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Researchers discover a new role for a protein that helps form memories

Researchers discover a new role for a protein that helps form memories

by Marya Barlow,Virginia Tech(From left) Research scientist Kayla Farrell and Associate Professor Tim Jarome in the School of Animal Sciences are part of a Virginia Tech research team that disco

Researchers discover a new role for a protein that helps form memories

by Marya Barlow,Virginia Tech(From left) Research scientist Kayla Farrell and Associate Professor Tim Jarome in the School of Animal Sciences are part of a Virginia Tech research team that disco
Researchers identify potential way to treat genetic epilepsy by replacing 'lost' enzyme

Researchers identify potential way to treat genetic epilepsy by replacing 'lost' enzyme

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found a new treatment target for CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), one of the most com

Researchers identify potential way to treat genetic epilepsy by replacing 'lost' enzyme

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found a new treatment target for CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), one of the most com
Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

by Harvard UniversityMicroscopy image of a brain organoid showing neuron precursors (magenta) and deep-layer projection neurons (green), which are one of the cell types affected by autism risk ge

Different autism risk genes, same effects on brain development

by Harvard UniversityMicroscopy image of a brain organoid showing neuron precursors (magenta) and deep-layer projection neurons (green), which are one of the cell types affected by autism risk ge
Difficulties of setting efficacy endpoints in early-stage clinical trials of brain tumor drugs

Difficulties of setting efficacy endpoints in early-stage clinical trials of brain tumor drugs

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Anna Shvets from PexelsClinical trials for cancer drugs have three stages, Phase I–III, before marketing, each with different evaluation items. However, there is n

Difficulties of setting efficacy endpoints in early-stage clinical trials of brain tumor drugs

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Anna Shvets from PexelsClinical trials for cancer drugs have three stages, Phase I–III, before marketing, each with different evaluation items. However, there is n
Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours
Embryo's signaling mechanism may promote healthy aging, combat neurodegenerative diseases

Embryo's signaling mechanism may promote healthy aging, combat neurodegenerative diseases

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityNHR-49 is important in multiple paradigms of stress resilience. (A) Heat stress survival of wild type and daf-2(e1370) mutants crossed into nhr-49(nr2041

Embryo's signaling mechanism may promote healthy aging, combat neurodegenerative diseases

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityNHR-49 is important in multiple paradigms of stress resilience. (A) Heat stress survival of wild type and daf-2(e1370) mutants crossed into nhr-49(nr2041
Chemotherapy in pediatric mice linked to long-term muscle defects

Chemotherapy in pediatric mice linked to long-term muscle defects

by American Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2024). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqae011Recent progress in research related to cancer treatment has made it possible for children with can

Chemotherapy in pediatric mice linked to long-term muscle defects

by American Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2024). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqae011Recent progress in research related to cancer treatment has made it possible for children with can
BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

JANUARY 12, 2024byNational University of SingaporeAn example of BrainSwarming: BrainSwarming graphs were designed as a means of visualizing problem-solving and facilitating simultaneous idea gen

BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

JANUARY 12, 2024byNational University of SingaporeAn example of BrainSwarming: BrainSwarming graphs were designed as a means of visualizing problem-solving and facilitating simultaneous idea gen
New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How
Crowdsourcing can help researchers assess efficacy of Parkinson's treatment, research finds

Crowdsourcing can help researchers assess efficacy of Parkinson's treatment, research finds

MAY 3, 2023byNew York UniversityScatterplot showing proportion of "typical voice quality" ratings versus AVQI scores, separated by speaker group. Shaded regions represent the 95% confi

Crowdsourcing can help researchers assess efficacy of Parkinson's treatment, research finds

MAY 3, 2023byNew York UniversityScatterplot showing proportion of "typical voice quality" ratings versus AVQI scores, separated by speaker group. Shaded regions represent the 95% confi