Posts by University of California - San Francisco
In Down syndrome mouse model, scientists reverse intellectual deficits with drugs
In a surprising finding using the standard animal model of Down syndrome, scientists were able to correct the learning and memory deficits …
Read Full ArticleImplantable artificial kidney achieves preclinical milestone
Scientists have successfully implanted a prototype kidney bioreactor containing functional human kidney cells into pigs without significant safety concerns. …
Read Full ArticleDementia spreads via connected brain networks
In a new study, scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread in individual patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). …
Read Full ArticleTweaked CRISPR in neurons gives scientists new power to probe brain diseases
Researchers describe a technique that uses a special version of CRISPR to systematically alter the activity of genes in human neurons generated from stem cells, …
Read Full ArticleAlzheimer’s disease destroys neurons that keep us awake
Study suggests Tau tangles, not amyloid plaques, cause excessive daytime sleepiness associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. …
Read Full ArticleScientists discover autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer
Using advanced technology, scientists discovered an autoimmune disease that appears to affect men with testicular cancer. …
Read Full ArticleMood neurons mature during adolescence
Researchers have discovered a mysterious group of neurons in the amygdala — a key center for emotional processing in the brain — that stay in an immature, prenatal developmental state throughout childhood. …
Read Full ArticleRed and white meats are equally bad for cholesterol
Contrary to popular belief, consuming red meat and white meat such as poultry, have equal effects on blood cholesterol levels, …
Read Full ArticleAlzheimer’s disease is a ‘double-prion disorder’
Two proteins central to the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease act as prions — misshapen proteins that spread through tissue like an infection by forcing normal proteins to adopt the same misfolded shape …
Read Full ArticleSpeech synthesis from neural decoding of spoken sentences
A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech …
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