News tagged with immature brain

Mysterious cells may play role in ALS

(PhysOrg.com) -- By tracking the fate of a group of immature cells that persist in the adult brain and spinal cord, Johns Hopkins researchers discovered in mice that these cells undergo dramatic changes in ALS, also known ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Discovery suggests possible treatment strategy for aggressive leukemias

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified a mechanism that could explain how patients move into the worst phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 18, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study explains some mysteries of neonatal seizures

A study led by MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) investigators is providing new insight into the mechanism of neonatal seizures, which have features very different from seizures in older children and adults. In their ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preemies born in poverty 4 times less likely ready for school

Advances in neonatal care enable two-thirds of premature babies born with respiratory problems to be ready for school at an appropriate age, but those living in poverty are far less likely to be ready on time than their better-off ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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