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Nerve Cell Defined

One of the major classes of cells in the nervous system. They are the fundamental signaling units of the nervous system. They are unique from other cells in that they have the ability to communicate rapidly with one another over great distances and with great precision. Also referred to as a neuron.

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PanGenetics To Initiate Clinical Study Of CD40 Antagonist Antibody In Psoriatic Arthritis

Published October 6, 2008, 8:18 am, Medical News Today

PanGenetics B.V. announced today that the company has received formal regulatory approval to initiate clinical evaluation of the company's CD40 antagonist antibody, PG102. The multi-centre trial in Hungary and Serbia will recruit patients with active psoriatic arthritis, and is designed as a double blind, placebo controlled, single ascending dose study.

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Neurotransmitter Defect May Trigger Autoimmune Disease

Published October 6, 2008, 8:17 am, Science Daily

A potentially blinding neurological disorder, often confused with multiple sclerosis, has now become a little less mysterious. A new study may have uncovered the cause of Devic's disease. The research could result in new treatment options for this devastating disease.

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Neurotransmitter defect may trigger autoimmune disease

Published October 6, 2008, 6:22 am, EurekAlert!

( Rockefeller University Press ) A potentially blinding neurological disorder, often confused with multiple sclerosis, has now become a little less mysterious. A new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, may have uncovered the cause of Devic's disease. Their new study, which will appear online on October 6th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could result in new ...

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PanGenetics to Initiate Clinical Study of CD40 Antagonist Antibody in Psoriatic Arthritis

Published October 6, 2008, 1:37 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

UTRECHT, The Netherlands & CAMBRIDGE, England----PanGenetics B.V. announced today that the company has received formal regulatory approval to initiate clinical evaluation of the company's CD40 antagonist antibody, PG102.

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Family of Rice football player files wrongful death lawsuit

Published October 5, 2008, 11:52 pm, West University Examiner

The family of Rice football Dale Lloyd II announced plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit in state district court against Rice University, former coach Todd Graham, the NCAA and others.

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Creekstone BSE Case: Latest Rulings And A "New Test" Development

Published October 5, 2008, 11:29 pm, Yankton Press & Dakotan

The discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), often referred to as Mad Cow Disease, in the US cattle herd in December 2003 resulted in a precipitous drop in US beef exports. In order to reclaim its share of those export markets, Creekstone Farm Premium Beef decided in early 2004 to test each cow it slaughters for BSE.

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Foreign treatments ignite a different stem cell debate

Published October 5, 2008, 10:58 pm, Lincoln Journal Star

OMAHA — Three therapists flock to the little boy as he walks into the clinic with a white cane. But the young women aren’t in clinical mode when they first see Kasen Sipple.

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Local child recovering from cancer treatment

Published October 5, 2008, 6:59 pm, The Journal-Standard

Family members say a 12-year-old Pecatonica boy suffering from neuroblastoma cancer is still recovering in the hospital after undergoing an experimental, unproven treatment on Sept. 22 and 23.

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Fluorescent Proteins In The Brain Light Up During Individual Action Potentials Making It Possible To Track Nerve Cell ...

Published October 5, 2008, 3:02 pm, Medical News Today

Thought processes made visible: An international team of scientists headed by Mazahir Hasan of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg has succeeded in optically detecting individual action potentials in the brains of living animals.

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Unlocking the secrets of memory

Published October 5, 2008, 10:39 am, MSNBC

Doctors are  learning about the secrets of your brain and how to preserve your memories.

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  • Fever can unlock autism's grip: study: By Michael Conlon CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fever can temporarily unlock autism's grip on children, a finding that could shed light on the roots of the condition and perhaps provide clues for treatment, researchers reported on Monday. It appears that...

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  • Mind the gap: the idea that neurons use gap junctions for signalling doesn't seem so radical, because in recent years it has become clear that cell-to-cell signalling in the brain is far more complex than was previously thought.

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  • Nerve regeneration: ... researchers have identified a key process by which macrophages are cleared from sites of peripheral nerve injury. The scientists say their findings could also have implications for understanding the same...

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