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Certain cells in hippocampus play key role in risk taking behavior and anxiety

Why do some people comfortably walk between skyscrapers on a high-wire or raft the Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel whereas others freeze on the mere thought of climbing off escalators in a shopping mall? In a new study, scientists have found that a certain type of cells in the hippocampus play a key role.

7 Sep 2018

Scientists discover key aspect in the development of multiple sclerosis

In multiple sclerosis, not only the T cells of the immune system, but also its B cells, play an important role.

7 Sep 2018

Fiber strengthens intestinal barrier and counteracts gastrointestinal problems

Similar to patients with Crohn's disease, elderly people with stomach problems have a intestinal barrier that is not functioning optimally.

7 Sep 2018

Immune checkpoint inhibition may be effective in treating HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma

Among a small cohort of patients with HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, more than 65 percent had partial or complete remission.

7 Sep 2018

Researchers develop rapid, cost-effective method to create human cortical organoids

Writing in the current online issue of the journal Stem Cells and Development, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe development of a rapid, cost-effective method to create human cortical organoids directly from primary cells.

7 Sep 2018

Scientists develop blood test that can detect person’s risk for secondary heart attack

A blood test that quickly and easily detects whether a person is at risk of a secondary heart attack is being developed by scientists at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.

7 Sep 2018

VTCRI scientist receives new federal grant for research into a heart mutation

Steven Poelzing, an associate professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, has received a new five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

7 Sep 2018

Study reinvestigates benefit of biomarker tests in certain breast cancer patients

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care reinvestigated the benefit of biomarker tests to support the decision for or against adjuvant systemic chemotherapy in certain breast cancer patients, that is, women with primary hormone receptor-positive, HER2/neu-negative breast cancer and 0 to 3 affected lymph nodes.

7 Sep 2018

Researchers describe novel mechanism that links epigenetic change to translational control

Understanding how memories form and are retrieved has applications to psychiatric, neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, and may be helpful to attenuate maladaptive memories in psychiatric disorders.

7 Sep 2018

Researchers test experimental cancer vaccine on mice with aggressive melanoma

An experimental cancer vaccine that boosts the immune system's ability to fight cancers could work in tandem with other cancer therapies to fight aggressive tumors, scientists reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

7 Sep 2018

Study finds that cues can have different effects on neural representations

Many everyday tasks require people to represent and combine information from multiple sources. For example, when a person checks the rearview mirror while driving it is important that they maintain information about how far they are from the car in front of them.

7 Sep 2018

Study: Better infrastructure and governance associated with lower measures of antimicrobial resistance

An international team of researchers from CDDEP, Australian National University and Cardiff University and the Monarch Institute has published a new study showing that the proliferation of disease-causing antibiotic resistant organisms is correlated with many social and environmental factors such as poor sanitation, unsafe water and higher incomes.

7 Sep 2018

Overweight and obese women can safely limit weight gain during pregnancy with diet and exercise

Many overweight and obese women gain too much weight during pregnancy, further ratcheting up their already-increased risk of serious complications for themselves and their babies.

7 Sep 2018

Children with autism have highest frequency of rapid weight gain in first six months of life

Childhood obesity is a serious public health concern that can have a profound impact on children's health and well-being.

7 Sep 2018

Study links spinal muscular atrophy disease expression with haplotypes

A natural history study has provided the first comprehensive clinical description of spinal muscular atrophy within the Amish and Mennonite communities and correlates ancestral chromosome 5 haplotypes and SMN2 copy number with disease severity.

7 Sep 2018

Transcranial direct current stimulation may help aphasia patients recover use of language

Neuroscientists at the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina have collaborated on a study in the field of aphasia that has successfully paved the way for a large clinical trial.

7 Sep 2018

Whole brain analysis reveals why 'mindful people' feel less pain

Ever wonder why some people seem to feel less pain than others? A study conducted at Wake Forest School of Medicine may have found one of the answers – mindfulness.

7 Sep 2018

Study: Health and longevity improves with increased fasting time

Increasing time between meals made male mice healthier overall and live longer compared to mice who ate more frequently, according to a new study published in the Sept. 6, 2018 issue of Cell Metabolism.

7 Sep 2018

Probiotics do not really help says latest research

People have been swearing by routine intake of probiotics such as yoghurt and other good bacteria that are supposed to help in prevention of several diseases and maintain good health. A new study from a group of Israeli scientists says that these probiotics are in fact useless. The results of this study appeared in the latest issue of the journal Cell.

7 Sep 2018

Immune system that fights infection could join battle against opioid addiction

The same immune system that fights infection and the flu could join the battle against opioid addiction, new research out of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research indicates.

7 Sep 2018

Medical Research News

Certain cells in hippocampus play key role in risk taking behavior and anxiety

Scientists discover key aspect in the development of multiple sclerosis

Fiber strengthens intestinal barrier and counteracts gastrointestinal problems

Immune checkpoint inhibition may be effective in treating HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma

Researchers develop rapid, cost-effective method to create human cortical organoids

Scientists develop blood test that can detect person’s risk for secondary heart attack

VTCRI scientist receives new federal grant for research into a heart mutation

Study reinvestigates benefit of biomarker tests in certain breast cancer patients

Researchers describe novel mechanism that links epigenetic change to translational control

Researchers test experimental cancer vaccine on mice with aggressive melanoma

Study finds that cues can have different effects on neural representations

Study: Better infrastructure and governance associated with lower measures of antimicrobial resistance

Overweight and obese women can safely limit weight gain during pregnancy with diet and exercise

Children with autism have highest frequency of rapid weight gain in first six months of life

Study links spinal muscular atrophy disease expression with haplotypes

Transcranial direct current stimulation may help aphasia patients recover use of language

Whole brain analysis reveals why 'mindful people' feel less pain

Study: Health and longevity improves with increased fasting time

Probiotics do not really help says latest research

Immune system that fights infection could join battle against opioid addiction

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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