News tagged with brain metabolism
Study dusts sugar coating off little-known regulation in cells
In Alzheimer's disease, brain neurons become clogged with tangled proteins. Scientists suspect these tangles arise partly due to malfunctions in a little-known regulatory system within cells. Now, researchers have dramatically ...
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How cigarettes calm you down
The calming neurological effects of nicotine have been demonstrated in a group of non-smokers during anger provocation. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions suggest that n ...
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Apr 24, 2009 |
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Researchers find blood-brain barrier damaged by disease
A study into the effects of Sanfilippo Syndrome type B (MPS III B) has found that the barrier responsible for protecting the brain from the entry of harmful blood-borne substances is structurally and functionally damaged ...
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Mar 08, 2011 |
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Cell phone use may have effect on brain activity, but health consequences unknown
In a preliminary study, researchers found that 50-minute cell phone use was associated with increased brain glucose metabolism (a marker of brain activity) in the region closest to the phone antenna, but the finding is of ...
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Feb 22, 2011 |
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Huntington's disease breakthrough equals hope for patients
A huge leap forward in understanding Huntington's disease may give patients hope for a cure.
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Feb 22, 2011 |
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'Round-the-clock' lifestyle can disrupt metabolism, brain and behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- In Civilization and Its Discontents, Sigmund Freud argued that modern society was hard on human psychology, forcing people to get along in unnaturally close quarters. Now newly published resear ...
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Feb 21, 2011 |
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Altered cell metabolism has role in brain tumor development
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Duke Cancer Institute have discovered that genetic mutations found in brain tumors can alter tumor metabolism. This work could help lead to new designs for anti-cancer drugs based on the unique ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Metabolism models may explain why Alzheimer's disease kills some neuron types first
Bioengineers from the University of California, San Diego developed an explanation for why some types of neurons die sooner than others in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. These insights, published ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Acupuncture changes brain's perception and processing of pain
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have captured pictures of the brain while patients experienced a pain stimulus with and without acupuncture to determine acupuncture's effect on how the brain ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 30, 2010 |
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New methods detect subtleties in human genomes' repetitive landscapes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have invented methods to scout the human genome's repetitive landscapes, where DNA sequences are highly identical and heavily duplicated. These advances, as reported today in ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Big brains attributed to mother's care
The evolution of big-brained mammals may be due to maternal investment, rather than metabolism, according to a new study by scientists at UCL (University College London) and the University of Cambridge.
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Fat serves as cells' built-in pH sensor: research
A specific type of fat present in cell membranes also serves as a cellular pH sensor, a team of University of British Columbia researchers has discovered.
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Protein must exist in specific brain cells to prevent diet-induced obesity
A protein found in cells throughout the body must be present in a specific set of neurons in the brain to prevent weight gain after chronic feeding on high-calorie meals, new findings from UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Brain chemical boosts body heat, aids in calorie burn, research suggests
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest that an enzyme in the brain known as PI3 kinase might control the increased generation of body heat that helps burn off excess calories after eating a high-fat ...
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Jul 06, 2010 |
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Molecular link between diabetes and schizophrenia connects food and mood
Defects in insulin function - which occur in diabetes and obesity - could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia.
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Jun 08, 2010 |
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