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Researchers examine how well category-learning works in a stressful episode

When people have to assess a situation within seconds, it helps them to draw on learned categories. Psychologists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum examined with the help of electroencephalography (EEG) how well category-learning works in a stressful episode.

8 Mar 2018

Newly-discovered hereditary mutation leads to increased production of EPO in the blood

A newly-discovered hereditary mutation is responsible for an increased production of erythropoietin (EPO) in the blood.

8 Mar 2018

New study examines origin of cryptococcosis within the central nervous system

A particular fungal infection is responsible for more than 220,000 cases of cryptococcosis worldwide each year in people with HIV and AIDS, with nearly 181,000 of those resulting in death.

8 Mar 2018

Boosting the brain's immune cells may prevent or reduce severity of Alzheimer's disease

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Research Institute researchers have published two new studies in Neuron that describe how TREM2, a receptor found on immune cells in the brain, interacts with toxic amyloid beta proteins to restore neurological function.

8 Mar 2018

High-resolution fMRI provides clues about age-related memory differences

As we get older, it's not uncommon to experience "senior moments," in which we forget where we parked our car or call our children by the wrong names. And we may wonder: Are these memory lapses a normal part of aging, or do they signal the early stages of a severe disorder such as Alzheimer's disease? Currently, there's no good way to tell.

8 Mar 2018

Golgi stress signaling pathway found in cells with Huntington’s disease

Working with cells grown in the lab, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a biochemical pathway that allows a structure within cells, called the Golgi apparatus, to combat stress caused by free radicals and oxidants.

8 Mar 2018

Researchers identify salivary protein that protects the body from traveler's diarrhea

Researchers have identified a protein in saliva (histatin-5) that protects the body from traveler's diarrhea.

8 Mar 2018

Research reveals neuroprotective mechanisms of gene and cell medications for spinal cord injuries

A joint paper with Kazan State Medical University appeared in Stem Cells International. The research was based at the Gene and Cell Technologies Lab of Kazan University.

8 Mar 2018

Scientists discover 36 previously unknown genes implicated in heart failure

One in four deaths in the United States each year are due to heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's the leading killer of both men and women, but the disease's genetic complexity makes it difficult to treat.

8 Mar 2018

Researchers identify new mechanism to disrupt HIV latency

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has a secret life. Though anti-retroviral therapy can reduce its numbers, the virus can hide and avoid both treatments and the body's immune response.

8 Mar 2018

Scientists discover connection between breast cancer protein and pediatric cancer

Scientists with the Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute at UT Health San Antonio have discovered a surprising connection between a breast cancer protein, BRCA1, and a pediatric cancer called Ewing sarcoma.

8 Mar 2018

Research could help design effective activities to train the brain to avoid dyslexia

The ability of the brain to synchronize with the tone and intonation of speech influences how language is processed. This concludes a study by the Basque research center BCBL, whose results could help design more effective activities to train the brain in order to avoid future disorders such as dyslexia.

8 Mar 2018

UCalgary researchers provide new understanding of relationship between gene mutations

The more information you have, the better able you are to predict what will happen next. Clinicians and health researchers often look at gene mutation to predict whether a fetus is at risk for a birth defect, or a person is at risk of developing a disease, but these predictions are not always accurate.

7 Mar 2018

Researchers show complex link between physical, behavioral characteristics and brain health

Mount Sinai researchers have shown, for the first time, the complex web of links between physical and behavioral characteristics, like age, body mass index (BMI), and substance use, and specific patterns of brain structure and function in patients with psychosis.

7 Mar 2018

Study identifies genetic defect linked to heart failure in African Americans

Heart failure is more common, develops earlier and results in higher rates of illness and death in African Americans than in whites.

7 Mar 2018

Slow-release injectable gel boosts toxicity of cancer-fighting immunotherapy drugs

An immunotherapy drug embedded in a slow-release hydrogel invented at Rice University in collaboration with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston appears to be highly effective at killing cancer cells.

7 Mar 2018

Researchers determine cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases

A Japanese research group has discovered that taurine is conjugated with mitochondrial transfer RNAs (tRNAs), small RNAs that decode genetic information, and that taurine deficiency in tRNA dramatically reduces both mitochondrial protein translation and impairs mitochondrial membrane integrity.

7 Mar 2018

Study sheds new light on seasonal skin changes

A new British Journal of Dermatology study provides information that may help explain why many people experience eczema and dry skin in the winter.

7 Mar 2018

New marker involved in lymphatic system linked to increased risk of heart failure

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new marker in the blood that is associated with an increased risk of heart failure.

7 Mar 2018

MRI-based models can help reduce unnecessary biopsies in suspected prostate cancer patients

In a collaborative, multi-institutional study published by JAMA Oncology, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Chicago, and National Cancer Institute determined that MRI-based prediction models can help reduce unnecessary biopsies in suspected prostate cancer patients and help improve personalized risk stratification.

7 Mar 2018

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Researchers examine how well category-learning works in a stressful episode

Newly-discovered hereditary mutation leads to increased production of EPO in the blood

New study examines origin of cryptococcosis within the central nervous system

Boosting the brain's immune cells may prevent or reduce severity of Alzheimer's disease

High-resolution fMRI provides clues about age-related memory differences

Golgi stress signaling pathway found in cells with Huntington’s disease

Researchers identify salivary protein that protects the body from traveler's diarrhea

Research reveals neuroprotective mechanisms of gene and cell medications for spinal cord injuries

Scientists discover 36 previously unknown genes implicated in heart failure

Researchers identify new mechanism to disrupt HIV latency

Scientists discover connection between breast cancer protein and pediatric cancer

Research could help design effective activities to train the brain to avoid dyslexia

UCalgary researchers provide new understanding of relationship between gene mutations

Researchers show complex link between physical, behavioral characteristics and brain health

Study identifies genetic defect linked to heart failure in African Americans

Slow-release injectable gel boosts toxicity of cancer-fighting immunotherapy drugs

Researchers determine cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases

Study sheds new light on seasonal skin changes

New marker involved in lymphatic system linked to increased risk of heart failure

MRI-based models can help reduce unnecessary biopsies in suspected prostate cancer patients

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Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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