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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Neurons that drive competition and social behavior within groups discovered

New research in mice has identified neurons in the brain that influence competitive interactions between individuals and that play a critical role in shaping the social behavior of groups.

16 Mar 2022

Penn State professor receives $2.8 million NIH grant to investigate lower jaw development

How the lower jaw - mandible - develops and consequently how and why some developmental birth defects occur is the focus of a five-year, $2.8 million grant to Joan Richtsmeier, distinguished professor of anthropology, Penn State, from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research.

16 Mar 2022

SLU physician-scientist receives NIH funding for Short Bowel Syndrome research

A Saint Louis University School of Medicine scientist and SLUCare physician has received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS).

16 Mar 2022

Study delineates how drug-induced changes of conscious awareness are rooted in neurotransmitter receptors

Psychedelics are now a rapidly growing area of neuroscience and clinical research, one that may produce much-needed new therapies for disorders such as depression and schizophrenia.

16 Mar 2022

Yale researchers uncover how to control the blood-brain barrier with a molecule

The brain is composed of billions of neurons - vulnerable cells that require a protective environment to function properly.

16 Mar 2022

UQ researchers discover a molecule essential for regulating nerve repair

Researchers at The University of Queensland have identified a molecule essential for regulating the repair of injured nerves, which could help people recover from nerve damage.

16 Mar 2022

Scientists discover mechanism that enables Listeria-infected cells to escape immune responses

Some "hypervirulent" strains of Listeria monocytogenes have a greater capacity to infect the central nervous system.

16 Mar 2022

Prolonged unconsciousness is common in COVID-19 patients, recovery often takes days or even weeks

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients in intensive care units did not recover consciousness after their breathing tubes were removed and their sedation was stopped, leaving clinicians and families with difficult decisions about whether to continue life-sustaining therapy.

16 Mar 2022

Neuropsychiatric symptoms develop predominantly due to Alzheimer’s pathology, not cognitive decline

Alzheimer's disease (AD) eventually leads to severe cognitive decline, but most affected individuals also develop distressing neuropsychiatric symptoms.

16 Mar 2022

In silico identification of novel curcumin derivatives as potential inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 enzymes

Researchers identified curcumin derivatives as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 enzymes.

16 Mar 2022

Serum folate deficiency in older people may be associated with heightened dementia and death risks

Low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and death from any cause in older people, suggests research published online in the journal Evidence Based Mental Health.

16 Mar 2022

INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 384 proves indispensable in neurodegeneration research

Scientists at Rejuveron Vascular Therapeutics AG, a company specializing in the development of therapies to tackle neurodegeneration, are using INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 384 handheld electronic pipette to accelerate their research.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 16 Mar 2022

High prevalence of COVID-19 in myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

A team of scientists from Iran has recently estimated the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in myocardial infarction patients receiving a primary percutaneous coronary intervention. A considerably high prevalence of COVID-19 has been observed among study participants. The study is currently available on the Research Square* Preprint Server.

16 Mar 2022

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Neurons that drive competition and social behavior within groups discovered

Penn State professor receives $2.8 million NIH grant to investigate lower jaw development

SLU physician-scientist receives NIH funding for Short Bowel Syndrome research

Study delineates how drug-induced changes of conscious awareness are rooted in neurotransmitter receptors

Yale researchers uncover how to control the blood-brain barrier with a molecule

UQ researchers discover a molecule essential for regulating nerve repair

Scientists discover mechanism that enables Listeria-infected cells to escape immune responses

Prolonged unconsciousness is common in COVID-19 patients, recovery often takes days or even weeks

Neuropsychiatric symptoms develop predominantly due to Alzheimer’s pathology, not cognitive decline

In silico identification of novel curcumin derivatives as potential inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 enzymes

Serum folate deficiency in older people may be associated with heightened dementia and death risks

INTEGRA’s VIAFLO 384 proves indispensable in neurodegeneration research

High prevalence of COVID-19 in myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Can cardiac biomarkers determine COVID-19 prognosis?

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