Study reveals how differences in male and female brains emerge
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Washington, DC - Nematode worms may not be from Mars or Venus, but they do have sex-specific circuits in their brains that cause the males and females to act differently. According to new research published in Nature, scientists have determined how these sexually dimorphic (occurring in either males or females) connections arise in the worm nervous system. The research was funded by the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
Medical students honored by White House for hepatitis awareness efforts
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Washington, DC - A project by UT Southwestern Medical Center students were recognized at a White House ceremony Thursday for their outstanding commitment to increasing hepatitis awareness as part of the annual National Hepatitis Testing Day observance.
Children with brain tumors undergoing radiation therapy helped by play-based preparation
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Memphis, Tennessee - Play-based procedural preparation not only helps children cope with the stress and anxiety of radiation therapy, but can also help reduce the amount of sedation used and cut costs, according to a study from the Child Life Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The study is published in the June issue of the journal Supportive Care in Cancer.
Spark of Discovery Ignites New Era of Cancer Therapies
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Rochester, Minnesota - Former President Jimmy Carter made news around the world a few months ago when, after a battle with potentially deadly melanoma, he revealed he was cancer-free. Hearing that a so-called “miracle drug” was responsible, Dr. Haidong Dong could not help but smile. Discoveries in a Mayo Clinic lab years earlier had helped to make this therapy, and a new generation of similar cancer therapies, possible. “Lots of people work in these research fields for years, for decades,” says Dr. Dong. “They never give up and their persistence eventually makes a big difference.”
Simulation and Reality Meet for Ideal Treatment
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Jacksonville, Florida - For six months, Chad Thompson slept sitting up to ease debilitating headaches caused by a tumor growing on a nerve in his head. Now, after a successful surgery at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus in March, the 40-year-old Jacksonville resident is having conversations with friends and co-workers that he never expected.
Into the Fray - The battle against MS
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Rochester, Minnesota - Like a case of breaking and entering, when multiple sclerosis attacks the central nervous system, it leaves an evidence trail of theft and damage in the brain. But just as it’s difficult to assess the full extent of a burglary until one begins looking for clues in each room, MS has similarly challenged scientific investigators. They’ve had to search different areas of the brain to assess what and how much has gone missing, determine how valuable those items are and whether they’re replaceable.
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