Archive: 07/12/2015

Unraveling the genetic basis of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

The leading cause of epilepsy-related death is a poorly understood phenomenon known as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The risk factors and causes of SUDEP remain unclear but researchers have proposed explanations ...

Dec 7, 2015

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Existing compound holds promise for reducing Huntington's disease progression

Currently, there is no treatment to halt the progression of Huntington's disease (HD), a fatal genetic disorder that slowly robs sufferers of their physical and mental abilities. Now, researchers at University of California, ...

Dec 7, 2015

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Researchers find repetitive DNA provides a hidden layer of functional information

In the first study to run a genome-wide analysis of Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) in gene expression, a large team of computational geneticists led by investigators from Columbia Engineering and the New York Genome Center have ...

Dec 7, 2015

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Chomsky was right, researchers find: We do have a 'grammar' in our head

A team of neuroscientists has found new support for MIT linguist Noam Chomsky's decades-old theory that we possess an "internal grammar" that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases.

Dec 7, 2015

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Shrinking tumors with an RNA triple-helix hydrogel glue

Twenty years ago, scientists discovered that short strands of RNA known as microRNA help cells to fine-tune their gene expression. Disruption or loss of some microRNAs has been linked to cancer, raising the possibility of ...

Dec 7, 2015

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Researchers launch collaborative project to build first complete fly brain model

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have launched an ambitious project to simulate a complete model of the adult fruit fly brain for the first time.

Dec 7, 2015

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RVG-exosome delivered MOR-RNAi rescues drug addiction

MiRNAs are a class of naturally occurring small non-coding RNAs that have been linked to biological possesses and diseases development. In the previous study, Chen-Yu Zhang and colleagues have reported that expression profile ...

Dec 7, 2015

New personal monitoring devices for epilepsy may offer alternatives to inpatient video EEG

Uncontrolled epilepsy affects more than 1.2 million Americans, often requiring a series of trials and errors to identify effective drug combinations. Continuous, long-term EEG data could streamline this process by revealing ...

Dec 7, 2015

Circadian clock misalignment and consequences

(Medical Xpress)—Shift work sleep disorder comprises a group of symptoms including insomnia, proneness to accidents and inattentiveness that typically afflict people whose work schedules shift between day and night, disrupting ...

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Cancer study identifies genes that stop onset of leukaemia

Genes that act as brakes to stop the development of an aggressive form of leukaemia have been identified by researchers.

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Archive: 07/12/2015

Unraveling the genetic basis of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy

Existing compound holds promise for reducing Huntington's disease progression

Researchers find repetitive DNA provides a hidden layer of functional information

Chomsky was right, researchers find: We do have a 'grammar' in our head

Shrinking tumors with an RNA triple-helix hydrogel glue

Researchers launch collaborative project to build first complete fly brain model

RVG-exosome delivered MOR-RNAi rescues drug addiction

New personal monitoring devices for epilepsy may offer alternatives to inpatient video EEG

Circadian clock misalignment and consequences

Cancer study identifies genes that stop onset of leukaemia

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