Shutting down deadly pediatric brain cancer at its earliest moments
Dysregulation of Zfp36l1 causes neural lineage progenitor cells to grow rapidly, taking on the properties of fast growing stem cells as they become cancerous.... Read More...
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
How Autism Associated Gene Affects the Brain
CHD8, a gene associated with autism plays a significant role in oligodendrocyte development, researchers report. ... Read More...
Pilot Study Validates Artificial Intelligence to Help Predict School Violence
A new machine learning algorithm has proved to be over 91% effective in predicting which students are at higher risk of perpetrating school violence.... Read More...
Key Brain to Spinal Cord Nerve Connections for Voluntary Movement Mapped
Researchers have successfully mapped brain to spinal cord neural connections that help drive voluntary movement. The map could be beneficial in developing new strategies to treat spinal cord damage.... Read More...
A Genetic Reason for Impaired Skilled Movements
The loss of function of two genes prevents infant mice from developing motor skills as they mature, researchers say. The findings could have implications for patients with motor development disabilities.... Read More...
HIPPO’s Molecular Balancing Act Helps Nerves Not Short Circuit
Study reports it may be possible to fine tune molecular signals to insure peripheral nerves are correctly insulated and function properly.... Read More...
MicroRNA Treatment Restores Myelin and Limb Function in Multiple Sclerosis: Mouse Study
Researchers have been able to restore limb mobility and partially re-insulate neurons in mouse models of MS with microRNA treatments. ... Read More...
Machine Learning Automatically Identifies Suicidal Behavior Using Patient’s Own Words
Analyzing a patient's words, a machine learning system is 93 percent accurate in correctly classifying a suicidal person, researchers report.... Read More...