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Although the fact that we generate new brain cells throughout life is no longer disputed, their purpose has been the topic of much debate. Now, an international collaboration of researchers made a big leap forward in understanding what all these newborn neurons might actually do. Their study, published in the July 10, 2009, issue of the journal Science, illustrates how these young cells improve ...
Although the fact that we generate new brain cells throughout life is no longer disputed, their purpose has been the topic of much debate. Now, an international collaboration of researchers made a big leap forward in understanding what all these newborn neurons might actually do.
Susan Hill dislikes cilantro, and not just a little. "I just hate it," says Hill, 36, an Annapolis, Md., stay-at-home mom. "Oh, I do." The fresh herb Hill detests is also known as coriander and Chinese parsley. It looks much like Italian flat-leaf parsley. And good thing.
The man, we'll call him David, ambled down the avenue. With no family locally, no job and not so much as a permanent address the street was the only home he'd known for some time. A veteran, his time in the service had wounded his body leaving him with slurred speech and irregular gait.
A U.S.- and British-led study has identified variations in five genes that raise a person's risk of developing common brain tumors called gliomas. The scientists, led by the University of Texas M.D.
HOUSTON, July 7 (UPI) -- A U.S.- and British-led study has identified variations in five genes that raise a person's risk of developing common brain tumors called gliomas.
July 6, 2009 – Studies of massive numbers of people in Europe and Australia has found that people with the greatest number of moles are the people most likely to develop the most dangerous form of skin cancer, melanoma, which is on the increase.
July 6, 2009 – Old mice, bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, totally regained their memory loss when given a dose of caffeine that was equivalent to five cups of coffee a day.
Private companies that offer online genetic testing are proliferating as scientists continue to decode the human genome."Up until now we have had a clear model for genetic testing.
Common genetic variations spread across five genes raise a person's risk of developing the most frequent type of brain tumor, an international research team reports online in Nature Genetics. Genetic risk factors identified by the research team, led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D.
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