Researchers Discover How Cannabidiol (CBD) Counters Epileptic Seizures
Study findings suggest specific targets for future drugs. A previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in many…
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Lucid Dying: Patients Recall Near-Death Experiences During CPR While They Were Seemingly Unconscious
Detection of rhythmic brain waves suggestive of near-death experiences. Around 20% of people who survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest may describe lucid experiences…
COVID-19 Virus Disrupts Normal Mix of Gut Bacteria, Increasing Risk for Other Infections
Infection with SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 pandemic virus, can decrease the number of bacterial species in a person’s gut. This reduced microbiome diversity creates space for…
Innovative Biotechnology Fuses Targeted and Immune Therapies To Kill Treatment-Resistant Cancer Cells
Targeted therapies specifically attach to and inhibit cancer-causing proteins, but cancer cells can swiftly evolve to counter their action. Immunotherapies, a second drug class, harnesses…
Crohn’s Mystery Solved? Common Stomach Bug May Help Cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease
New research may have solved a mystery surrounding Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease where immune defenses meant to attack invading microbes mistakenly…
Brain Neurons Born Together Wire and Fire Together for Life
A new study finds that brain cells with the same “birthdate” are more likely to wire together into cooperative signaling circuits that carry out many…
New Evidence for Alternate Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease Plaques
Results could explain why drugs designed to remove amyloid deposits have failed to stop disease. According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease is…
Scientists Discover a Key Reason Why Running Boosts Brain Health
Boost in nerve-growth protein helps explain why running supports brain health. Exercise increases levels of a chemical involved in brain cell growth, which bolsters the…
Breakthrough Discovery of New Model for “Global” DNA Repair
Breakthrough techniques in living cells upend field. Two studies provide a radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair damaged sections (lesions) in their…
Skin Cancer Cells Sabotage Brain’s Immune Defenses With Alzheimer’s Protein
Amyloid beta, a protein known to build-up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, also helps skin cancer cells thrive when they spread to the brain,…
Brain Region Responsible for Making Sure People Pronounce Words As Intended
Findings Could Help Treat Speech Problems A region crossing the folded surface of the top of the brain, called the dorsal precentral gyrus, plays an…
Brain Damage Higher Over Short Term in COVID-19 Patients Than in Alzheimer’s Patients
Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 had higher levels over the short term of blood proteins known to rise with neurological damage than non-COVID-19 patients diagnosed with…
Nutrient’s Role Confirmed in Childhood Blood Cancer – Dietary Limits May Help
A molecular building block of many animal proteins, the amino acid valine, plays a key role in cancerous growth seen in T cell acute lymphoblastic…
Successful Xenotransplantation Surgery: Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney Transplanted to Human Body
Less than two months after the first breakthrough surgery, NYU Langone Health has performed its second successful investigational xenotransplantation procedure using a genetically engineered pig…
Artificial Intelligence Tool Improves Accuracy of Breast Cancer Ultrasound Imaging
A computer program trained to see patterns among thousands of breast ultrasound images can aid physicians in accurately diagnosing breast cancer, a new study shows….
Brain Cells Decide on Their Own When To Release “Feel Good” Pleasure Hormone
In addition to smoothing out wrinkles, researchers have found that the drug Botox can reveal the inner workings of the brain. A new study used…
Blood Platelets Key to Deadly Organ Damage in COVID-19 Patients
Abnormal crosstalk between blood platelets and cells lining blood vessels is one cause of deadly organ damage in patients with severe COVID-19, a new study…
Autoimmune Antibodies Could Predict COVID-19 Severity
The presence of special immune system defense molecules, called autoimmune antibodies, has been strongly tied to how poorly people fare when hospitalized with COVID-19, a…
