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Scientists work to speed regeneration and recovery of your sense of taste

When it's a significant injury, not just a hot pizza, that damages your tongue and taste buds, you appear to need a cell type best known for its inflammation-promoting skills to help restore your sense of taste.

12 Oct 2018

New transgenic mouse model sheds light on biological causes of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that presents clinically with abnormal movement and tremors at rest.

12 Oct 2018

Exposure to magnetite particles is unlikely to contribute to Alzheimer’s disease

A 2016 study showed that exposure to urban pollution involving magnetite particles played a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.

12 Oct 2018

FutureNeuro and Ergo partner to enhance eHealth infrastructure for providing better epilepsy care

FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for chronic and rare neurological conditions based at RCSI, has announced its partnership with Irish Cloud solution provider Ergo to enhance crucial eHealth infrastructure in Ireland and provide improved monitoring for people living with epilepsy.

11 Oct 2018

Virginia Tech researcher receives $1.7 million to study herpes simplex virus

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Andrea Bertke, an assistant professor of infectious diseases in the Department of Population Health Sciences in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, $1.7 million to study the neuron-specific regulation of herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2.

11 Oct 2018

Using nanotechnology to fight dementia

In the human brain, nerve cells - so-called neurons - care for the transmission of electrical signals. They form the functional component responsible for sensations, stimuli and memories. In the presence of dementia, there is an adsorption of proteins outside the neurons, which then leads to the death of the neuronal cells. How to prevent the death of neurons is still the subject of scientific research today.

10 Oct 2018

Seizures start with a hush: A spike in inhibition

Some patients describe epileptic seizures like an earthquake from within, starting slow and growing without their control. To a brain researcher, seizures are an electrical firestorm of neuronal activation in the brain.

10 Oct 2018

Brown researchers uncover new clues about ALS progression

Brown University researchers have uncovered new clues about the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a surprisingly common disease that causes the death of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles such as those involved in walking, talking, chewing or breathing.

10 Oct 2018

UTSA acquires state-of-the-art microscope to write commands directly into neurons

It's about the size of a dinner table; yet, one day may influence conversations held around the kitchen table. This is what excites researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio as they anticipate the arrival of a state-of-the-art microscope.

10 Oct 2018

Scientists identify new biomarker for Alzheimer's disease of sporadic origin

The objective of the research, undertaken in the laboratories of the IBPM, is to develop a model for studying Alzheimer's disease of sporadic origin, in other words, not due to a hereditary genetic mutation.

10 Oct 2018

Scientists discover pheromone-sensing gene that predates land-dwelling vertebrates

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered a gene that appears to play a vital role in pheromone sensing. The gene is conserved across fish and mammals and over 400 million years of vertebrate evolution, indicating that the pheromone sensing system is much more ancient than previously believed.

10 Oct 2018

New epigenetic screening method could improve cancer detection

Researchers have found a better way to determine the epigenetic code of DNA for the identification of disease, using enzymes instead of bisulphite.

8 Oct 2018

Researchers identify neurons essential for normal sleep

Two decades ago, Clifford B. Saper, MD/PhD, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and colleagues discovered a set of nerve cells they thought might be the switch that turns the brain off, allowing it to sleep.

8 Oct 2018

Neuron News and Research

Scientists work to speed regeneration and recovery of your sense of taste

New transgenic mouse model sheds light on biological causes of Parkinson's disease

Exposure to magnetite particles is unlikely to contribute to Alzheimer’s disease

FutureNeuro and Ergo partner to enhance eHealth infrastructure for providing better epilepsy care

Virginia Tech researcher receives $1.7 million to study herpes simplex virus

Using nanotechnology to fight dementia

Seizures start with a hush: A spike in inhibition

Brown researchers uncover new clues about ALS progression

UTSA acquires state-of-the-art microscope to write commands directly into neurons

Scientists identify new biomarker for Alzheimer's disease of sporadic origin

Scientists discover pheromone-sensing gene that predates land-dwelling vertebrates

New epigenetic screening method could improve cancer detection

Researchers identify neurons essential for normal sleep

Triangular-shaped neurons found in the brain help us recognize and categorize food

Fruit fly protein shows protective effect on dopamine-producing neurons

Genentech announces clinical data from studies investigating risdiplam in spinal muscular atrophy

New molecular interaction governs formation of specific connections between neurons

'Kidney-gene' plays role in the central nervous system and controls movement

Researchers present details about new open science resource for neuroimaging community

New research provides insight into the way human brain connects episodic memories to solve problems

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