Mr Read first noticed a severe headache last December and, two weeks later, his face dropped on one side. He had surgery shortly after his diagnosis to remove as much of the tumour as possible, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In July, doctors found the tumour was growing again and he was offered a place […]
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Summary: Researchers have identified a crucial biochemical mechanism that could allow Huntington’s disease to be studied before symptoms appear, offering hope for early intervention. The team found that disrupted dopamine regulation in specific neurons, related to TrkB neurotrophin receptor signaling, may trigger Huntington’s onset. By targeting an enzyme called GSTO2, researchers prevented motor symptoms in […]
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A hoard of Roman gold coins found below the floor of a Roman house in Corbridge, UK World History Archive/Alamy After the Romans conquered Britain in AD 43, the technologies and laws they introduced led to centuries of economic growth of a kind once thought to be limited to modern industrial societies. That is the […]
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A reconstruction of male and female Neanderthals based on the La Chapelle-aux-Saints fossils S. ENTRESSANGLE/E. DAYNES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Extract taken from Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner, published by Jonathan Cape, the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club. Sign up to read along with us here. NEANDERTHALS WERE PRONE TO DEPRESSION, he said. He said […]
Concussion is traumatic injury that can happen with a blow to the head as the brain moves inside the hard skull. There can be short-term headaches, blurred vision, vomiting, slurred speech, drowsiness or confusion and memory, balance, mood or sleep problems. A single concussion will not usually cause permanent damage, but repeated ones over a […]
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Summary: Researchers found that mutations in the Sox3 gene cause hypopituitarism, a condition where the pituitary gland produces insufficient hormones, leading to growth issues and infertility. In a study on mice, they discovered that Sox3 mutations affect brain cells called NG2 glia, which are essential for hormone production. Treating the mice with aspirin or altering […]
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Coca leaves have psychoactive and therapeutic properties Fabiano Sodi/Alamy The mummified brain tissue of two people found in a 17th-century crypt in Milan, Italy, contains traces of cocaine, revealing that the drug was being used in Europe 200 years earlier than previously recorded. Coca leaves, from which cocaine is derived, have been chewed in the […]
