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Defective metabolism of Parkinson’s drug is linked to adverse side effects

Until now, the reason why the drug levodopa (L-Dopa), which reduces the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, declines in efficacy after a few years' use has been unknown.

7 Jan 2021

Novel low molecular weight dextran-sulphate could play a key role in glaucoma treatment

Scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, have shown that a novel low molecular weight dextran-sulphate, ILB® could play a key role in treating open angle glaucoma (OAG), a neurodegenerative disease that affects over 70 million people worldwide and causes irreversible blindness.

7 Jan 2021

New approach produces strong antidotal efficacy in treating lethal botulism in animals

Related to new research published in the January issue of Science Translational Medicine, Patrick McNutt, PhD, of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, was part of the research team that demonstrated a new "Trojan horse" approach that produces strong antidotal efficacy in treating lethal botulism in mice, guinea pigs and rhesus macaque monkeys.

7 Jan 2021

Researchers identify the missing link between intestinal disease and brain injury in premature infants

Physicians have long known that necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a potentially lethal inflammatory condition that destroys a premature infant's intestinal lining, is often connected to the development of severe brain injury in those infants who survive.

6 Jan 2021

Huntington’s disease mutant gene affects brain and body growth in childhood

There is growing evidence to support the hypothesis that there is a neurodevelopmental component to the late-onset neurodegeneration occurring in the brain of huntingtin gene (HTT gene) mutation carriers, and that this increased susceptibility to brain cell death begins during childhood.

6 Jan 2021

Comprehensive review details the evolution of surgical microscopes

A clear view of anatomical structures is vital for the success of surgery--especially in microsurgery where narrow anatomical cavities or proximity to vulnerable organs and tissues can pose significant risks to patient health.

5 Jan 2021

Scientists design experimental gut-brain system in a lab dish

Research into what is known as the gut-brain axis continues to reveal how the brain and gut influence each other's health and well-being. Now researchers are endeavoring to learn more about gut-brain discourse using a model system built in a lab dish.

4 Jan 2021

Large transporter protein dysfunction associated with schizophrenia

Scientists have suspected mutations in a cellular cholesterol transport protein are associated with psychiatric disorders, but have found it difficult to prove this and to pinpoint how it happens.

29 Dec 2020

Kessler Foundation researcher receives grant to study emotional processing deficits in children with TBI

Jean Lengenfelder, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, received a two-year $168,001 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research to study the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the ability of children to reliably process the emotions of others.

24 Dec 2020

New results challenge prevailing dogma regarding brain plasticity following limb loss

Advances in neuroscience and engineering have generated great hope for Luke Skywalker-like prosthetics: robotic devices that are almost indistinguishable from a human limb.

23 Dec 2020

Study provides new insights into the molecular underpinnings of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A UT Southwestern research team has catalogued gene activity in the skeletal muscle of mice, comparing healthy animals to those carrying a genetic mutation that causes Duchene muscular dystrophy (DMD) in humans.

21 Dec 2020

Researchers explore why seizures happen in a subset of MS patients

A research team at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine has identified a pathway involving astrocytes, a class of central nervous system support cells, that could shed light on why seizures happen in a subset of multiple sclerosis, or MS, patients.

21 Dec 2020

Stem cells in the brain divide over months to create new nerve cells

For the first time, scientists at the University of Zurich have been able to observe stem cells in the adult mouse brain that divide over the course of several months to create new nerve cells. The study shows that brain stem cells are active over a long period, and thus provides new insights for stem cell research.

21 Dec 2020

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Defective metabolism of Parkinson’s drug is linked to adverse side effects

Novel low molecular weight dextran-sulphate could play a key role in glaucoma treatment

New approach produces strong antidotal efficacy in treating lethal botulism in animals

Researchers identify the missing link between intestinal disease and brain injury in premature infants

Huntington’s disease mutant gene affects brain and body growth in childhood

Comprehensive review details the evolution of surgical microscopes

Scientists design experimental gut-brain system in a lab dish

Large transporter protein dysfunction associated with schizophrenia

Kessler Foundation researcher receives grant to study emotional processing deficits in children with TBI

New results challenge prevailing dogma regarding brain plasticity following limb loss

Study provides new insights into the molecular underpinnings of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Researchers explore why seizures happen in a subset of MS patients

Stem cells in the brain divide over months to create new nerve cells

Researchers use machine intelligence to improve brain-mapping technique

Scientists identify rehabilitation recommendations in cancer-treatment guidelines

Novel device may help restore total eye function

Cholesterol in the plasma membrane is essential for SARS-CoV-2 entry and syncytia formation

Regulating a protein channel responsible for transporting chloride across cell membranes

New data shows encouraging results for patients with neuro-degenerative blinding eye disease

Electrical impulses may help reduce the complications of arterial hypertension

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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