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New way to target advanced breast cancers: Blocking IL1b with anakinra controls tumor-promoting inflammation in breast cancer

September 24, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Ovarian Cancer, Personalized Medicine, skin cancer

A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for

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Gut sense: Neural superhighway conveys messages from gut to brain in milliseconds

September 21, 2018 Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Gastrointestinal Problems, Nervous System, Neuroscience, Perception, ulcers

If you’ve ever felt nauseous before an important presentation, or foggy after a big meal, then you know the power

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Genomic dark matter activity connects Parkinson’s and psychiatric diseases: Expanding universe of ‘darkest of the dark matter’ RNAs in dopamine-producing cells in our brains

September 21, 2018 Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Disorders and Syndromes, Human Biology, Nervous System, Neuroscience, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Research

Dopamine neurons are located in the midbrain, but their tendril-like axons can branch far into the higher cortical areas, influencing

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Toward an ‘ultra-personalized’ therapy for melanoma: A new approach to identifying ‘signposts’ on cancer cells may help immune cells eliminate the disease

September 13, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, skin cancer

With new immunotherapy treatments for melanoma, recovery rates have risen dramatically, in some cases to around 50%. But they could

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Cocaine addiction traced to increase in number of orexin neurons

September 13, 2018 Addiction, Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Cocaine, Controlled Substances, Illegal Drugs, Nervous System, Psychology Research

A study in cocaine-addicted rats reports long-lasting increases in the number of neurons that produce orexin — a chemical messenger

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Family tree of blood production reveals hundreds of thousands of stem cells: New study approach shows humans have 10 times more blood-making stem cells than previously thought

September 6, 2018 Anemia, Brain Tumor, hypertension, Immune System, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, skin cancer, Stem Cells

Adult humans have many more blood-creating stem cells in their bone marrow than previously thought, ranging between 50,000 and 200,000

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Like a zipper — how cells form new blood vessels

September 4, 2018 Biology, Brain Tumor, Cell Biology, Genetics, Immune System, Lymphoma, Molecular Biology, Stem Cells

Blood vessel formation relies on the ability of vascular cells to move while remaining firmly connected to each other. This

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Human genome could contain up to 20 percent fewer genes, researchers reveal

September 3, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, genes, Human Biology, Medical Topics, Pancreatic Cancer, Parkinson's Research, Workplace Health

A new study led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) reveals that up to 20% of genes classified

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Blood vessels instruct brain development: Neurovascular communication in the brain

August 24, 2018 Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Intelligence, Nervous System, Neuroscience, Psychology Research, Stem Cells

Function and homeostasis of the brain relies on communication between the complex network of cells, which compose this organ. Consequently,

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Experimental drug takes aim at cancers associated with Epstein-Barr virus

August 22, 2018 Biotechnology, Brain Tumor, cancer, Genetics, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, mice, Virology

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) doesn’t directly cause cancer, but infection with this common herpes virus brings an increased risk of some

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