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Researchers observe brain's responses to vagus nerve stimulation during sleep and wakefulness

For the first time, researchers from the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have characterized the brain's responses to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) at various states of sleep and wakefulness.

24 Jun 2021

Tips of cancer survivors' tongues are less sensitive to tastes, study finds

Most survivors of squamous cell head and neck cancers report that their sense of taste is dulled, changed or lost during radiation treatment, causing them to lose interest in eating and diminishing their quality of life.

23 Jun 2021

Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of chronic pain

A typical Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of painful disorders common in people with conditions such as diabetes or obesity, according to a groundbreaking paper authored by a team led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also referred to as UT Health San Antonio.

23 Jun 2021

Cedars-Sinai receives $11.99 million from CIRM to launch ALS clinical trial

Cedars-Sinai has been awarded $11.99 million by California's stem cell agency to launch a clinical trial testing a potential gene and stem cell therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

23 Jun 2021

RDM Positive Impact Foundation funds $1.25 million research project to study SYNGAP1

The RDM Positive Impact Foundation is funding an ambitious $1.25 million research project at the UC Davis MIND Institute to study SYNGAP1.

22 Jun 2021

Role of tau in pathogenesis of Lewy body dementias is distinct from Alzheimer’s disease, suggests study

Will a reduction in tau protein in brain neurons protect against Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementias?

21 Jun 2021

RUDN University doctors find alterations in serum amino acid profile in children with ADHD

RUDN University doctors found alterations in serum amino acid profile in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

17 Jun 2021

Device makers have funneled billions to orthopedic surgeons who use their products

Dr. Kingsley R. Chin was little more than a decade out of Harvard Medical School when sales of his spine surgical implants took off.

17 Jun 2021

New optic nerve stimulation protocol develops personalized visual signals to help the blind

Stimulation of the nervous system with neurotechnology has opened up new avenues for treating human disorders, such as prosthetic arms and legs that restore the sense of touch in amputees, prosthetic fingertips that provide detailed sensory feedback with varying touch resolution, and intraneural stimulation to help the blind by giving sensations of sight.

17 Jun 2021

Scientists capture real-time electrical activity of a beating heart using graphene 'camera'

Bay Area scientists have captured the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart, using a sheet of graphene to record an optical image -- almost like a video camera -- of the faint electric fields generated by the rhythmic firing of the heart's muscle cells.

16 Jun 2021

Researchers identify specific cells and proteins that control the sneeze reflex

A tickle in the nose can help trigger a sneeze, expelling irritants and disease-causing pathogens. But the cellular pathways that control the sneeze reflex go far beyond the sinuses and have been poorly understood.

16 Jun 2021

Treatment-resistant depression relieved by laughing gas

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Chicago have found that a single, one-hour treatment involving the inhalation of a mixture of oxygen and the anesthetic drug nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, can improve symptoms of depression in people resistant to treatment.

15 Jun 2021

Researchers discover two new types of glial cells in the brain

Neurons, nerve cells in the brain, are central players in brain function. However, a key role for glia, long considered support cells, is emerging.

14 Jun 2021

Researchers study what happens in brain cells affected by Alzheimer's disease

Studies on tissue from patients and mini-brains made from stem cells shed light on the disease.

14 Jun 2021

New approach could revolutionize treatment, prevention of Parkinson’s disease

Researchers from Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan may have unraveled a new approach that could revolutionize the treatment, prevention, and possibly reversal of the damages that could lead to Parkinson's Disease (PD).

11 Jun 2021

CWRU researcher receives $1.2 million to identify biomarkers for improving MS diagnoses

Case Western Reserve University researcher Farren Briggs was awarded $1.2 million over three years from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health to identify biomarkers to improve the diagnoses of multiple sclerosis, including the ability to monitor disease activity and progression.

10 Jun 2021

Researchers identify a common mechanism underlying diverse brain disorders

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified a common mechanism underlying a spectrum of epilepsy syndromes and neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, that are caused by variations in a gene encoding a vital transporter protein in the brain.

9 Jun 2021

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Researchers observe brain's responses to vagus nerve stimulation during sleep and wakefulness

Tips of cancer survivors' tongues are less sensitive to tastes, study finds

Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of chronic pain

Cedars-Sinai receives $11.99 million from CIRM to launch ALS clinical trial

RDM Positive Impact Foundation funds $1.25 million research project to study SYNGAP1

Role of tau in pathogenesis of Lewy body dementias is distinct from Alzheimer’s disease, suggests study

RUDN University doctors find alterations in serum amino acid profile in children with ADHD

Device makers have funneled billions to orthopedic surgeons who use their products

New optic nerve stimulation protocol develops personalized visual signals to help the blind

Scientists capture real-time electrical activity of a beating heart using graphene 'camera'

Researchers identify specific cells and proteins that control the sneeze reflex

Treatment-resistant depression relieved by laughing gas

Researchers discover two new types of glial cells in the brain

Researchers study what happens in brain cells affected by Alzheimer's disease

New approach could revolutionize treatment, prevention of Parkinson’s disease

CWRU researcher receives $1.2 million to identify biomarkers for improving MS diagnoses

Researchers identify a common mechanism underlying diverse brain disorders

New resin acid molecules have promising properties as potential drugs against epilepsy

Study offers a deeper understanding of the molecular basis for schizophrenia

Researchers develop promising stem cell therapy to treat type 1 diabetes

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