Trending News
News
News
New Class of Inhibitors May Protect Against Neurodegeneration
Neurobiologists at Heidelberg University have discovered how a special receptor at neuronal junctions that normally activates a protective genetic programme can lead to nerve cell death when located outside synapses. Research by Prof. Bading and his team is focused on the so-called NMDA receptor. This receptor is an ion channel protein that is activated by a biochemical messenger.
News
Experimental Glioblastoma Drug Enhances Survival in Mouse Model
Houston Methodist researchers found that mice harboring human glioblastoma tumors in their brains had greatly enhanced survival and weight gain when given a newly developed prodrug. Human glioma cells were removed from patients during surgical excision and isolated within 10 minutes after removal. The glioblastoma cells were injected into the brains of 48 female mice for a 300-day study. The prodrug was well tolerated, and, when given on its own, extended survival by more than a factor of three.
News
Urine-Based Liquid Biopsy Test Outperforms Urine Cytology in Detecting Bladder Cancer
Analysis of DNA copy number variants in the cells exfoliated in urine showed better sensitivity and similar specificity in detecting urothelial carcinoma compared with urine cytology.
News
SARS-CoV-2 Can Survive for 28 Days on Common Surfaces
Researchers have found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can survive for up to 28 days on common surfaces including banknotes, glass – such as that found on mobile phone screens - and stainless steel.
News
New Tool Accelerates Analysis of MRI Images
Researchers have designed a computer program that allows the quantitative analysis of magnetic resonance images easily, quickly and adaptably.
News
Protein Target Could Help Prevent Epileptic Activity in the Brain
Researchers have identified that a protein – called DUSP4 – was increased in healthy brain tissue directly adjacent to epileptic tissue. Their research suggests that boosting levels of DUSP4 could be a novel way of preventing or treating epilepsy.
News
NMDA Receptors Could Be New Target for Brain-Protecting Drugs
Heidelberg neurobiologists have decoded a central mechanism of degenerative processes in the brains of mouse models and developed a new principle for therapeutic agents.
News
Bacteria Give a Boost to Biofuel Production
Researchers have uncovered details of how a certain type of bacteria breaks down cellulose—a finding that could help reduce the cost and environmental impact of the use of biomass, including biofuel production.
News
Airways Prepared To Fight Bacteria May Be Vulnerable to Viral Infections
Having more bacteria-fighting immune cells in the nose and throat may explain why some people are more likely to be infected by respiratory viruses.
News
Oxytocin and Anxiety: Effects Depend on Location, Location, Location
Working with California mice, UC Davis researches showed that the "love hormone" oxytocin can sometimes have antisocial effects depending on where in the brain it is made. While most oxytocin is produced in an area of the brain known as the hypothalamus, some oxytocin is produced in another brain area known as the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, or BNST.
Advertisement