA-associated introns guide nerve-cell channel production
Feb 05, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that introns, or junk DNA to some, associated with RNA are an important molecular guide to making nerve-cell electrical channels. ...
An emergency brake in the brain
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Brain researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway have penetrated deeply into the innermost secrets of the brain to find out how brain cells can survive a stroke. Strokes are usually caused by occlusion ...
Merkel cell polyomavirus associated with Merkel cell carcinoma
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is the only human polyomavirus known to be associated with a rare skin cancer, known as Merkel cell carcinoma, according to a new study published online September 23 in the Journal of ...
British TV channel says to broadcast on YouTube
Oct 15, 2009 |
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British independent television network Channel 4 on Thursday announced a "pioneering" deal to broadcast its shows on YouTube after first being viewed on TV.
Verizon launches TV-online movie channel
Oct 30, 2009 |
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US telecom firm Verizon launched a high-definition movie channel on Friday, letting subscribers watch films on-demand on televisions or on the Internet.
Time Warner Cable asks help on rising program fees
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Time Warner Cable Inc. is asking the public for help as it tries to curtail increases in the programming fees it has to pay to carry cable channels and broadcast stations on its systems.
YouTube chief says ad sales soaring
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- YouTube's chief executive says ad sales are soaring, but there is still no word on whether the popular video-sharing site is making money.
Smoking: New research helps itch to quit
Sep 13, 2009 |
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European scientists said Sunday they could explain why nicotine patches designed to help smokers kick their habit can cause skin irritation.
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