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Absence epilepsy: When the brain is like ‘an orchestra without a conductor’
At first, the teacher described her six-year-old student as absentminded, a daydreamer. The boy was having difficulty paying attention in
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Neuroscientists map brain’s response to cold touch
Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have mapped the feeling of cool touch to the brain’s insula in a mouse model. The
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Discovery shines light on the mystery of cell death in MS: The ‘fiery death’ of brain cells during multiple sclerosis can be blocked by an anti-inflammatory drug
Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a unique process of brain cell death that affects the cells that
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Ten thousand bursting genes: Genes marked with colorful barcodes give precise, instantaneous snapshots of single cells
A breakthrough new technique enables scientists to image 10,421 genes at once within individual cells. The work was done in
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Virtual brain gives insights into memory deficits in depression: The consequences of long-lasting depressive episodes could be more far reaching than previously thought
During a depressive episode the ability of the brain to form new brain cells is reduced. Scientists of the Ruhr-Universität
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Breaking through a tumor’s defenses: Understanding how tumors subvert elements of our immune system suggests new immunotherapy treatments
In research published today, Babraham Institute researchers have shown that some tumours use not one but two levels of protection
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Avoiding catastrophe: Yeast study reveals clues to maintaining genome size: Yeast cells reveal clues to agressive childhood kidney cancer
As cells divide, they must accurately split their DNA between the two daughter cells or risk having an uneven number
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How might baking soda boost cancer therapy? Researchers describe how acidity turns oxygen-starved cancer cells dormant and drug resistant — and a potentially easy way reverse the effect
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered an entirely novel mechanism by which cells enter a state of dormancy as
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Genes found related to the reduction of proteins that contribute to Alzheimer’s onset
In the ongoing quest for a successful treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, a team of scientists from several leading research institutions
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