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UrduResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an innovative approach—demonstrated in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue—to safely and effectively deliver therapeutics into the brain, providing new possibilities for treating a wide range of neurological and psychiatric diseases.
Tag: Mouse Models
Study shows that Rett syndrome in females is not just less severe, but different
Symptoms progression of Rett syndrome are different in females than males. A new MIND Institute study shows why it is important to understand these differences to develop better treatments.
Researchers discover how some brain cells transfer material to neurons in mice
A UC Davis study is the first to report on a material transfer mechanism from cells, known as oligodendrocytes, to neurons in the brain of a mouse model. This discovery opens new possibilities for understanding brain maturation and finding treatments for many neurological conditions.
Diversifying the next generation of TB vaccines
NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded Texas Biomedical Research Institute and The Access to Advanced Health Institute in Seattle, Washington, a $3.5 million, five-year Innovation for Tuberculosis Vaccine Discovery grant.
Post-surgery Echocardiography Better Predicts Injury Severity, Scar Size in Mouse Model of Heart Disease
Article title: Post-surgery echocardiography can predict the amount of ischemia-reperfusion injury and the resultant scar size Authors: Yijun Yang, Giana J. Schena, Tao Wang, Steven R. Houser From the authors: “This improvement to study design could reduce the sample sizes…
Cancer researchers identify checkpoint target for colorectal cancer immunotherapy
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a target for colorectal cancer immunotherapy.
Study Uncovers Unexpected Connection Between Gliomas, Neurodegenerative Diseases
New basic science and clinical research identifies TAU, the same protein studied in the development of Alzheimer’s, as a biomarker for glioma development.
For the First Time: A Method for Measuring Animal Personality
A study on mice, conducted by the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Prof. Alon Chen and colleagues, shows that animal research may need to take into account the connection between genes, behavior, and personality