Archive: 10/12/2015

Mapping the brain: Probes with tiny LEDs shed light on neural pathways

With the help of light-emitting diodes as small as neurons, University of Michigan researchers are unlocking the secrets of neural pathways in the brain.

Dec 10, 2015

What is your memory style? Tendency to remember episodic details versus facts is reflected in intrinsic brain patterns

Why is it that some people have richly detailed recollection of past experiences (episodic memory), while others tend to remember just the facts without details (semantic memory)?

Dec 10, 2015

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'Ghost Fibers' left by injured muscle cells guide stem cells to regenerate

Ghosts are not your typical cell biology research subjects. But scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) who developed a technique to observe ...

Dec 10, 2015

How one gene contributes to two diseases

Although it is known that psychiatric disorders have a strong genetic component, untangling the web of genes contributing to each disease is a daunting task. Scientists have found hundreds of genes that are mutated in patients ...

Dec 10, 2015

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3-D map of human genome reveals relationship between mutations and disease development

Whitehead Institute researchers have created a map of the DNA loops that comprise the three dimensional (3D) structure of the human genome and regulate gene expression in human embryonic stem (ES) cells and adult cells. The ...

Dec 10, 2015

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Signaling from dysfunctional mitochondria induces a distinct type of senescence

Buck Institute faculty Judith Campisi, PhD, says age researchers need to stop thinking of cellular senescence, now accepted as an important driver of aging, as a single phenotype that stems from genotoxic stress. Research ...

Dec 10, 2015

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New clues to halting nerve degeneration

A discovery into the mechanisms which lead to degeneration and loss of communication among neuron cells - the cells controlling function in the brain and nervous system - could potentially lead to future therapies for neurodegenerative ...

Dec 10, 2015

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First look at how astrocytes function in humans

Pretty much everything happening in the brain would fail without astrocytes. These star-shaped glial cells are known to have a critical role in synapse creation, nervous tissue repair, and the formation of the blood-brain ...

Dec 10, 2015

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Surprising diversity of TB strains found in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a hotspot for tuberculosis (TB) infection, ranking third among African countries and eighth in the world for TB burden according to the World Health Organization. But, say researchers who have analyzed the genomes ...

Dec 10, 2015

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Stimulating vagus nerve prevents blood loss following surgery, battlefield injuries

Stimulating the vagus nerve is a potentially efficacious and safe way to stop the flow of blood and prevent hemorrhagic complications following surgery and other invasive procedures, according to a researcher in the Center ...

Dec 10, 2015

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Archive: 10/12/2015

Mapping the brain: Probes with tiny LEDs shed light on neural pathways

What is your memory style? Tendency to remember episodic details versus facts is reflected in intrinsic brain patterns

'Ghost Fibers' left by injured muscle cells guide stem cells to regenerate

How one gene contributes to two diseases

3-D map of human genome reveals relationship between mutations and disease development

Signaling from dysfunctional mitochondria induces a distinct type of senescence

New clues to halting nerve degeneration

First look at how astrocytes function in humans

Surprising diversity of TB strains found in Ethiopia

Stimulating vagus nerve prevents blood loss following surgery, battlefield injuries

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