Tracing molecules that make the brain-body connection: neuroimmunology

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The emerging medical discipline of neuroimmunology studies the connections between the brain and the immune system. Researchers are discovering new physical linkes such as the vagus nerve and molecular links that include interleukins, neurotransmitters and hormones.

Innovations, Nervous system, Immunological research, Immunologic research, Psychoneuroimmunology

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How the songbird makes his song

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Research on the zebra finch indicates that a hierarchy of regions in the bird's brain controls the muscles used in singing. The lower level brain centers control the basic sounds while the higher levels determine the more complex parts of the song.

Physiological aspects, Neurobiology, Birdsongs, Zebra finch

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Will a twist of viral fate lead to a new cancer treatment?

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Researchers have discovered that an adenovirus with a key gene deleted can kill cancer cells and prevent the growth of p53-deficient human cancers transplanted into mice. They are testing the anti-cancer virus on human patients in a clinical trial.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Antineoplastic agents, Cancer, Cancer treatment, Adenoviruses

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