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Neuroscientists receive $16.75 million from BRAIN Initiative to decipher the brain's visual system

The BRAIN Initiative has awarded $16.75 million to a team of neuroscientists charged with deciphering the primary visual cortex, a few hundred million brain cells that play a key role in making sense of what the eye sees.

9 Nov 2018

Targeting one brain region with alternating current could decrease symptoms of chronic pain

For the first time, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine showed they could target one brain region with a weak alternating current of electricity, enhance the naturally occurring brain rhythms of that region, and significantly decrease symptoms associated with chronic lower back pain.

9 Nov 2018

New thrombolytic based on magnetite nanoparticles successfully tested on animals

New anti-thrombosis drug based on magnetite nanoparticles developed at ITMO University was successfully tested on animals. Preclinical studies conducted in terms of the project "PHARMA 2020" showed drug's high efficacy and no side effects.

9 Nov 2018

Researchers elucidate new rules of connectivity of neurons in the neocortex

As the adage goes "neurons that fire together, wire together," but a new paper published today in Neuron demonstrates that, in addition to response similarity, projection target also constrains local connectivity.

9 Nov 2018

Learning familiar faces through social interactions reduces variability in face recognition

A Dartmouth study finds that recognition of faces varies by where they appear in the visual field and this variability is reduced by learning familiar faces through social interactions.

9 Nov 2018

Studying sensory neurons could provide new insights to treat ALS

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have shown that mutations in specific genes that destroy motor neurons and thereby cause the devastating effects of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-- also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease -- also attack sensory neurons.

9 Nov 2018

Maximal longevity in species can be better explained by number of neurons in the brain

Scientists have thought that the main determinant of maximal longevity in warm-blooded animals--which varies from as little as 2 to as many as 211 years--is a species' metabolic rate, which is inversely related to body size. It follows that at 2 years of life, small animals with high metabolic rates are already old, but large animals with low metabolic rates are still young.

9 Nov 2018

Newly designed mice emulate severe form of kidney damage in humans with diabetes

Scientists led by Duke-NUS Medical School have designed mice that successfully emulate a severe form of kidney damage in humans with diabetes, called diabetic nephropathy.

9 Nov 2018

Study finds that thymus plays key role during normal pregnancy

The immune system of a pregnant woman is altered during pregnancy, but not in the way previously believed, according to results from a study at Linköping University, Sweden.

9 Nov 2018

Scientists identify ancient light-sensing mechanism in modern mouse retinal cells

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have identified what may be an ancient light-sensing mechanism in modern mouse retinal cells.

9 Nov 2018

New study does not support hypertensive effect from urate elevation

A study from a group of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators may reduce the concern that elevating levels of urate, an approach being investigated to treat several neurodegenerative disorders, could increase the risk of hypertension.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers reveal link between autoimmune and cardiovascular disease in mice

People with autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, even though none of these conditions seem to target the cardiovascular system directly.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers identify epigenetic changes that increase risk of type 2 diabetes

Small chemical changes in the DNA building blocks, which may be influenceable by lifestyle factors, can reduce the amount of IGFBP2. A DIfE / DZD research team has now reported in the journal Diabetes that these epigenetic changes increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

8 Nov 2018

B cell accumulation triggers nervous system damage in MS

B cells are important in helping the immune system fight pathogens. However, in the case of the neurological autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS) they can damage nerve tissue.

8 Nov 2018

GW study examines impact of nervous system on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the accumulation of fat in the liver of people who drink little or no alcohol, affects 1 in 3 Americans. NAFLD is a significant risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and hepatic carcinoma, and incidence of the disease is increasing with the growing obesity epidemic in the United States.

8 Nov 2018

Monash researchers provide insight into intricate peptide changes affecting immune system

Human leukocyte antigen molecules are a group of proteins that help the immune system identify foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria and which impact a wide variety of clinical outcomes including infection and cancer.

8 Nov 2018

Brain activity pattern linked with development of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, a brain disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and cognitive impairments, usually strikes during adolescence or young adulthood. While some signs can suggest that a person is at high risk for developing the disorder, there is no way to definitively diagnose it until the first psychotic episode occurs.

8 Nov 2018

Breastmilk and saliva mixtures regulate oral microbiome of newborn babies

A study led by Dr Emma Sweeney and Adjunct Associate Professor Christine Knox, from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, with colleagues at the University of Queensland, showed that the growth of some microbes was inhibited for up to 24 hours following breastmilk and saliva mixing.

8 Nov 2018

Circadian clock could play key role in the fight against liver cancer

The body's internal clock could play a critical role in the fight against certain types of liver cancer, according to a preclinical study by scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The results were published recently in the journal Nature Communications.

8 Nov 2018

New multi-allergen test works just as well with dried blood

Using the Allergy Chip co-developed by MedUni Vienna, sensitization to allergens can be detected early on. This normally requires a doctor taking a blood sample for subsequent analysis in a laboratory equipped with the Chip.

8 Nov 2018

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Neuroscientists receive $16.75 million from BRAIN Initiative to decipher the brain's visual system

Targeting one brain region with alternating current could decrease symptoms of chronic pain

New thrombolytic based on magnetite nanoparticles successfully tested on animals

Researchers elucidate new rules of connectivity of neurons in the neocortex

Learning familiar faces through social interactions reduces variability in face recognition

Studying sensory neurons could provide new insights to treat ALS

Maximal longevity in species can be better explained by number of neurons in the brain

Newly designed mice emulate severe form of kidney damage in humans with diabetes

Study finds that thymus plays key role during normal pregnancy

Scientists identify ancient light-sensing mechanism in modern mouse retinal cells

New study does not support hypertensive effect from urate elevation

Researchers reveal link between autoimmune and cardiovascular disease in mice

Researchers identify epigenetic changes that increase risk of type 2 diabetes

B cell accumulation triggers nervous system damage in MS

GW study examines impact of nervous system on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Monash researchers provide insight into intricate peptide changes affecting immune system

Brain activity pattern linked with development of schizophrenia

Breastmilk and saliva mixtures regulate oral microbiome of newborn babies

Circadian clock could play key role in the fight against liver cancer

New multi-allergen test works just as well with dried blood

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