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Hundreds of proteins and mRNA molecules mislocated in ALS nerve cells

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have shown that hundreds of proteins and mRNA molecules are found in the wrong place in nerve cells affected by Motor Neuron Disease (MND), also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

21 Jul 2023

New brain-penetrant agonist shows promise in protecting dopamine neurons for Parkinson's disease treatment

Researchers reported on Nurr1 as a promising therapeutic target for managing Parkinson's disease (PD).

20 Jul 2023

Cognitively stimulating activities reduce dementia risk in the elderly

Researchers investigate the relationship between social networking, leisure activities, and dementia risks in older adults.

20 Jul 2023

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

It's been 22 years since UC Davis MIND Institute Medical Director Randi Hagerman and her husband, researcher Paul Hagerman, discovered the neurodegenerative condition called FXTAS (fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome).

19 Jul 2023

Immune cells may play role in regulating maternal behavior

Immune system changes in the pregnant body that protect the fetus appear to extend to the brain, where a decrease in immune cells late in gestation may factor into the onset of maternal behavior, new research in rats suggests.

19 Jul 2023

Northwestern Medicine scientists discover new therapeutic target for Parkinson’s disease

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a new mechanism by which mutations in a gene parkin contribute to familial forms of Parkinson's disease.

19 Jul 2023

Epigenetic formatting of satiety gene may increase risk of obesity in women

What determines whether we become overweight? Aside from lifestyle, predisposition plays a role, but genes cannot fully explain the inherited propensity to accumulate excess weight.

19 Jul 2023

Neuroscientists discover new brain cells that help correct navigational errors

During routine navigation in daily life, our brains use spatial mapping and memory to guide us from point A to point B. Just as routine: making a mistake in navigation that requires a course correction.

19 Jul 2023

Tracking brain wave signatures could reduce the risk of postoperative brain dysfunction

When patients undergo general anesthesia, their brain activity often slows down as they sink into unconsciousness.

17 Jul 2023

Study highlights the potential of cell replacement therapy for Huntington's disease

New research appearing in the journal Nature Biotechnology answers important questions about the viability of treatments that seek to replace diseased and aged cells in the central nervous system with healthy ones.

17 Jul 2023

Berkeley Lab and Genentech collaborate to develop new lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

Many diseases can be successfully treated in the simple environment of a cell culture dish, but to successfully treat real people, the drug agent has to take a journey through the infinitely more complex environment within our bodies and arrive, intact, inside the affected cells.

17 Jul 2023

Intensive exercise slows the course of Parkinson's disease, study finds

Neuroscientists from the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University, Rome Campus, and the A. Gemelli IRCCS Polyclinic Foundation found that intensive exercise could slow the course of Parkinson's disease and described the biological mechanisms.

14 Jul 2023

Genes required for complex behaviors originated around 650 million years ago

A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviors originated around 650 million years ago.

14 Jul 2023

DFG funds new clinical research unit to study autoimmune-mediated neurological diseases

How do neurological disorders arise that are caused, triggered, or influenced by antibodies? What better possibilities are there for diagnosis – and above all for treatment? These are the questions addressed by the new Clinical Research Unit "BecauseY" headed by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Innovative treatment options will especially benefit patients who at first glance are not suspected of having an antibody-mediated neurological disease.

14 Jul 2023

Primate brain cell atlas provides molecular and cellular basis for neural circuit research

A team of nearly 100 scientists recently mapped the cell-type taxonomy in the macaque cortex and revealed the relationship between cell-type composition and various primate brain regions by using the self-developed spatial transcriptome sequencing technology Stereo-seq and snRNA-seq technology, which provides a molecular and cellular basis for further investigation into neural circuits.

14 Jul 2023

Neurons News and Research

Hundreds of proteins and mRNA molecules mislocated in ALS nerve cells

New brain-penetrant agonist shows promise in protecting dopamine neurons for Parkinson's disease treatment

Cognitively stimulating activities reduce dementia risk in the elderly

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

Immune cells may play role in regulating maternal behavior

Northwestern Medicine scientists discover new therapeutic target for Parkinson’s disease

Epigenetic formatting of satiety gene may increase risk of obesity in women

Neuroscientists discover new brain cells that help correct navigational errors

Tracking brain wave signatures could reduce the risk of postoperative brain dysfunction

Study highlights the potential of cell replacement therapy for Huntington's disease

Berkeley Lab and Genentech collaborate to develop new lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

Intensive exercise slows the course of Parkinson's disease, study finds

Genes required for complex behaviors originated around 650 million years ago

DFG funds new clinical research unit to study autoimmune-mediated neurological diseases

Primate brain cell atlas provides molecular and cellular basis for neural circuit research

Study uncovers pathogenic variants in the chromatin modifier EZH1 as the cause of neurodevelopmental disorders

British neuroscientist wins Hartwig Piepenbrock-DZNE Prize for contributions to dementia research

Study shows potential for treating ALS with two existing drugs

Scientists identify signal essential for blood-brain barrier formation

Mathematical model shows how COVID-19 can disrupt brain function

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