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Single-cell-resolution map of retinal pigment epithelium could help develop precise therapies for degenerative diseases

Researchers have identified distinct differences among the cells comprising a tissue in the retina that is vital to human visual perception.

6 May 2022

Researchers discover a bi-directional neural network connecting the legs and visual system to shape walking

A fruit fly walks on a small styrofoam ball fashioned into a floating 3D treadmill. The room is completely dark, and yet, an electrode recording visual neurons in the fly's brain relays a mysterious stream of neural activity, rising and falling like a sinusoidal wave.

6 May 2022

Study finds promising new treatment for patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia

A Monash University led study has found a promising new treatment for patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, the second most common form of dementia in the under 60s – resulting in a stabilising of what would normally be escalating behavioural issues, and a slowing of brain shrinkage due to the disease.

6 May 2022

Researchers overcome a major hurdle to reverse hearing loss due to aging

Hearing loss due to aging, noise and certain cancer therapy drugs and antibiotics has been irreversible because scientists have not been able to reprogram existing cells to develop into the outer and inner ear sensory cells -- essential for hearing – once they die.

4 May 2022

Discovery could lead to new treatments to minimize cravings in people with addictions

For some people with alcohol use disorder, it might be the sight of a familiar bar or a favorite bottle; for others, it might be the feeling of leaving the office after a stressful day at work or stepping into a crowded party. Most people who struggle with drug or alcohol addiction have particular cues that set off their cravings.

4 May 2022

Newly discovered brain circuit facilitates the ability to focus on what is important in the environment

When exploring a new environment, mice make use of a unique long-distance connection in the brain that prompts them to pay attention to the most salient features of the environment, according to new research from UC San Francisco. The link, originating in the prefrontal cortex and stretching to the hippocampus, provides evidence of how the brain's higher cognitive regions refine operations occurring in distant brain areas.

4 May 2022

Research shows how Alzheimer's disease affects the functional architecture of the brain

A new study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows the impact of early amyloid-β and tau protein accumulation on disrupting connections between brain structures that are important for memory.

3 May 2022

Study uses brain organoids to reveal how autism-linked genetic mutation disrupts neural development

In a study published May 02, 2022 in Nature Communications, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine used human brain organoids to reveal how a genetic mutation associated with a profound form of autism disrupts neural development.

2 May 2022

Specific genes that play important role in schizophrenia identified

Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder that starts in late adolescence or early adulthood and affects around 1 in 300 people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

28 Apr 2022

Study offers critical clues into longstanding mystery of deep sleep

Healthy sleep is a basic physiologic need. In its absence, a myriad of processes in the body can go terribly awry. Chronic sleep problems have been linked to mental health disorders, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, among other conditions.

28 Apr 2022

Scientists identify the neural basis of pleasant touch sensation

Studying mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide - a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells - that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch from the skin to the brain.

28 Apr 2022

Tufts scientists discover a previously unknown function performed by astrocytes

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine have discovered a previously unknown function performed by a type of cell that comprises nearly half of all cells in the brain.

28 Apr 2022

Exploring oncolytic viral therapeutics and immunotherapies derived from DNA and RNA

A new review initially described the developments in cancer-based medicines that included vaccinations, vector-based techniques, and genome injection using DNA and RNA-based nucleic acid therapeutics.

28 Apr 2022

Researchers unravel why neuropsychiatric symptoms appear in Alzheimer's patients before memory loss

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine are studying why neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as apathy and irritability, appear in most Alzheimer's disease patients before the onset of memory loss.

28 Apr 2022

Researchers show how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice

Hokkaido University researchers have shown how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment of chronic pain-related psychiatric disorders in humans.

27 Apr 2022

New insights could lead to better treatments for Dravet syndrome and related conditions

Children with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that begins in infancy, experience seizures, usually for their entire life.

27 Apr 2022

Researchers identify four new target molecules for future personalized MS treatment

Currently available therapies to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) lack precision and can lead to serious side effects.

27 Apr 2022

Administration of a lipid reduces inflammation associated with multiple sclerosis in mice

A team led by the Institut de Neurociències at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona managed to reduce chronic inflammation associated with multiple sclerosis in mice thanks to the administration of a type of lipid that mediates inflammation.

27 Apr 2022

New insights into the link between EMFs, calcium and Alzheimer’s disease

For almost a quarter of a century, researchers have been studying and publishing on the effect of calcium on Alzheimer's Disease. Research has led to the development of the calcium hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease, which argues that Alzheimer's is caused by excessive intracellular calcium.

26 Apr 2022

Researchers identify new spinal oxygen sensors capable of protecting the body from hypoxia

University of Calgary researchers have identified a new oxygen sensing mechanism in a small population of spinal cord neurons capable of protecting the brain and other vital organs from low oxygen (hypoxia).

22 Apr 2022

Neurons News and Research

Single-cell-resolution map of retinal pigment epithelium could help develop precise therapies for degenerative diseases

Researchers discover a bi-directional neural network connecting the legs and visual system to shape walking

Study finds promising new treatment for patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia

Researchers overcome a major hurdle to reverse hearing loss due to aging

Discovery could lead to new treatments to minimize cravings in people with addictions

Newly discovered brain circuit facilitates the ability to focus on what is important in the environment

Research shows how Alzheimer's disease affects the functional architecture of the brain

Study uses brain organoids to reveal how autism-linked genetic mutation disrupts neural development

Specific genes that play important role in schizophrenia identified

Study offers critical clues into longstanding mystery of deep sleep

Scientists identify the neural basis of pleasant touch sensation

Tufts scientists discover a previously unknown function performed by astrocytes

Exploring oncolytic viral therapeutics and immunotherapies derived from DNA and RNA

Researchers unravel why neuropsychiatric symptoms appear in Alzheimer's patients before memory loss

Researchers show how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice

New insights could lead to better treatments for Dravet syndrome and related conditions

Researchers identify four new target molecules for future personalized MS treatment

Administration of a lipid reduces inflammation associated with multiple sclerosis in mice

New insights into the link between EMFs, calcium and Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers identify new spinal oxygen sensors capable of protecting the body from hypoxia

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