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Why intense light can protect cardiovascular health: The light boosts a critical gene that strengthens blood vessels
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that intense light amplifies a specific gene that bolsters
Brain protein mutation from child with autism causes autism-like behavioral change in mice: This is a potential mechanistic underpinning — at least in a subset of patients — for the altered behaviors observed in autism
A de novo gene mutation that encodes a brain protein in a child with autism has been placed into the
‘Goldilocks’ neurons promote REM sleep
It has been a mystery why REM sleep, or dream sleep, increases when the room temperature is ‘just right’. Neuroscientists
Personalized medicine: Testing therapies on mini-tumors of head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancer is an aggressive type of cancer that often grows back, despite patients undergoing harsh treatments. Researchers
Scientists recreate blood-brain barrier defect outside the body
Scientists can’t make a living copy of your brain outside your body. That’s the stuff of science fiction. But in
Brain marker for angry dreams: Sleep study advances understanding of emotions experienced during dreaming
Researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity that predicts anger experienced during dreaming, according to a new study of
Real cost of heart attacks and strokes: Double the direct medical expense
The full financial cost of a heart attack or stroke is twice as much as the medical costs when lost
Protein key to charcot-marie-tooth, other nerve diseases: Finding in laboratory mice also may shed light on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related disorders
A new study provides critical insight into a little-known, yet relatively common, inherited neurological condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The findings
The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow
Building robots that can help people with dementia has been a longtime goal for roboticists. Yet until now, no one