Epilepsy and sudden death linked to bad gene
Mice expressing a specific variant of the Scn1a gene associated with Dravet syndrome exhibited spontaneous seizures, disordered breathing and died prematurely.... Read More...
University of Connecticut
A new culprit for multiple sclerosis relapses
Injecting extracellular vesicles from healthy mice into mice that had an MS-like disease resulted in the development of a relapse-remitting disease and active CD8+ cells, similar to that seen in human patients with multiple sclerosis. Examining the EVs in mice and humans with MS, researchers identified they contained fibrinogen, a protein normally associated with blood clotting and wound healing. According to researchers, the EVs with fibrinogen appear to activate the CD8+ immune cells. The findings could help with the development of new treatments for RRMS. ... Read More...
Poker Has a ‘Tell’ About Strategic Thinkers
Reviewing the data of over 35,000 people playing online poker games, researchers gain insight into how people process strategic information in competitive settings.... Read More...
Overcoming Bias About Music Takes Work
Researchers reveal telling people whether a musician in a professional or student can change the way the brain responds to the music they are playing. ... Read More...
Letting Silenced Genes Speak
A new study reports there may be hope that epigenetic diseases could, some day, be cured. ... Read More...
The Veins in Your Brain Don’t All Act the Same
A new study reports that contrary behavior of blood vessels in the retrotrapezoid nucleus help keep us breathing.... Read More...
New Test Can Detect Hidden Hearing Loss
A new hearing test is able to pick up hearing deficits that may go undetected with a traditional hearing test or audiogram.... Read More...