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Deep Brain Stimulation in mice can reduce binge eating
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsBinge eating is a major cause of obesity; it is thought to be controlled, or initiated, by reward centres in the brain. Researchers at the […] -
End of the line for β cells?
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsResearch published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation this week from scientists at the University of Pittsburgh has cast doubt on the ability of adult […] -
A cure for chronic anorexia nervosa?
Posted on March 19, 2013 | 2 CommentsA study published in The Lancet this week suggests that deep brain stimulation (DBS) could offer a cure for chronic and difficult-to-treat anorexia nervosa. Researchers […] -
Human Engineers have a lot to Learn from ‘Simple’ Animals
Posted on March 19, 2013 | No CommentsMuch of our current robotics technology trails far behind what nature can achieve, but exciting research being done in the Oxford department of Zoology could […] -
Oxford scientists pave way for new method of detecting cancer cells
Posted on March 10, 2013 | 1 CommentOxford scientists have identified ways to dramatically improve a technique for isolating cells by magnetic sorting. This technique uses a tiny magnetic bead coated in […] -
Scientists ‘cure’ a child born infected with HIV
Posted on March 4, 2013 | 103 CommentsDoctors in the US have for the first time seemingly cured a child who was born infected with HIV. The child, now two and half, has […] -
Rose-tinted spectacles: Trusting partners show memory bias
Posted on March 3, 2013 | No CommentsWhy is trust so important in romantic relationships? One recent finding is that it helps people to forgive and forget when their partners do something […] -
New technique allows researchers to watch memory formation!
Posted on March 3, 2013 | No CommentsA team of researchers at Stanford University have developed a new technique that allows them to watch a population of hippocampal neurons firing in real […] -
Shocking News for the NHS
Posted on March 3, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have slammed the use of starch-based intravenous fluids in critically ill patients. The group analysed […] -
Antagonistic balance of proteins safeguard against cancer
Posted on March 3, 2013 | No CommentsThe ribosomal proteins, Rpl22 and Rpl22-like1, are both crucial for the development of T-cells (a type of blood cell), and were previously thought to carry […] -
Additional Factor in Alzheimer’s Pathology
Posted on February 25, 2013 | No CommentsA recent paper has proposed white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) as a factor underpinning the development of Alzheimer’s Disease. Traditionally, amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are […] -
An epigenetic cure for cancer?
Posted on February 24, 2013 | 22 CommentsA review article by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine suggests that subtle changes in DNA expression patterns could be targeted to treat […] -
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Coffee consumption reduces mortality
Posted on February 23, 2013 | No CommentsA study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has indicated that drinking coffee reduces risk of death. The study followed over 400,000 healthy […] -
Discovering how seals sleep with half their brain
Posted on February 23, 2013 | No CommentsA study published this month in the Journal of Neuroscience has identified some of the chemicals released in the brain that allow seals to sleep […]
