by Pasteur Institute A small group of neural stem cells isolated from mice and cultured in vitro observed under a confocal microscope. (LaminB1 in green, Sox2 in red) Credit: Perception and Memory Unit—Institut Pasteur The process of aging is often related to the onset of neurological symptoms such as cognitive decline, memory loss or mood...
by SingHealth Serum CXCL5 levels are lower in Asian SLE patients and Faslpr mice, compared to healthy individuals and ICR mice controls, and negatively correlated with disease activity. (A) Serum CXCL5 levels in healthy individuals and Asian active SLE patients. (B)Correlation of serum CXCL5 and SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) scores in Asian SLE patients. (C)...
UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH Patients who survive a cerebral hemorrhage may suffer delayed severe brain damage caused by free hemoglobin, which comes from red blood cells and damages neurons. Researchers at the University of Zurich and the UniversityHospital Zurich have now discovered a protective protein in the body called haptoglobin, which prevents this effect. Bleeding in the narrow space between the inner and middle meninges...
