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Most Cancer Patients Die Of "Cachexia", Not Cancer: Read Details
When tumours in cancer patients elevate levels of an immune system molecule called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), it can cause severe brain dysfunction, which leads to a lethal wasting disease called 'cachexia' in about 50 to 80% cancer patients, a study said
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A Single Brain Molecule Can Label Memories As Positive Or Negative: Study
One molecule controls whether the brain will encode memories as positive or negative.
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New Technique for Imaging mRNA Molecules Allows Study of RNA Synthesis in Brains of Live Mice
A team of researchers, led by a University of Minnesota Twin Cities faculty member, have developed a new technique that gives scientists a window into RNA synthesis in the brain of a mouse while it is still alive. Scientists can now image mRNA molecules in the brains of living mice, as part of a technique that could be used by neurobiologists for v...
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IISc Researchers Use GPUs to Discover Human Brain Activity in Recent Study
IISc researchers have developed new Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-based machine learning algorithm to help to better understand and predict connectivity between different regions of the brain. The algorithm rapidly analyse the enormous amounts of data generated from diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMRI) scans of the human brain.
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Simple Vs Complex Carbs: Which One Is Better For Quick Weight Loss?
Carbohydrates are sugar molecules which the body breaks down into energy. The most important sugar molecule (glucose) provides the body's cells with energy. The human brain relies on glucose and if it does not get enough you start feeling low, inactive, sleepy, sluggish and confused.
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This California Plant May Hold Promise For Treating Alzheimer's
A team of scientists from the Salk Institute identified from Yerba santa, a molecule called sterubin, with a potent anti-inflammatory impact on brain cells known as microglia.
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New Way To Prevent Spread Of Deadly Fungus To Brain Identified
Scientists have discovered a way to stop a deadly fungal infection from hijacking the body's immune system and spreading to the brain. Researchers, including those from Universities of Sheffield in the UK and Harvard Medical School in the US, studied Cryptococcosis, a disease that infects humans and animals after breathing in airborne fungi.
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Nutritional Supplement Could Improve Parkinson's Treatment
Oral nutritional supplement of a natural molecule has been found to benefit patients in a preliminary clinical trial for Parkinson's disease.
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How Zika Virus Stunts Foetal Brain Development
Researchers have discovered how hijacking a human immune molecule the Zika virus infection in pregnant women can stunt neonatal brain development, leading to babies born with abnormally small heads -- a condition known as microcephaly.
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What Causes Appetite Loss During Illness
A new study has discovered how an immune system molecule hijacks a brain circuit and reduces appetite when you are inflicted with an illness.
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Brain 'Switch' To Turn Off Nicotine Cravings Identified
Scientists have identified a fat molecule in brain cells that may act as a 'switch' to increase or decrease the motivation to consume nicotine, a finding that could lead to new therapies to help smokers kick the butt.
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Most Cancer Patients Die Of "Cachexia", Not Cancer: Read Details
When tumours in cancer patients elevate levels of an immune system molecule called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), it can cause severe brain dysfunction, which leads to a lethal wasting disease called 'cachexia' in about 50 to 80% cancer patients, a study said
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A Single Brain Molecule Can Label Memories As Positive Or Negative: Study
One molecule controls whether the brain will encode memories as positive or negative.
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New Technique for Imaging mRNA Molecules Allows Study of RNA Synthesis in Brains of Live Mice
A team of researchers, led by a University of Minnesota Twin Cities faculty member, have developed a new technique that gives scientists a window into RNA synthesis in the brain of a mouse while it is still alive. Scientists can now image mRNA molecules in the brains of living mice, as part of a technique that could be used by neurobiologists for v...
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IISc Researchers Use GPUs to Discover Human Brain Activity in Recent Study
IISc researchers have developed new Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-based machine learning algorithm to help to better understand and predict connectivity between different regions of the brain. The algorithm rapidly analyse the enormous amounts of data generated from diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMRI) scans of the human brain.
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Simple Vs Complex Carbs: Which One Is Better For Quick Weight Loss?
Carbohydrates are sugar molecules which the body breaks down into energy. The most important sugar molecule (glucose) provides the body's cells with energy. The human brain relies on glucose and if it does not get enough you start feeling low, inactive, sleepy, sluggish and confused.
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This California Plant May Hold Promise For Treating Alzheimer's
A team of scientists from the Salk Institute identified from Yerba santa, a molecule called sterubin, with a potent anti-inflammatory impact on brain cells known as microglia.
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New Way To Prevent Spread Of Deadly Fungus To Brain Identified
Scientists have discovered a way to stop a deadly fungal infection from hijacking the body's immune system and spreading to the brain. Researchers, including those from Universities of Sheffield in the UK and Harvard Medical School in the US, studied Cryptococcosis, a disease that infects humans and animals after breathing in airborne fungi.
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Nutritional Supplement Could Improve Parkinson's Treatment
Oral nutritional supplement of a natural molecule has been found to benefit patients in a preliminary clinical trial for Parkinson's disease.
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How Zika Virus Stunts Foetal Brain Development
Researchers have discovered how hijacking a human immune molecule the Zika virus infection in pregnant women can stunt neonatal brain development, leading to babies born with abnormally small heads -- a condition known as microcephaly.
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What Causes Appetite Loss During Illness
A new study has discovered how an immune system molecule hijacks a brain circuit and reduces appetite when you are inflicted with an illness.
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Brain 'Switch' To Turn Off Nicotine Cravings Identified
Scientists have identified a fat molecule in brain cells that may act as a 'switch' to increase or decrease the motivation to consume nicotine, a finding that could lead to new therapies to help smokers kick the butt.
