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BUSM researchers capture images of channels that direct proteins to right place in cell membranes

Similar to passengers on an urban transit system, every protein made in the cell has a specific destination and function. Channels in cell membranes help direct these proteins to their appropriate target. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine and their colleagues have now captured images of these channels as they open to allow proteins to pass through a membrane, while the proteins are being made.

24 Oct 2013

Case Western oral pain expert encourages people with persistent mouth pain to check for BMS

Oral pain that feels like a scalded mouth and can last for months has baffled dental researchers since the 1970s, when burning oral sensations were linked to mucosal, periodontal, and restorative disorders and mental or emotional causes.

24 Oct 2013

Researchers uncover mechanism for improving song learning in juvenile zebra finches

Most songbirds learn their songs from an adult model, mostly from the father. However, there are relatively large differences in the accuracy how these songs are copied.

23 Oct 2013

Promising technique for treating eye disease proves effective in preclinical studies

A promising technique for treating human eye disease has proven effective in preclinical studies and may lead to new treatments to prevent blindness, according to experiments conducted at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California.

23 Oct 2013

Study finds no evidence that stem cell therapy improves vision for children with ONH

A study performed at Children's Hospital Los Angeles found no evidence that stem cell therapy improves vision for children with optic nerve hypoplasia. Their results are reported in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

22 Oct 2013

Twitch mouth pressure reflects COPD disease severity

Researchers from China have shown that a non-invasive method of measuring inspiratory muscle strength accurately reflects the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

21 Oct 2013

Scientists examine different animal species to solve some of the riddles of human diseases

What do pigs, jellyfish and zebrafish have in common? It might be hard to discern the connection, but the different species are all pieces in a puzzle. A puzzle which is itself part of a larger picture of solving the riddles of diseases in humans.

18 Oct 2013

Study: Sleep allows brain to flush out damaging molecules linked with neurodegeneration

A good night's rest may literally clear the mind. Using mice, researchers showed for the first time that the space between brain cells may increase during sleep, allowing the brain to flush out toxins that build up during waking hours.

18 Oct 2013

Neurons strengthen their synapses to remain active after loss of input

The brain is an extremely adaptable organ - but it is also quite conservative. That's in short, what scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried and their colleagues from the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Basel and the Ruhr-Universit-t Bochum were now able to show.

17 Oct 2013

Proteins in CSF predict cognitive impairment before onset of disease

Johns Hopkins researchers say that by measuring levels of certain proteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), they can predict when people will develop the cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease years before the first symptoms of memory loss appear.

17 Oct 2013

Research in mouse whiskers reveals signal pathway from touch neuron to brain

Human fingertips have several types of sensory neurons that are responsible for relaying touch signals to the central nervous system. Scientists have long believed these neurons followed a linear path to the brain with a "labeled-lines" structure.

17 Oct 2013

Locomotion of C. elegans worm to make big difference in biomedical research

One might wonder why researchers would even care about the nuances of the one-millimeter long nematode worm, let alone take the time to study them. But the answer is simple: they can provide powerful insights into human health and disease.

16 Oct 2013

Brain damage treatment could be as close as the wardrobe

For those with brain damage or neurological disorders - such as MS or Parkinson's - treatment could be as close as the wardrobe.

16 Oct 2013

Less-healthy patients more prone to recovery room complications

Complications in the recovery room decreased by 58 percent between 1990 and 2010, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013 annual meeting. In a previous study completed in the late 1980s, recovery room complications occurred in 23.7 percent of the patients.

16 Oct 2013

New discovery may lead to effective treatments for chronic itching

Anyone who has suffered through sleepless nights due to uncontrollable itching knows that not all itching is the same. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis explains why.

16 Oct 2013

Breast cancer patients receiving nerve block with general anesthesia have less cancer recurrence

Breast cancer patients who received the combination of a nerve block with general anesthesia for their breast cancer surgery had less cancer recurrence and were three times less likely to die than those who received only general anesthesia, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013 annual meeting.

16 Oct 2013

Nerve News and Research

BUSM researchers capture images of channels that direct proteins to right place in cell membranes

Case Western oral pain expert encourages people with persistent mouth pain to check for BMS

Researchers uncover mechanism for improving song learning in juvenile zebra finches

Promising technique for treating eye disease proves effective in preclinical studies

Study finds no evidence that stem cell therapy improves vision for children with ONH

Twitch mouth pressure reflects COPD disease severity

Scientists examine different animal species to solve some of the riddles of human diseases

Study: Sleep allows brain to flush out damaging molecules linked with neurodegeneration

Neurons strengthen their synapses to remain active after loss of input

Proteins in CSF predict cognitive impairment before onset of disease

Research in mouse whiskers reveals signal pathway from touch neuron to brain

Locomotion of C. elegans worm to make big difference in biomedical research

Brain damage treatment could be as close as the wardrobe

Less-healthy patients more prone to recovery room complications

New discovery may lead to effective treatments for chronic itching

Breast cancer patients receiving nerve block with general anesthesia have less cancer recurrence

microRNAs may serve as therapeutic targets and predictors of metastasis

Study illuminates definitive brain alterations in troops with Gulf War Illness

Emergency departments across Michigan are more prepared to handle natural disaster

Peripheral nerve stimulation reduces headache intensity by more than 70%

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

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