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Feb 05, 2019 09:08 AM EST

A match made in neural heaven: How a neuron grows an axon

RIVERSIDE, Calif.-- While the neural architecture responsible for the transmission of electrical impulses has been known for more than a century, the basic biology behind how a neuron acquires its one and only axon -- a fundamental component of how neurons communicate -- remains a mystery.

Feb 04, 2019 09:16 AM EST

Researchers determine seasonal risk threshold for patients with folate deficiency

Researchers from the University of Malaga (UMA) evidence that levels of this vitamin in the body decrease in those months when sun impact is higher

Feb 02, 2019 09:39 AM EST

Identity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity

Obesity - as research in the past decade has shown - is first and foremost a brain disease. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partners in the German Center for Diabetes Research, have now discovered a molecular switch that controls the function of satiety neurons and therefore body weight. ...

Jan 25, 2019 09:24 AM EST

Cancer patients can quit smoking through lengthened medication time, counseling support

Quitting smoking can significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment, according to the U.S. Surgeon General, yet almost half of cancer patients continue to smoke after they've been diagnosed.

Jan 25, 2019 09:22 AM EST

West Virginia study details promising method for estimating rural intravenous drug use

Researchers release a new tool to help rural communities understand the resources needed to combat the opioid epidemic

Jan 22, 2019 08:55 AM EST

Blood test shows promise for early detection of severe lung-transplant rejection

Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can detect when a newly transplanted lung is being rejected by a patient, even when no outward signs of the rejection are evident.

Jan 14, 2019 03:40 PM EST

Herpes viruses and tumors evolved to learn how to manipulate the same ancient RNA

Herpes viral infections use the ancient genetic material found in the human genome to proliferate, mimicking the same process tumors have been found to manipulate, Mount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time.

Jan 14, 2019 03:35 PM EST

Anticancer drug candidate inhibits lethal aggregation of mutant tumor suppressor protein

Brazilian researchers are the first to demonstrate the action of PRIMA-1 against amyloid aggregates of mutant p53 protein, structure found in more than half of malignant tumors

Jul 26, 2018 02:30 PM EDT

Tickborne diseases are likely to increase, say NIAID officials

Bacteria cause most tickborne diseases in the United States, with Lyme disease representing the majority (82 percent) of reported cases. The spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi is the primary cause of Lyme disease in North America;

Jul 24, 2018 02:30 PM EDT

Novel intervention for anxiety symptoms among people with bipolar disorder

Psychologists at Lancaster University have devised a novel psychological intervention to address Anxiety in Bipolar Disorder (AIBD).

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A match made in neural heaven: How a neuron grows an axon

Researchers determine seasonal risk threshold for patients with folate deficiency

Identity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity

Cancer patients can quit smoking through lengthened medication time, counseling support

West Virginia study details promising method for estimating rural intravenous drug use

Blood test shows promise for early detection of severe lung-transplant rejection

Herpes viruses and tumors evolved to learn how to manipulate the same ancient RNA

Anticancer drug candidate inhibits lethal aggregation of mutant tumor suppressor protein

Tickborne diseases are likely to increase, say NIAID officials

Novel intervention for anxiety symptoms among people with bipolar disorder

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