Tiny Fireballs May One Day Reveal Unseen Asteroids

Human organs-on-chips may one day replace animal testing

Neuroscience Day MAY 13 , 2010

MUSC Residents’ Neuroscience Day 2010 Resident Name: Jarom E. Hanson PGY: 2 Abstract Title: Methamphetamine-induced dopaminergic deficits and refractoriness to subsequent treatmentTitle: Methamphetamine-induced dopaminergic deficits and refractoriness to subsequent treatment Co-Investigator: Elisabeth Birdsall, Kristi S. Seferian, Marcus A. Crosby, Kristen A. Keefe, James W. Gibb, Glen R. Hanso...

Releasing a tiny molecular brake may improve memory.

Understanding the molecular pathways underlying cognitive decline during neurodegenerative diseases is essential to design effective therapeutic strategies. In this issue of The EMBO Journal, Zovoilis et al identify miR-34c as a hippocampal-specific microRNA up-regulated in ageing and neurodegeneration. Cognitive deficits in aged mice and Alzheimer mouse models could be rescued by inhibiting mi...

One day more

While I was suffering from a severe case of the flu this winter, I was desperate for a suitable remedy. Then I was reminded of Victor Hugo's words: " Those who live are those who fight. " As the year 2012 draws to a close, it is worth turning our attention to a remarkable flu fighter, Dr. Ron Fouchier. He is a virologist at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and was liste...

One Last Day.

475 August 2015 Anesthesiology, V 123 • No 2 475 August 2015 FFor many generations, people have posed the question, “What would you do if you had one day left to live?” Of course, this kind of question often leads to more questions about how to spend that day. “Who would you call to say goodbye? Would you make one last visit to family to say I love you? Would you try to reconnect with those wit...