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Scientists to 3D print brain tumors for the first time
Posted in Science on 30th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
These will be made from stem cells from an incurable and highly aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, which is the most common tumor type found in adult brains.
MRI scans prove schizophrenic brains attempt self-repair
Posted in Science on 29th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
The findings point the way to the development of targeted treatments that potentially could better address some of the core pathology in schizophrenia"
Dead Brain Cells May Inhibit Function In Neurodegenerative Disease
Posted in Medicine on 28th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
A study claims that in neurodegenerative diseases, the brain's cleaning process is impaired.
A Simple Test Could Predict Whether a Comatose Patient Will Ever Wake Up
Posted in Science on 28th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
Overall, the cerebral metabolic rate accounted for the imminent return of awareness in 94 per cent of patients.
Common infections might be causing Alzheimers disease
Posted in Science on 27th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
Proteins in the brain leftover from fighting off common infections clump together and create the plaque that is ubiquitously found in Alzheimers patients.