Neuroscience Articles
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Evaluation of Anti-Stroke Drugs
Stroke, also known as transient ischemic attack or cerebrovascular accident, is an acute brain disease. Usually, a sudden rupture of a blood vessel in the brain or a blockage of a blood vessel that prevents blood from flowing to the brain can cause damage to brain tissue, resulting in a stroke. Long-term strokes can lead to brain damage, disability and even death. The brain serves as a ...
By Protheragen
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Nanobodies Definition, Structure, Advantages and Applications
What is a Nanobody?Nanobodies are the smallest functional single-domain antibodies known to be able to stably bind to antigens, and have unique structural and functional advantages. The molecular weight of nanobodies is only 12-15 kDa, which retains the antigen binding ability of traditional antibodies. However, nanobodies have higher solubility and stability, and have unique advantages in ...
By BOC Sciences
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Preclinical Animal Models as A Resource to Explore Rare Diseases
Rare diseases, also known as orphan diseases, are a diverse group of disorders that affect a small percentage of the population. Due to their low prevalence and limited understanding, treating and finding cures for these conditions present significant challenges. However, preclinical animal models have emerged as invaluable resources for advancing research and unraveling the mysteries surrounding ...
By Protheragen
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CD Genomics Takes Genomic Research to New Heights with Ribo-seq Technology
CD Genomics, a well-established leader in transcriptome solutions, is pleased to announce the introduction of Ribosome Profiling technology. This innovative technique promises to provide valuable insights into gene expression, protein synthesis, and regulation, offering potential advancements in the field of RNA translation research. Ribo-seq is a cutting-edge high-resolution sequencing ...
By CD Genomics
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Nano-Flow Cytometry: A Revolutionary Tool for Biomedical Research
Nano-flow cytometry is a revolutionary technology that has the potential to transform early disease detection and diagnosis. Nano-flow cytometers are able to detect and analyze individual nanoparticles, including extracellular vesicles and viruses, with high sensitivity and accuracy. This makes them ideal for detecting diseases at their earliest stages, when they are most treatable. How does ...
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The Role of Chx10 Neurons in Global Motor Arrest
A recent study by Goni-Erro et al (2023) in Nature Neuroscience has shed light on a fascinating phenomenon: the neural control of global motor arrest. From the cessation of goal-directed actions to a broader motor arrest in response to fear or environmental cues, this complex behavior involves an intricate set of neuronal pathways. This recent study reveals that the activation of ...
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Development of Gene Therapy Viral Vectors for Rare Diseases
In many cases, gene therapy requires a vector to deliver the gene therapy drug to the target cell. Viral vectors have been one of the most widely studied vectors due to their outstanding transduction efficiency and other significant advantages. Viral vector-based gene therapy has now achieved good clinical results. More than a dozen viral gene therapy products have been approved for the treatment ...
By Protheragen
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Alkaloids: Nature's Chemical Wonders
In the realm of organic chemistry, one class of compounds has captured the scientific community's attention for decades - alkaloids. These naturally occurring compounds are known for their diverse chemical structures and profound biological activities. Many alkaloids have been discovered and studied extensively over the years, with more than 20,000 known alkaloids identified to date. Alkaloids ...
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The Power of Combining Telemetry and Plethysmography
The study of respiratory function and control of breathing is vital for understanding various physiological and pathological conditions. In preclinical research, gaining accurate and reliable data is essential to make meaningful discoveries and develop potential therapies. Combining implantable telemetry with whole body plethysmography offers a powerful approach that provides researchers with an ...
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New Approach to Successfully Purify and Characterize Human Neural Stem Cells
Human brain has approximately 171 billion cells, of which slightly more than half (approximately 86 billion) are nerve cells. These 86 billion nerve cells are a diverse cell population with hundreds of specialized types and functions, but all originate from three neural cell lineages--neurons, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes. All three cell lineages originate from a pool of neural stem and ...
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Respiration & Neural Dynamics in Odor Fear Learning
Timing is an essential aspect of learning and behavior, both in humans and animals. Understanding how organisms perceive and encode time intervals is crucial for comprehending various cognitive processes. In the context of associative learning, temporal relations between events play a significant role, and recent studies have shown that animals can rapidly acquire temporal information. However, ...
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Glucose metabolism: key to neurodegenerative diseases
Previously, it was thought that glial cells, which support neuronal activity, metabolize most of the glucose in the brain. However, by using induced pluripotent stem cells, the researchers found that neurons were able to take up glucose and process it into smaller metabolites. In mice, normal function of neurons depends on glycolysis. The findings could help develop new treatments for ...
By CD BioGlyco.
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Introduction of Plant Extract for Personal Care Industry
1 Active ingredients of plant extract 1.1 Alkaloid Alkaloid, or plant alkaloid, is a alkaline nitrogen-containing organic compound and it is an active ingredient in Chinese herbal medicine. It is colorless and odorless and generally insoluble in water. 1.2 Flavonoid Flavonoid is widely found in various parts of plants, especially flowers and leaves. It has a variety of biological activities ...
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Organoid Models of SARS-CoV-2 Infection learned from COVID-19
The clinical presentation of COVID-19-related illness ranges from asymptomatic to mild respiratory symptoms resembling influenza infection to acute symptoms including pneumonia requiring hospitalization and admission to the intensive care unit. COVID-19 starts in the upper airways and lungs, but in severe cases can also affect the heart, blood vessels, brain, liver, kidneys, and intestines. ...
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Focal Molography, A Guide Inside Cellular Pathways
Focal Molography, a Guide Inside Cellular Pathways There are billions of cells in our bodies, each with their own characteristics and functions. To function together, cells need to communicate; during the evolution of multi-cellular organisms, cells have developed communication systems of exceptional complexity. These systems govern every level of communication, and together they dictate cell ...
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Exploring Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with PercayAI’s AI Tools
Welcome to our newest blog series where we investigate Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using our AI knowledge mapping tools. Check back for our next installment, in which we analyze transcriptomics from spinal cord samples collected from patients as well as a mouse model. In this post, we will continue to explore publicly available datasets surrounding Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ...
By PercayAI
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FDA Approved ALK Inhibitors for ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is a major type of cancer in the world, with the highest morbidity and mortality among all malignant tumors. ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (ALK+ NSCLC) is a relatively rare and dangerous subtype, with patients suffering from a high incidence rate of brain metastases. Statistics show that about 55% of ALK-positive advanced NSCLC patients will develop brain metastases during ...
By BOC Sciences
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Secretin receptor deletion in the subfornical organ attenuates the activation of excitatory neurons under dehydration
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China; Gerald Choa Neuroscience Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. School of Life Sciences, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, ...
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Health Mythbusting: Does eating turkey really make you tired?
This holiday season, Americans will consume around 87 million turkeys. And after they gobble down their turkey dinners, they might experience post-meal sleepiness. Often, people blame turkey as the cause. But does turkey actually make you tired? Why? What's in it? And what other factors are at play? In today’s article, we’ll break down the health myth of whether eating ...
By Evidation
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Nature: Why do you just want to lie down when you get sick?
When we feel uncomfortable, we tend to eat less, drink less, and exercise less. This is not unique to humans—most animals reduce these three behaviors when fighting infection. Recently, a new study pinpoints clusters of neurons that control these responses (uncomfortable behavior). By provoking immune responses in mice, the researchers demonstrated that specific cell populations in the ...
By CD BioGlyco.
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