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Archive: Failure to Destroy Toxic Protein, Not Buildup of Protein Itself, Contributes to Progression of Huntington’s Disease
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have discovered that the progression of neurodegenerative disease is not due to the buildup of brain toxins itself, but rather in the individual neurons’ ability to dissolve them.
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Archive: Skull Surgery Offers Perils and Potential
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Archive: Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids
Sensory processing disorders are more prevalent in children than autism. In a groundbreaking new study, UCSF researchers have for the first time shown a biological basis for the disease in the brain structure.
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Archive: Interactive Software Helps Veterans Suffering from PTSD
UCSF scientists discussed their work in developing software, apps and online tools to help veterans with PTSD and brain injuries at the annual "Brain at War" symposium.
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Archive: Tripping Up Memories of Alcohol
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Archive: Researchers Discover How Fruit Flies Know to Mate with Their Own Species
A UCSF-led team has discovered a sensory system in the foreleg of the male fruit fly that answers a central problem in evolution that is poorly understood: how animals of one species know not to mate with animals of other species.
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Archive: High-Resolution Mapping Technique Uncovers Underlying Circuit Architecture of the Brain
Using an innovative brain-tracing technique, scientists have found a way to untangle the complex connections that influence specific brain functions.
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Archive: Absence of Gene Leads to Earlier, More Severe Case of Multiple Sclerosis
A UCSF-led research team has identified the likely genetic mechanism that causes some patients with multiple sclerosis to quickly progress to a debilitating stage of the disease while other patients progress much more slowly.
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Archive: Genes Involved in Birth Defects May Also Lead to Mental Illness
Gene mutations that lead to major birth defects may also cause subtle disruptions in the brain that contribute to psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, autism and bipolar disorder, according to new research by UCSF scientists.
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Archive: A Search for Harmony
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Archive: Key Protein is Linked to Circadian Clocks, Helps Regulate Metabolism
Researchers at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have discovered how one important protein falls under direct instructions from the body’s circadian clock and how this protein regulates fundamental circadian processes.
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Archive: Beware Neurotrash
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Archive: Scientists Map Process by Which Brain Cells Form Long-Term Memories
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have deciphered how a protein called Arc regulates the activity of neurons – providing much-needed clues into the brain’s ability to form long-lasting memories.
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Archive: Imaging Technique Could Help Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
A new application of an existing medical imaging technology could help predict long-term damage in patients with traumatic brain injury, according to a recent UCSF study.
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Archive: One-Time Cell Transplantation Cures Epilepsy in Mice
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Archive: Human Brain Cells Developed in Lab, Grow in Mice
A key type of human brain cell developed in the laboratory grows seamlessly when transplanted into the brains of mice, UCSF researchers have found.
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Archive: Epilepsy Cured in Mice Using Brain Cells
Epilepsy that does not respond to drugs can be halted in adult mice by transplanting a specific type of cell into the brain, UCSF researchers have discovered, raising hope that a similar treatment might work in severe forms of human epilepsy.
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Archive: Virtual Reality Stunts Rat’s Sense of Space
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Archive: Genetic Mutation Associated with Migraines
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Archive: Genetic Mutation Linked with Typical Form of Migraine
A UCSF-led research team has identified a genetic mutation that is strongly associated with a typical form of migraine. The discovery could lead to more effective therapies for people with this condition.
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Archive: In Brawl for Seau Brain, a Proxy War Over Concussion Science
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Archive: Mind Control
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Archive: New Brain Cancer Treatment May be More Effective, Less Toxic
A Phase 2 clinical trial testing a new protocol for treating a relatively rare form of brain cancer, primary CNS lymphoma, may change the standard of care for this disease, according to UCSF doctors who led the research.
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Archive: White House BRAIN Initiative Plants Seed for New UCSF Partnership
UCSF has recently partnered with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley to form the Tri-Institutional Partnership, in an effort to promote collaborative research among the three institutions.
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Archive: President Obama Unveils Brain Mapping Project
President Barack Obama has unveiled a bold public-private initiative to map the brain to gain greater insight on how we think, learn and remember and to better understand and treat diseases ranging from autism to schizophrenia.
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Archive: Scientists Discover DNA Damage Occurs as Part of Normal Brain Activity
Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process.
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Archive: EEG Identifies Seizures in Hospital Patients, UCSF Study Finds
Electroencephalogram, which measures and records electrical activity in the brain, is a quick and efficient way of determining whether seizures are the cause of altered mental status and spells, according to a UCSF study.
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Archive: Brain Mapping Reveals Neurological Basis of Decision-Making in Rats
Scientists at UCSF have discovered how memory recall is linked to decision-making in rats, showing that measurable activity in one part of the brain occurs when rats in a maze are playing out memories that help them decide which way to turn.
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Archive: 'Rain Man'-like Brains Mapped with Network Analysis
Researchers have mapped the three-dimensional global connections within the brains of seven adults, which reveal new details about the condition known as agenesis of the corpus callosum, one of the top genetic causes of autism.