Alleviating the burden of Multiple Sclerosis
...ate with each other using electrical signals. This communication is fast and efficient because - just like wires in...stroyed by cells of our own immune system, and the communication between nerve cells gets disrupted. A central player in the molecular mechanisms behind MS is a sign...Technique used commonly in physics finds application in neuroscience
...cle with the plasma membrane, a process that makes communication between cells possible. "Our results shed new light on how these proteins are involved in exocytosis - the process by which a biological cell releases substances into its environment," Parpura said. "We now understand better how these proteins...UMass Lowell research shows benefits of apple juice on neurotransmitter affecting memory
...that transmit messages to other nerve cells. Such communication between nerve cells is vital for good health, not just in the brain, but throughout the body. "We anticipate that the day may come when foods like apples, apple juice and other apple products are recommended along with the most popular Alzheimer's ...EMBL-EBI and collaborators win bid to run UK PubMed Central
... sophisticated and exciting new means of scholarly communication for biomedical researchers. Building on the complementary strengths that each partner brings to this project, we expect to create a platform for the development of a whole range of new services for the UK and European biomedical research community." ......olic network modeling. The conference maximizes communication by means of keynote lectures, short lectures, many poster sessions, and workshops with tutorials and method /demonstrations....Nano probe may open new window into cell behavior
... help map all those complex and intricate cellular communication pathways by probing cell activities in the natural...ng the surface and mapping cellular activities and communication potentially in real time. In essence, in scanning mode, the SMS probe could create images similar to...Shared ancestor to humans, present-day non-human primates may be linchpin in evolution of language
...n these findings, the researchers suggest that the communication centers in the brain of the last common ancestor to macaques and humans particularly those centers used for interpreting species-specific vocalizations may have been recruited during the evolution of language in humans. In the macaque, these areas ...Autistic brain has fewer neurons for processing emotion
...developmental disorder characterized by social and communication deficits. It affects as many as 1 in every 166 children, primarily males. ...Carnegie Mellon, Pitt receive $15 million from NSF to found center to improve quality of life
... including machine perception, robotics, learning, communication and miniaturization, which until now have been used primarily in industrial, military or entertainment settings. The new center will be jointly directed by Takeo Kanade, the U.A. and Helen Whitaker University Professor of Computer Science and Robotic...BACS breathes perception into robots
...expressions and can make use of them in non-verbal communication with artificially animated dialog partners as employed, for example, in information enquiry systems. A further task is to develop animated facial mirror images for the investigation of self-perception, and to test their use in rehabilitation programs...HIV infection requires B cells with special protein, University of Pittsburgh researchers report
...o molecules that T cells typically engage in their communication with B cells. Once activated, the DC-SIGN B cells were placed in a culture with T cells and a small amount of virus. Within 24 hours, HIV had invaded the T cells while sparing the B cells. When researchers repeated the experiment without B cells, the...Brain-computer link lets paralyzed patients convert thoughts into actions
...ld ultimately enable a paralyzed person to control communication devices, medical devices, computer-controlled robotics, wheel chairs and even their own limbs," said Cyberkinetics's Surgenor. "As a physician," said Harvard's Leigh R. Hochberg, lead author of the Nature paper and a principal investigator in thi...Researchers discover communication signal for tissue development
...Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a communication signal between cells that plays an important role in cell adhesion and detachment. The finding provides new information about how cells and tissues determine when to let go from surfaces during new growth, according to the researchers. "Our discove...Controlling robots that search for Mars life
...rgo vessels, prepositioned supplies and tools, and communication and navigation satellites in Mars orbit similar to Earth's current GPS systems. Scientists and engineers are already working on ESA's first robotic 'precursor' mission, ExoMars, due for launch around 2011. ExoMars will explore the biological envir...NIH turns to FSU for top research on learning disabilities
...searchers from FSU's departments of psychology and communication disorders, College of Education, and Florida Center for Reading Research, as well as four molecular geneticists from the Yale University School of Medicine, will participate in five major research projects under the NIH grant. "For more than 20 yea...Flying in tune: Buzz brings mosquito pairs together
...in the case of same-sex pairs. This flight-tone communication effectively serves as a mechanism for bringing together mosquitoes only of opposite sexes during pre-mating encounters and may hold the key to understanding how closely related species recognise con-specifics--that is, members of their own kind--beca...New tool tracks brain development in babies
...brain, including the corpus callosum, which allows communication between the two hemispheres of the brain, and, most significantly, the corona radiata, which is associated with finely coordinated movement. Six of the 10 infants continued to exhibit disturbed fiber patterns at follow-up. All of the infants who had ...Long-term changes in experience cause neurons to sprout new long-lasting connections
...tions alter the circuitry of the brain by changing communication between neurons. The researchers said their findings aid understanding of how procedural learning induces long-term rewiring of the brain. This type of learning is used in mastering skills such as riding a bicycle or typing on a computer. Howard Hugh...NWO/Spinoza Prize for psychologist, immunologist, biologist and physicist
...he also developed a research method for non-verbal communication that is now used throughout the world. Prof. C.G. (Carl) Figdor, immunologist at the Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences and the University of Twente. Figdor was one of the first in the world to apply dendritic cell therapy training the in......his NWO will make an important contribution to the communication activities of the new European network. Industrial biotechnology is the sustainable production of chemicals using biological raw materials. In the production processes microorganisms and enzymes are used as a catalyst, and agricultural products and ...