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Key brain mechanisms for organizing memories in time: Convergence research project integrated neurobiology with data science techniques

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In a scientific first, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered fundamental mechanisms by which the hippocampus region...

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Highly responsive immune cells seem to be beneficial for the brain: New insights into the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases

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Findings by researchers from Germany support the view that hyperactive immune cells in the brain can have a protective effect...

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Mechanisms of inhibition and activation of extrasynaptic αβ GABAA receptors – Nature

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Data reportingNo statistical methods were used to predetermine sample size. The experiments were not randomized and the investigators were not...

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Advancing genome editing through studying DNA repair mechanisms

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Prime editing is an improved variant of the CRISPR/Cas system that can introduce alterations in DNA with exquisite precision. But...

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How our body controls inflammation during clean-up mechanisms of damaged cells

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A research team from Cologne and Osnabrück has investigated in detail how messenger substances signal inflammation during the removal of...

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Sensory representation and detection mechanisms of gut osmolality change – Nature

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1.Browning, K. N., Verheijden, S. & Boeckxstaens, G. E. The vagus nerve in appetite regulation, mood, and intestinal inflammation. Gastroenterology...

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Newly discovered DNA repair mechanisms point to potential therapy targets for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases: Investigators have identified nine new factors involved in the process of DNA repair that is critical to the health of human cells

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Faulty DNA damage repair can lead to many types of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and other serious disorders. Investigators have developed...

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Epigenetic mechanisms for parent-specific genetic activation decoded

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Hereditary diseases as well as cancers and cardiovascular diseases may be associated with a phenomenon known as genomic imprinting, in...

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Human immune system uses ancient family of cell death proteins also found in bacteria: Study illustrates conservation of immune system’s cell death mechanisms originating billions of years ago in single-celled organisms.

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The human immune system, that marvel of complexity, subtlety, and sophistication, includes a billion-year-old family of proteins used by bacteria...

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Researchers reveal how skin cells form a first line of defense against cancer: New study uncovers molecular mechanisms that coordinate skin cell senescence

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A study published today in Cell Reports reveals important insights into the molecular mechanisms that underpin the body's natural defences...