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Neuroscience

Lack of oxygen at birth: Advanced neuromonitoring offers faster determination of brain damage

Each year, some babies experience a lack of oxygen before or during birth, which can lead to brain injury—a medical condition known as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). To date, therapeutic hypothermia remains the ...

Neuroscience

Safety becomes more important than foraging when a specific neuronal circuit in the brain is activated

Mice are prey animals, and while they must be able to move around looking for food, it is just as important that they can get to safety quickly—two opposite needs that are equally vital to their survival.

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Genetics

Bayesian learning boosts gene research accuracy

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new computational tool that helps scientists pinpoint proteins known as transcriptional regulators that control how genes turn on and off.

Medications

Kinder, smarter leukemia treatment is transforming lives

Personalized drug treatments have outperformed chemotherapy for leukemia patients in a trial led by Leeds researchers. Newly published, long-term results of the UK-wide FLAIR trial could transform treatment for chronic lymphocytic ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Why resisting social pressure is harder than you think

Whether you have a rebellious personality or not, most people imagine they are better at overcoming pressure to violate their own principles than they really are, finds a new study.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Tau-PET imaging enables earlier, more accurate Alzheimer's diagnosis

A brain imaging technology called tau-PET can improve Alzheimer's diagnostics in health care, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg. The technology enables earlier diagnosis and robustly identifies people ...