A research team that includes Berkeley biologists found that drugs that block a growth factor receptor on brain cells may prevent epilepsy after brain damage. Thenew study appeared in the July 15 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.
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Drugs May Prevent Epilepsy & Seizures After Brain Injury
How E. coli Grows Its Nose: A New Look at How Proteins Assemble
A team of scientists has taken a unique look at how thousands of bacterial membrane proteins assemble into clusters that direct cell movement.
Noë Takes Novel Philosophical View of Consciousness
Most scientists believe the brain houses our capacity for consciousness. Berkeley philosopher Alva Noë argues in his book, Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain, that consciousness is also a function of the exchange between us and the world with which we interact.
From Cal Thespian to the New York Yankees
An art history major, Jean Afterman acted with the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival after graduating from Cal in 1979. Today she is the vice president and assistant general manager of the New York Yankees — one of only three women holding executive positions in Major League Baseball.
Stress Puts Double Whammy on Reproductive System
UC Berkeley biologists have found what they think is a critical piece of the puzzle about how stress causes sexual dysfunction and infertility. In particular, the new research shows that stress increases brain levels of the reproductive hormone named gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone.
Star Formation and Death in Dusty Areas of the Galaxy
Gamma-ray bursts, with their ability to pierce through gas and dust to shine brightly across the universe, are revealing areas of intense star formation and stellar death where astronomers have been unable to look - the dusty corners of otherwise dust-free galaxies.
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