Very slow brain waves, long considered an artifact of brain scanning techniques, may be more important than anyone had realized. Researchers have found that very slow waves are directly linked to state of consciousness and may be involved in coordinating activity across distant brain regions. (medicine.wustl.edu)
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Slow, steady waves keep brain hummingQEM (medicine.wustl.edu)
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Study in mice finds neurological damage of West Nile virus may be due to unresolved inflammation that prevents the brain from repairing damaged neurons and growing new ones. When researchers used an arthritis drug to reduce the inflammation, the animals’ ability to learn and remember remained sharp.Neuroscience (medicine.wustl.edu)
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In autism, too many brain connections may be at root of condition. A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain. Rodents that lack the gene form too many connections between brain neurons and have difficulty learning.Neuroscience (medicine.wustl.edu)
In autism, too many brain connections may be at root of condition. A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain. Rodents that lack the gene form too many connections between brain neurons and have difficulty learning. (medicine.wustl.edu)
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Children whose gut viral communities, or viromes, are less diverse are more likely to generate self-destructive antibodies that can lead to Type 1 diabetes. Further, children who carried a specific virus belonging to the Circoviridae family may be protected. (medicine.wustl.edu)
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Natural compound coupled with specific gut microbes may prevent severe flu: The microbe, called Clostridium orbiscindens, degrades flavonoids to produce a metabolite that enhances interferon signaling. The metabolite is called desaminotyrosine...Causation (medicine.wustl.edu)
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Researchers develop algorithm that checks patients’ medical histories to find signs of increased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease and alerts doctors to evaluate patients at greater risk. Before symptoms become pronounced, there is no reliable way to identify who will develop the disease.Neuroscience (medicine.wustl.edu)
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FDA-approved arthritis drug may work in new ways to fight itch. Researchers have found that a certain immune signaling molecule is key in activating neurons in the skin that cause chronic itching, the roots of which have long been a mystery.Medicine (medicine.wustl.edu)
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Human skin cells transformed directly into motor neuronsNeuroscience (medicine.wustl.edu)
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A new study has found a possible silver lining of the Zika virus. The same elements that cause damage to babies may be repurposed to fight glioblastoma, a common but aggressive form of brain cancer in adults. The method was tested in human cell cultures and a mouse model of the disease.Cancer (medicine.wustl.edu)
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