News articles tagged with 'neural' (Page 2)
Neural stem cells maintain high levels of reactive oxygen species, UCLA study finds
— 8 Jan 2011 14:21 | HealthFor years, the majority of research on reactive oxygen species (ROS) - ions or very small molecules that include free radicals - has focused on how they damage cell structure and their…
Cell of origin for brain tumours may predict response to therapy
— 15 Dec 2010 18:47 | HealthFor patients with glioma, the most common primary brain tumour, new findings may explain why current therapies fail to eradicate the cancer. A UCSF-led team of scientists has identified…
Stem cell advance a step forward for treatment of brain diseases
— 8 Dec 2010 17:20 | HealthScientists have created a way to isolate neural stem cells - cells that give rise to all the cell types of the brain - from human brain tissue with unprecedented precision, an important…
Simple rubber device mimics complex bird songs
— 22 Nov 2010 09:52 | TechnologyFor centuries, hunters have imitated their avian prey by whistling through their fingers or by carving wooden bird calls. Now a team of physicists at Harvard University in Cambridge,…
How do neural stem cells decide what to be - and when?
— 16 Nov 2010 11:15 | HealthResearchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore have uncovered a novel feedback mechanism that controls the delicate balance of brain stem cells…
Mice that 'smell' light could help us better understand olfaction
— 17 Oct 2010 20:09 | BiologyHarvard University neurobiologists have created mice that can 'smell' light, providing a potent new tool that could help researchers better understand the neural basis of olfaction…
Neural responses indicate our willingness to help
— 8 Oct 2010 13:18 | HealthWitnessing a person from our own group or an outsider suffer pain causes neural responses in two very different regions of the brain. And, the specific region activated reveals whether…
CU-Boulder study sheds light on how our brains get tripped up when we're anxious
— 14 Sep 2010 10:13 | HealthA new University of Colorado at Boulder study sheds light on the brain mechanisms that allow us to make choices and ultimately could be helpful in improving treatments for the millions…
Human neural stem cells restore motor function in mice with chronic spinal cord injury
— 20 Aug 2010 11:18 | HealthA UC Irvine study is the first to demonstrate that human neural stem cells can restore mobility in cases of chronic spinal cord injury, suggesting the prospect of treating a much broader…
Study shows gene's role in developing and maintaining cells key for a lifetime of memories
— 18 Aug 2010 17:39 | HealthSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators showed a gene named Prox1 is a key player in normal development of a brain structure crucial for learning and memory and remains…