A new report in NEJM Evidence has highlighted two cases of destructive meningitis that occurred in infants. These cases were due to severe infections with a bacterium called Paenibacillus, which is normally a…
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Dogs Can Have Dementia, Too
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Many people who have an older friend or relative are familiar with dementia….
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How Mutations in a Cancer-Linked Gene Can Promote Tumors
A gene known as CTNNB1 encodes for a crucial protein called β-catenin, which has an important role in controlling tissue repair and cell growth. If this gene and its protein are dysfunctional, it can lead to…
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How Mutations in a Cancer-Linked Gene Can Promote Tumors
A gene known as CTNNB1 encodes for a crucial protein called β-catenin, which has an important role in controlling tissue repair and cell growth. If this gene and its protein are dysfunctional, it can lead to…
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Probiotic form matters for memory, mood, and more
How you take probiotics can affect their impact on the brain. A study from örebro University points to new possibilities for personalized approaches, depending on whether the primary aim is, for example, to improve memory or reduce…
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One in three people carry this brain parasite but the body has a kill switch
A parasite that may already be living in your brain has the ability to infect the very immune cells designed to eliminate it. New research from UVA Health explains how the body still manages to keep this infection under control.
Toxoplasma gondii…
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Lab grown human spinal cord heals after injury in major breakthrough
Scientists at Northwestern University have created the most sophisticated lab grown model yet for studying human spinal cord injury.
In the new research, the team worked with human spinal cord organoids — miniature organs derived from stem cells…
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Innate immune priming may evolve into a broadly applicable infection-prevention strategy
Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite advances in modern medicine. In particular, mixed bacterial–viral infections in critically ill or…
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Deadly Pancreatic Cancer Found To “Wire Itself” Into the Body’s Nerves
A newly discovered link between pancreatic cancer and neural signaling reveals a promising drug target that slows tumor growth by blocking glutamate uptake. Pancreatic cancer is among the most deadly cancers, and scientists are still working to…
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This Simple Brain Exercise May Protect Against Dementia for 20 Years
A long-running study following thousands of older adults suggests that a relatively brief period of targeted brain training may have effects that last decades. Starting in the late 1990s, close to 3,000 older adults enrolled in a research project…
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