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Cell Death: Discovery of Destructive Protein

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Photo: Neuroprotection [12/03/2013] Oxidative stress turns a protein that normally protects healthy cells into their executioner, according to a current study. This discovery could help scientists develop therapies to combat a host of conditions from stroke to Lou Gehrig's disease.Cell Death: Discovery of Destructive Protein - Read more

Poor Sleep in Old Age: Brain Prevented from Storing Memories

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Photo: Older man sleeping [29/01/2013] The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a link between these hallmark maladies of old age.Poor Sleep in Old Age: Brain Prevented from Storing Memories - Read more

Neurology: Oxygen Chamber Can Boost Brain Repair

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Photo: Brain [24/01/2013] Doctor Shai Efrati of Tel Aviv University has found a way to restore a significant amount of neurological function in brain tissue thought to be chronically damaged — even years after initial injury.Neurology: Oxygen Chamber Can Boost Brain Repair - Read more

Brain: One Form of Neuron Turned into Another

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Photo: Brain [21/01/2013] A new finding by Harvard stem cell biologists turns one of the basics of neurobiology on its head – demonstrating that it is possible to turn one type of already differentiated neuron into another within the brain.Brain: One Form of Neuron Turned into Another - Read more

Seeing: Specific Protein Essential for Healthy Eyes

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Photo: Eye [07/01/2013] Researchers have found that a specific protein is essential not only for maintaining a healthy retina in the eye, but also may have implications for understanding and possibly treating other conditions in the immune, reproductive, vascular and nervous systems and in various cancers.Seeing: Specific Protein Essential for Healthy Eyes - Read more

 
 
 
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