Boston University psychologists find neurological mechanism for subliminal learning
...atanabe says that having subjects focus on letters activated an internal "reward" pathway in their brains, priming their subconscious to learn more efficiently. According to Watanabe, the visual cortex, the area of the brain tested in his experiments, has long been considered unchangeable in humans past 6 mo...International conference on bipolar disorder June 16-18 a forum for new research
...performance and appropriate response is abnormally activated in patients during mania, which may explain the reckless, impulsive behaviors that are typical during this phase of the illness. ...Research results from the 'Era of Hope' Department of Defense breast cancer research program meeting
... immune functions improved; exercisers showed more activated lymphocytes than non-exercisers. In addition, con... found that exercisers had a greater percentage of activated T cells. Although that research was conducted for three months rather than six and examined aerobic...Exercise helps recovery from chemotherapy for breast cancer
...e functions improved, with exercisers showing more activated lymphocytes than non-exercisers. Additionally, c... found that exercisers had a greater percentage of activated T cells. Although that research was conducted for three months rather than six and examined aerobic...Brain's own marijuana-like chemicals play key role with stress-induced pain relief
...na, THC, is a cannabinoid, and these receptors are activated whena person smokes the drug. The body's natural cannabinoids function to control a variety ofactivities, such as pain, anxiety and appetite, so they are attractivetargets for drug development. Cannabinoid-based drugs are used to reducenausea and sti...Brain function in schizophrenia can improve with support, holds promise for cognitive rehabilitation
...had processed deeply, the schizophrenia group also activated a number of brain regions that have been shown to be crucial for verbal processing and memory function in healthy control subjects," Bonner-Jackson said. "For the most part, these brain regions had been shown to be less active in schizophrenia durin...Study: Nose doesn't smell like the eyes see
... proteins called G-protein-coupled receptors. When activated by light in the eye or a molecule in other setting... at the back of the eye. They also know that, once activated by light, this particular receptor stays activated long enough to trigger the GTP-to-GDP switch on a...Neural cell transplants fight immune attack in mice with multiple sclerosis
...anted cells showed signs of being able to turn off activated immune cells and reduce inflammation, thus protecting brain tissues from immune-mediated damage. Conclusion: These exciting and unexpected findings from a respected group of investigators, if confirmed, suggest that transplanted neural stem cells ma...Potential 'weak link' between virus and liver cancer discovered
...ween GSK-3 and Erk, a well-known enzyme frequently activated in human cancers. Erk interacts with and phosphorylates GSK-3 at a specific amino acid residue Thr 43, resulting in degradation and thus inactivation of GSK-3. "When GSK-3 becomes inactive, then beta catenin is over-expressed," Hung says. "This is i...A new understanding of how immune system targets disease
... for consideration by T cells gathered there. Once activated by high enough levels of target epitope for long enough periods of time, T cells become armed and capable of destroying the pathogen in question. Sant's study provides the first proof that it is something about the invader epitope itself that drives ...Chronic sinus infection thought to be tissue issue, Mayo Clinic scientists show it's snot
...am found that in chronic sinus infection patients, activated white blood cells (eosinophils) cluster in the nasal and sinus mucus and scatter a toxic protein (major basic protein) onto the nasal and sinus membrane. While major basic protein was not distributed in the nasal and sinus tissue, the level of this p...Cannabis-based drugs could offer new hope for inflammatory bowel disease patients
...ceptors, called CB1 and CB2, which are known to be activated by the presence of molecules found in cannabis. T...ing environment, a chain of biochemical signals is activated which culminates in switching immune responses on or off - depending on what their function is. "The...Cognitive therapy effective in preventing repeat suicide attempts
...on of thoughts, images, and core beliefs that were activated prior to the suicide attempt. Strategies were applied to address the identified thoughts and beliefs and participants were helped to develop adaptive ways of coping with stressors. Usual care included outpatient therapy and medication. From baselin......ron the researchers use mice to show how receptors activated in the pre-frontal cortex, the portion of the brai...ls. By delivering shocks to mice, the researchers activated the NMDA receptors and traced a subunit of the molecule a protein called NR2B long believed to be ...UCSD study clarifies insulin's role in blocking release of energy in patients with type II diabetes
...l activates PKA in real time. The PKA is normally activated inside the adipocyte cell, the major site of energy storage in the body where many aspects of metabolism are controlled. There, energy is stored in the form of triglycerides, commonly known as fat. If a person is obese, excess triglycerides are st...CAD helps detect smaller potentially more aggressive breast cancers in younger women
... the radiologists reviewed each mammogram and then activated the CAD system. The CAD system "marked" areas on the mammogram that were suspicious for cancer, then the radiologists would again review the mammogram. "The CAD system we used was particularly useful for finding small masses," said Dr. Cupples. "Sm...Potential new treatment for insulin-dependent diabetes
... destruction of the islet cells. NKT cells become activated -- likely in response to the stress of the transplant procedure -- and produce an inflammatory molecule called interferon (IFN)-gamma, which helps to activate the auto-reactive T cells. In mice that lack NKT cells or are unable to produce IFN-gamma,...MGH named by NHLBI as Specialized Center for Cell-Based Therapy for Heart, Lung and Blood Diseases
...ether or not stem cells remain quiescent or become activated to produce mature cells and tissues. Once these critical components have been identified, techniques will be developed to control or improve stem cell activity. Scadden and colleagues, Henry Kronenberg, MD, and Gregor Adams, PhD, have shown this app...New immune cell found to be a key to inflammatory diseases
... don't know why these dangerous helper T cells are activated in the patients, but we now know how they function, and that should take us a long way to understanding and treating these and other inflammatory and autoimmune diseases."...Researchers find multiple proteins that stick to medical devices
...to medical devices. For example, large numbers of activated leukocytes are found stuck to heart-lung bypass machines, and these cells can activate blood clotting. This in turn may contribute to neurocognitive impairment following the use of these devices, possibly due to small clots that break away from the ...