Feb. 19, 2019 Research-clinicians created a novel preclinical model that mimics the persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm human infants, identifying interneuron subtypes that could become future therapeutic ...
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Feb. 15, 2019 Researchers have become the first to describe a model of mitochondrial epilepsy which raises hope for better therapies for patients with this incapacitating condition.Despite the severity of this ...
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Feb. 15, 2019 Photos play an important role when it comes to how agricultural products are seen by consumers. A team of scientists investigated how people perceive and evaluate photos of a pig in different ...
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Feb. 14, 2019 Using a novel optogenetic tool, researchers have successfully controlled, reproduced and visualized serotonin receptor signals in neural cells. To this end, they modified a photosensitive membrane ...
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Feb. 13, 2019 Cannabis is the most commonly used recreational drug by teenagers worldwide. In Canada, among youth aged 15 to 19 years, the rate of past-year cannabis use is 20.6 percent, while in England, 4 ...
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Feb. 13, 2019 In a randomized, controlled pilot trial, researchers found that participants pre-treated with noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation experienced less pain after heat stimulus than mock-treated ...
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Feb. 13, 2019 New research suggests that the relationship between physical and brain fitness varies in older adults by virtue of their ...
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Feb. 13, 2019 Researchers have established a correlation between depression and a group of neurotransmitter-producing bacteria found in the human ...
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Feb. 13, 2019 Researchers from Cardiff University have established a link between a genetic mutation and developmental movement impairments in ...
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Feb. 13, 2019 Coexisting medical conditions, psychiatric disorders, heavy smoking and illicit drug use may explain the increased risk for heart disease among veterans with ...
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Feb. 13, 2019 The neural 'time windows' in certain small brain areas contribute to the complex cognitive symptoms of autism, new research suggests. In a brain imaging study of adults, the severity of ...
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Feb. 11, 2019 By discovering the culprit behind decreased blood flow in the brain of people with Alzheimer's, biomedical engineers at have made possible promising new therapies for the ...
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Feb. 11, 2019 Engineers have devised a new, non-invasive way to monitor the stiffness of single living cells, using acoustic waves. Their technique could be used to study many biological phenomena, such as cell ...
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Feb. 11, 2019 New research has shown that the spinal cord is able to process and control complex functions, like the positioning of your hand in external space. 'This research has shown that a least one ...
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Feb. 11, 2019 Women who take the pill are nearly 10 percent worse at recognizing subtle expressions of complex emotions like pride or contempt, according to new research. Previous research suggests the ...
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Feb. 11, 2019 When a car crash or explosion results in an optic nerve injury, eliminating an enzyme known to promote inflammation appears to aid recovery, scientists ...
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Feb. 8, 2019 A hormone called irisin -- produced during exercise -- may protect neurons against Alzheimer's ...
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Feb. 7, 2019 Patient outcomes with large core stroke damage are worse the larger the core volume and the longer the time lapse between stroke onset and treatment. Perfusion imaging may help identify large core ...
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Feb. 7, 2019 New research has demonstrated that immune cells make brain chemicals to fight off ...
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Feb. 7, 2019 Patients with psychosis have accelerated aging of two brain networks important for general cognition -- the frontoparietal network (FPN) and cingulo-opercular network (CON) -- according to a new ...
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