July 18, 2022
Researchers have used advanced techniques to show that, in a key memory region of the brain called the hippocampus, immature, plastic neurons are present in significant numbers throughout the human lifespan. The findings may resolve a long-running controversy over the existence of 'adult neurogenesis'-- the production of new immature neurons in the mature human brain. The discovery also paves the way for the deeper study of adult neurogenesis and its roles in memory, mood, behavior, and brain disorders.
July 18, 2022
Loss of the protein pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), which protects retinal support cells, may drive age-related changes in the retina, according to a new study.
July 18, 2022
Research supported by the National Institutes of Health shows that cardiovascular-related deaths have declined over the past two decades, but disparities remain. Researchers found that inequities are mostly driven by differences in race and ethnicity, geographic location, and access to care, among other factors. The findings were published in Circulation, and the research was partially funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of NIH.
Cardiovascular-related deaths in the U.S. fall, but disparities remain
July 18, 2022
The ORWH e-learning course, Bench to Bedside: Integrating Sex and Gender to Improve Health, offers up to six American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award (AMA PRA) Category 1 CreditTM. The credentialing bodies that accept AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM include the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program, and the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
ORWH e-Learning Course on Sex and Gender Offers Free Continuing Medical Education Credits
July 15, 2022
Rutgers scientists have found more clear-cut evidence of how the destructive proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease attack human brain cells and destroy surrounding tissue.
Scientists reveal new evidence of key mechanism in Alzheimer's
July 15, 2022
Cells communicate with themselves and their cellular environment through mechanical bonds. This work advances understanding of the role of these forces on proteins as they interact to accomplish their biological functions, including the control of cancer.
What the mechanical forces behind protein folding can tell us about metastatic cancer
July 15, 2022
Networks adapt over time and in this way form a kind of memory. Researchers show that the structure of blood vascular network is dynamic and can adapt to external factors. In particular, the scientists found that rarely used connections are weakening more and more until they disappear eventually.
July 15, 2022
Cancer researchers have completed one of the most comprehensive studies of the cells inside melanoma brain metastases.
July 15, 2022
When different cell types compete in a confined space, those which remove debris faster have a better chance to dominate their environment. Researchers showed in a new model that not only a higher net proliferation rate, but also the swift removal of dead cells provides a competitive advantage. They mixed two cell populations only differing in debris removal rate and showed that already after a few generations the population with the higher removal rate starts to dominate the confined space.
July 15, 2022
Scientists add artificial components to bacteria for better control and an extra therapeutic effect in seeking and destroying tumor cells.
Bacteria-based biohybrid microrobots on a mission to one day battle cancer
