by University of Basel The cerebellum (activation in red) communicates with various areas of the cerebrum (activations in green) to enhance storage of emotional information. Credit: MCN, University of Basel The cerebellum is known primarily for regulation of movement. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that the cerebellum also plays an important...
SCIENCE CHINA PRESS IMAGE: TERC INHIBITS PD-L1 EXPRESSION AND AVOIDS CANCER IMMUNE ESCAPE CREDIT: ©SCIENCE CHINA PRESS TERC is a lncRNA with 451nt that functions as the template for telomerase during telomere lengthening. Several studies showed that TERC also functions as a lncRNA independent of telomerase, such as anti-apoptosis and regulates DNA damage response (Gazzaniga...
TUFTS UNIVERSITY IMAGE: RESEARCHERS AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY HAVE DISCOVERED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF ASTROCYTES IN THE BRAIN. CREDIT: ILLUSTRATOR: SIENA FRIED FOR TUFTS UNIVERSITY Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine have discovered a previously unknown function performed by a type of cell that comprises nearly half of all cells in the brain. The scientists say this discovery...
