Sleep and memory | Metastatic brain cancer | Enterovirus infections

REM sleep may help the brain forget; how cancer vesicles breach the blood-brain barrier; disrupting protein blocks enterovirus infections

October 1, 2019 Edition REM sleep may help the brain forget Scientists identified neurons in mice that are involved in actively forgetting memories during dream sleep. How cancer vesicles breach the blood-brain barrier Small particles from cancer cells called extracellular vesicles cross the blood-brain barrier to make the brain more hospitable to metastatic tumors. Disrupting host protein blocks enterovirus infections in mice Researchers found a host protein that enteroviruses, which cause many cases of the common cold as well as more serious diseases, need to replicate. Popular Stories How brown fat improves metabolism Gene identified in people who need little sleep High sugar intake worsens autoimmune disease in mice Aspirin use may be widespread despite new guidelines Blood test may detect myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome Connect with Us Facebook RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612