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Working at clean desk or messy desk may confer its own benefits

Working at a clean and prim desk may promote healthy eating, generosity, and conventionality, according to new research. But, the research also shows that a messy desk may confer its own benefits, promoting creative thinking and stimulating new ideas.

6 Aug 2013

Researchers identify new type of cell in brain that helps people to keep track of their relative location

Using direct human brain recordings, a research team from Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania, UCLA and Thomas Jefferson University has identified a new type of cell in the brain that helps people to keep track of their relative location while navigating an unfamiliar environment.

6 Aug 2013

Study shows role of love hormone in promoting social and parental bonding

In a loud, crowded restaurant, having the ability to focus on the people and conversation at your own table is critical. Nerve cells in the brain face similar challenges in separating wanted messages from background chatter.

6 Aug 2013

Anti-oxidants have great potential as treatment for neuropathic pain

Neuropathic pain - pain that results from a malfunction in the nervous system - is a daily reality for millions of Americans. Unlike normal pain, it doesn't go away after the stimulus that provoked it ends, and it also behaves in a variety of other unusual and disturbing ways. Someone suffering from neuropathic pain might experience intense discomfort from a light touch, for example, or feel as though he or she were freezing in response to a slight change in temperature.

6 Aug 2013

Novel way to dramatically raise potency of drug candidates targeting RNA

Scientists from the Jupiter campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown a novel way to dramatically raise the potency of drug candidates targeting RNA, resulting in a 2,500-fold improvement in potency and significantly increasing their potential as therapeutic agents.

6 Aug 2013

Signaling protein involved in inflammation also promotes tumor resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy

A team of scientists, led by Napoleone Ferrara, MD, has shown for the first time that a signaling protein involved in inflammation also promotes tumor resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy.

6 Aug 2013

Study shows how bioactive component in soy foods plays a role against colon cancer

University of Illinois scientists have evidence that lifelong exposure to genistein, a bioactive component in soy foods, protects against colon cancer by repressing a signal that leads to accelerated growth of cells, polyps, and eventually malignant tumors.

6 Aug 2013

Columbia researchers identify 18 new genes that drive glioblastoma multiforme

A team of researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center has identified 18 new genes responsible for driving glioblastoma multiforme, the most common-and most aggressive-form of brain cancer in adults. The study was published August 5, 2013, in Nature Genetics.

6 Aug 2013

Study: Stem cells in mouth tissue can relieve inflammatory disease

Stem cells found in mouth tissue can not only become other types of cells but can also relieve inflammatory disease, according to a new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study in the Journal of Dental Research.

5 Aug 2013

Quick zaps of ultraviolet light can boost vitamin D levels in mushrooms

Quick zaps of ultraviolet light can boost the vitamin D levels in mushrooms in seconds, turning the fungi into an even healthier food, according to Penn State food scientists.

5 Aug 2013

Practice makes more efficient generation of neuronal activity in brain’s motor cortex

Not only does practice make perfect, it also makes for more efficient generation of neuronal activity in the primary motor cortex, the area of the brain that plans and executes movement, according to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

5 Aug 2013

Researchers reveal how the brain remains focused on long-term goals

Cambridge-- As anyone who has traveled with young children knows, maintaining focus on distant goals can be a challenge. A new study from MIT suggests how the brain achieves this task, and indicates that the neurotransmitter dopamine may signal the value of long-term rewards.

5 Aug 2013

Scientists discover way to target immune system to shrink tumors in mice

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a way to target the immune system to shrink or eliminate tumors in mice without causing autoimmune problems. Researchers also found evidence that the same mechanism may operate in humans. The study was published today in the advance online edition of Nature.

5 Aug 2013

Disruption to TOP3B gene increases susceptibility to schizophrenia and a learning disorder

A team of researchers have shown that schizophrenia and a disorder associated with autism and learning difficulties share a common biological pathway. This is one of the first times that researchers have uncovered genetic evidence for the underlying causes of schizophrenia.

5 Aug 2013

Sleeping patterns of baby birds are similar to that of baby humans, find researchers

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and the University of Lausanne have discovered that the sleeping patterns of baby birds are similar to that of baby mammals. What is more, the sleep of baby birds appears to change in the same way as it does in humans.

5 Aug 2013

Study opens door to possible treatments for variety of mitochondrial diseases

By borrowing a tool from bacteria that infect plants, scientists have developed a new approach to eliminate mutated DNA inside mitochondria-the energy factories within cells. Doctors might someday use the approach to treat a variety of mitochondrial diseases, including the degenerative eye disease Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. The research, published online today in Nature Medicine, was funded by the National Eye Institute, a part of the National Institutes of Health.

5 Aug 2013

Vanderbilt University scientists discover new approach to treating mood, anxiety disorders

Chemically modified inhibitors of the COX-2 enzyme relieve anxiety behaviors in mice by activating natural "endocannabinoids" without gastrointestinal side effects, Vanderbilt University scientists will report next week.

5 Aug 2013

Researchers find vital enzyme complex that gets elevated in many cancers

A team of researchers from Philadelphia and Norway has determined the structure of an enzyme complex that modifies one end of most human proteins and is made at elevated levels in numerous forms of cancer. A study in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, led by researchers at The Wistar Institute, depicts the structure and the means of action of a protein complex called NatA.

5 Aug 2013

Necrostatin-1: A substance which counteracts several of aluminum's neurotoxic effects

New Studies in Mice Support Toxic Role of Aluminum in Neurodegenerative Conditions, According to Report in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

3 Aug 2013

New study paves way for novel approaches to protect people from infections

A new study published by University of Utah researchers is paving the way for novel approaches related to how people are immunized to protect them from diseases.

3 Aug 2013

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Working at clean desk or messy desk may confer its own benefits

Researchers identify new type of cell in brain that helps people to keep track of their relative location

Study shows role of love hormone in promoting social and parental bonding

Anti-oxidants have great potential as treatment for neuropathic pain

Novel way to dramatically raise potency of drug candidates targeting RNA

Signaling protein involved in inflammation also promotes tumor resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy

Study shows how bioactive component in soy foods plays a role against colon cancer

Columbia researchers identify 18 new genes that drive glioblastoma multiforme

Study: Stem cells in mouth tissue can relieve inflammatory disease

Quick zaps of ultraviolet light can boost vitamin D levels in mushrooms

Practice makes more efficient generation of neuronal activity in brain’s motor cortex

Researchers reveal how the brain remains focused on long-term goals

Scientists discover way to target immune system to shrink tumors in mice

Disruption to TOP3B gene increases susceptibility to schizophrenia and a learning disorder

Sleeping patterns of baby birds are similar to that of baby humans, find researchers

Study opens door to possible treatments for variety of mitochondrial diseases

Vanderbilt University scientists discover new approach to treating mood, anxiety disorders

Researchers find vital enzyme complex that gets elevated in many cancers

Necrostatin-1: A substance which counteracts several of aluminum's neurotoxic effects

New study paves way for novel approaches to protect people from infections

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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