Leigh MacMillan Archive
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November 11, 2011
Balancing act in the gut
Vanderbilt researchers have identified an antigen important to balancing the immune response to bacteria in the gut. -
November 4, 2011
Let there be light and melatonin
Light and the hormone melatonin may play important roles in the developing brain. -
October 21, 2011
Information flow reduced in psychosis
Bipolar depression and schizophrenia share patterns of changes in neurons that regulate information flow, new research shows. -
October 7, 2011
Fungus toxin gets in the way in DNA
Structural studies are providing insight to how aflatoxin – a toxin produced by fungi – contributes to cancer development. -
October 5, 2011
Parkinson’s deep brain target fired up
Neuronal activity in a deep brain region increases as Parkinson’s disease advances, a new study suggests. -
July 29, 2011
Deciding who’s who in heart valves
Identification of a gene that is involved in the development of heart valves offers new insights into congenital heart valve disease.