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DISCOVERIES IN NEUROSCIENCE September 2009
A STEP toward neuroprotection Excessive stimulation of NMDA receptors, important in the pathogenesis of injury in the setting of stroke, epilepsy and global ischemia, can have opposing effects on neur… more →
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DISCOVERIES IN NEUROSCIENCE September 2009
Cascade wrote 2 months ago: A STEP toward neuroprotection Excessive stimulation of NMDA receptors, important in the pathogenesis … more →
DISCOVERIES IN NEUROSCIENCE August 2009 Translating omics into drug discovery
Cascade wrote 3 months ago: The nanopeptide bradykinin is generated in stress conditions such as inflammation, trauma, burns, sh … more →
Neural repolarization in schizophrenia
annalsofneurology wrote 6 months ago: Although evidence clearly indicates that genetic factors contribute to schizophrenia, it has been di … more →
Prostaglandin signaling promotes neuroinflamation
annalsofneurology wrote 6 months ago: Opposite to previously reported results, Yao and colleagues demonstrate that prostaglandin E2 (PGE … more →
mTOR, oligodendrocyte differentiation and demyelinating disorders
annalsofneurology wrote 6 months ago: Although studies have identified multiple factors involved in oligodendrocyte fate commitment, littl … more →
Cell-surface glycosylation enables brain metastasis
annalsofneurology wrote 6 months ago: Brain metastases in breast cancer patients tend to be a late event compared to other organs, sugge … more →
The resting immature brain is well connected
annalsofneurology wrote 6 months ago: Recent studies lend strong support for a default network that is active during passive or undirected … more →
Immunogenetics and narcolepsy
annalsofneurology wrote 6 months ago: Narcolepsy with cataplexy is characterized by excessive sleepiness and rapid onset into REM sleep, … more →
A-beta secretases in traumatic brain injury
annalsofneurology wrote 6 months ago: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious cause of morbidity and mortality especially among young … more →
Breaching the blood brain barrier
annalsofneurology wrote 6 months ago: Interleukin (IL)-17-producing CD4+ T cells (Th17) have been identified as a distinct subset of T hel … more →
Consideration of age in animal models
annalsofneurology wrote 7 months ago: Animal models are extremely useful for furthering our understanding of human disease pathophysiology … more →
Exciting consequences of genomic microdeletions
annalsofneurology wrote 7 months ago: Idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGE) are among the most common forms of non-acquired seizure diso … more →
Epigenetic regulation in the hippocampus, childhood abuse and suicide
annalsofneurology wrote 7 months ago: Early studies in rodents and nonhuman primates established a link between maternal care, the hypotha … more →
Training the brain to listen to its plasticity
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annalsofneurology wrote 7 months ago: Previous studies have shown that adult musicians when compared with non-musicians have structural an … more →
Fgfr1 is required for cortical regeneration and repair after perinatal hypoxia
annalsofneurology wrote 8 months ago: Hypoxia is a major cause of long term neurodevelopmental disabilities in prematurely born newborns. … more →
Dissecting the molecular pathways that underlie cerebral cavernous malformations
annalsofneurology wrote 8 months ago: Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are common and can cause serious morbidity and death if they … more →
Wither the lone investigator: the ascension of team science
annalsofneurology wrote 8 months ago: Although most modern-day scientists are aware of the extraordinary impact of the internet in enablin … more →
Induced pluripotent stem cells to study the pathogenesis of inherited diseases
annalsofneurology wrote 8 months ago: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the survival … more →
Candidate Schizophrenia Gene Blocks Myelin Inhibition of Axon Growth
annalsofneurology wrote 10 months ago: In schizophrenia, genetic predisposition has been linked to chromosome 22q11, and some myelin-specif … more →
