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News | Archive (26 March 2010)
New understanding of protein's role in brain
— 15:44 GMT | HealthHow do we process thoughts and store memories? A team of researchers headed by Dr Nahum Sonenberg of McGill's Department of Biochemistry and Goodman Cancer Centre has discovered that brains in mammals modify a particular protein in a unique way, which alters the protein's normal function. This discovery represents an important step in understanding how our brains work…
Researchers develop new animal model to study craniofacial pain by manipulating genes
— 14:57 GMT | HealthUsing a novel animal model to study craniofacial pain, researchers at Oregon Health and Science University's School of Dentistry (www.ohsu.edu/sod) have discovered that when tissues are inflamed, the nerve cells carrying pain information from the head to the brain produce in large quantities a protein involved in pain signalling. The finding could play a significant role in the development of new treatments for craniofacial pain conditions, such as migraines, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, trigeminal neuralgia, and toothache. The findings were published online on March 9, and will appear in one of the upcoming issues of the journal Neuroscience…
Many factors contribute to adolescents' decision-making autonomy
— 14:54 GMT | HealthDecision making within families is an important way for young people to gain independence and responsibility, and adolescence is a time of increasing autonomy. A longitudinal study by Penn State researchers in the College of Health and Human Development concludes that teens have more say in certain areas than in others, and that some teens have more autonomy than others…
Your fat may help you heal
— 14:51 GMT | HealthIt frequently happens in science that what you throw away turns out to be most valuable. It happened to Deepak Nagrath, but not for long…
Astronomers confirm Einstein's theory of relativity and accelerating cosmic expansion
— 14:48 GMT | AstronomyUniversity of British Columbia astronomer Ludovic Van Waerbeke with an international team has confirmed that the expansion of the universe is accelerating after looking at data from the largest-ever survey conducted by the Hubble Space Telescope…
New period of brain 'plasticity' created with transplanted embryonic cells
— 14:45 GMT | HealthUCSF scientists report that they were able to prompt a new period of 'plasticity,' or capacity for change, in the neural circuitry of the visual cortex of juvenile mice. The approach, they say, might some day be used to create new periods of plasticity in the human brain that would allow for the repair of neural circuits following injury or disease…
New research indicates plants can grow quickly or ward off hungry insects, but not both
— 14:42 GMT | BiologyThere's a war occurring each day in our backyards - plant versus plant-eating insect versus insect-eating insect. Research by UC Irvine's Kailen Mooney suggests the outcome - of interest to farmers - is a stalemate…
Study pinpoints causes of child death in China
— 14:39 GMT | HealthPneumonia is the leading cause of death amongst Chinese children, accounting for 17 per cent of deaths in under-5s, according to a new study…
Bilingual family liaisons increasingly important service for schools
— 14:36 GMT | HealthEven during tough economic times, a school district's decision to cut support services aimed at helping Hispanic students and their families navigate through the public school system will prove to be a shortsighted one, especially given long-term demographic trends and the need for a highly educated workforce, says a University of Illinois expert in social services for vulnerable populations…
Slowing down immune system's 'brakes' may improve HIV vaccines
— 14:33 GMT | HealthLike a skittish driver slamming the brakes, a special class of T cells may be limiting the effectiveness of therapeutic vaccines for HIV by slowing the immune system response too soon, report University of Pittsburgh health science researchers in the current issue of PLoS ONE. Their study, the first to look at the role of regulatory T cells in therapeutic HIV vaccines, may help researchers improve the efficacy of such vaccines by devising methods to circumvent the braking mechanism of these cells…
Island life - a probable reason for hobbit's small brain
Marine scientists return from expedition to erupting undersea volcano