News tagged with abnormally active
Researchers create first molecule blocks key component of cancer genes' on-off switch
In the quest to arrest the growth and spread of tumors, there have been many attempts to get cancer genes to ignore their internal instruction manual. In a new study, a team led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists ...
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Scientists learn how brains process images of faces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stare at a stranger's face for too long, and two things will likely happen: You'll feel uncomfortable, and you'll get the sense that the stranger doesn't like it.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 12, 2010 |
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UV LED therapy shows promising results in preventing focal seizures
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School discovered that light from an ultraviolet diode (UV LED) reduced "seizure-like" activity in a rat epilepsy model. During the study, UV light released gamma aminobutyric ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Epilepsy Patients Are Given New Hope With Brain Implant
(PhysOrg.com) -- A startup company, Neuropace in Mountain View Ca., has developed a device that offers new hope for epilepsy patients. The device is designed to neutralize the abnormal electrical activity ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Too much physical activity may lead to arthritis
Middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and increasing their risk for osteoarthritis, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting ...
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Fungi May Hold Key to Reducing Grapefruit Juice Interactions with Medications
(PhysOrg.com) -- A fungus may help solve a problem of a grapefruit compound that interacts negatively with certain prescription drugs, according to studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
Nov 17, 2009 |
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New brain imaging method shows promise for epilepsy
With 25 percent of his brain already gone, Clint Galster sat alone in a vaultlike room as doctors tried to figure out whether even more brain tissue could be taken out.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 21, 2009 |
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Drug prevents seizure progression in model of epilepsy
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a new anticonvulsant compound that has the potential to stop the development of epilepsy. The findings are published in the March issue of the journal Epilepsia.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 04, 2009 |
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