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Research reveals how gut macrophages respond to prior infection by shielding enteric neurons

A simple stomach bug could do a lot of damage. There are 100 million neurons scattered along the gastrointestinal tract - directly in the line of fire - that can be stamped out by gut infections, potentially leading to long-term GI disease.

30 Oct 2021

Researchers untangle dopamine’s diverse functions

Among the neurotransmitters in the brain, dopamine has gained an almost mythical status. Decades of research have established its contribution to several seemingly unrelated brain functions including learning, motivation, and movement, raising the question of how a single neurotransmitter can play so many different roles.

30 Oct 2021

Alzheimer's disease develops in a very different way than previously thought

For the first time, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer's disease and found that it develops in a very different way than previously thought.

30 Oct 2021

New project investigates stem cell therapy as a potential treatment for glaucoma

Oregon Health & Science University is part of a national research project investigating stem cell therapy as a potential treatment for glaucoma, the world's second leading cause of blindness.

29 Oct 2021

New evidence that SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect the inner ear

Many Covid-19 patients have reported symptoms affecting the ears, including hearing loss and tinnitus. Dizziness and balance problems can also occur, suggesting that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be able to infect the inner ear.

29 Oct 2021

Mitochondrial proteins last much longer than expected, finds study

Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell, generating the energy that's needed to fuel the functions that our cells carry out.

28 Oct 2021

$9 million grant from ASAP initiative to help advance research on Parkinson’s disease treatments

Researchers around the world have tried many ways, and for many years, to generate neurons in the lab so they could study them better. Neurons-on-demand might also provide a therapeutic option for replacing neurons lost in neurodegenerative conditions, such as Parkinson's disease.

27 Oct 2021

COVID-19 and subacute neuropsychiatric symptoms in adolescents

A new paper discusses neurologic symptoms in children with COVID-19.

27 Oct 2021

Northwestern scientists receive awards totaling nearly $18 million for Parkinson's disease research

Northwestern University scientists have received two awards totaling nearly $18 million for Parkinson's disease research from The ASAP Collaborative Research Network, a program of the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative being implemented through The Michael J. Fox Foundation.

27 Oct 2021

Scientists flip a new piece in the male infertility puzzle

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's appear to have flipped another piece in the underexplored puzzle of male infertility.

27 Oct 2021

Using deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s Disease

News-Medical spoke to Dr. Aryn Gittis about her latest research into Parkinson's disease and how deep brain stimulation could be used to help treat it.

27 Oct 2021

Researchers receive $8.9 million grant to study the gut-brain connection in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Michael Kaplitt, a professor of neurological surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and a longtime leader in developing cutting-edge surgical therapies for movement disorders, leads a team that has been awarded a three-year, $8.9 million grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative.

26 Oct 2021

Salk scientists find a way that neurons and astrocytes work together to form healthy synapses

Brain cells called astrocytes play a key role in helping neurons develop and function properly, but there's still a lot scientists don't understand about how astrocytes perform these important jobs.

26 Oct 2021

New data reveals safety, efficacy of nusinersen drug delivery method for SMA patients with advanced disease

A recently published paper details the safety and efficacy of nusinersen administration via a subcutaneous intrathecal catheter system (SIC) for SMA patients with advanced disease.

25 Oct 2021

Air pollution reduces sperm count by causing brain inflammation, mice study shows

Researchers have long known that air pollution can increase the risk of disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and fertility, but they did not know the exact mechanism for how it can lead to these health conditions.

25 Oct 2021

Specific amino acid supplementation could prevent the development of dementia

Dementia- a condition involving the extreme loss of cognitive function- is caused by a variety of disorders, including Alzheimer's disease.

22 Oct 2021

Gene therapy strategy against Angelman syndrome shows early promise

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have reported in the journal JCI Insight encouraging early tests of a gene therapy strategy against Angelman syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that features poor muscle control and balance, hard-to-treat epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities.

22 Oct 2021

Neurons News and Research

Research reveals how gut macrophages respond to prior infection by shielding enteric neurons

Researchers untangle dopamine’s diverse functions

Alzheimer's disease develops in a very different way than previously thought

New project investigates stem cell therapy as a potential treatment for glaucoma

New evidence that SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect the inner ear

Mitochondrial proteins last much longer than expected, finds study

$9 million grant from ASAP initiative to help advance research on Parkinson’s disease treatments

COVID-19 and subacute neuropsychiatric symptoms in adolescents

Northwestern scientists receive awards totaling nearly $18 million for Parkinson's disease research

Scientists flip a new piece in the male infertility puzzle

Using deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers receive $8.9 million grant to study the gut-brain connection in Parkinson’s disease

Salk scientists find a way that neurons and astrocytes work together to form healthy synapses

New data reveals safety, efficacy of nusinersen drug delivery method for SMA patients with advanced disease

Air pollution reduces sperm count by causing brain inflammation, mice study shows

Specific amino acid supplementation could prevent the development of dementia

Gene therapy strategy against Angelman syndrome shows early promise

Study maps neurons essential for social behavior and healthy relationships within groups

First-in-human study of DBS for post-stroke rehabilitation shows encouraging results

UVA researchers identify an unknown trigger for epilepsy seizures

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