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Study offers new insights into "Niemann-Pick type C disease"

In the journal Nature Communications, scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) report new findings on the mechanisms of "Niemann-Pick type C disease" (NPC).

24 Feb 2021

Researchers use powerful X-rays to analyze brain tissues of schizophrenia patients

Schizophrenia, a chronic, neurological brain disorder, affects millions of people around the world. It causes a fracture between a person's thoughts, feelings and behavior.

24 Feb 2021

New platform can help treat neurodegenerative diseases through regenerative medicine

Imagine if surgeons could transplant healthy neurons into patients living with neurodegenerative diseases or brain and spinal cord injuries.

24 Feb 2021

Scientists identify new compound that reverses ALS neuron damage

Northwestern University scientists have identified the first compound that eliminates the ongoing degeneration of upper motor neurons that become diseased and are a key contributor to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a swift and fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims.

23 Feb 2021

Researchers identify a neural pathway critical to correcting behavioral errors

Mount Sinai researchers have identified a neural pathway through which the brain detects errors and guides subsequent behavioral improvement. This process, called cognitive control, is frequently dysregulated in a wide range of psychiatric disorders.

22 Feb 2021

Study finds consistent neuroinflammatory response after intracerebral hemorrhage

Understanding how the immune system responds to acute brain hemorrhage could open doors to identifying treatments for this devastating disease.

22 Feb 2021

Neurons activated by visual stimulus keep more active during subsequent sleep, study shows

When you slip into sleep, it's easy to imagine that your brain shuts down, but University of Michigan research suggests that groups of neurons activated during prior learning keep humming, tattooing memories into your brain.

22 Feb 2021

Study: Longevity gene protects brain stem cells from the harmful effects of stress

A gene linked to unusually long lifespans in humans protects brain stem cells from the harmful effects of stress, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

20 Feb 2021

Understanding the dynamics of brain blood flow could hold key for treating neurologic conditions

While the human brain has over 400 miles of total vasculature, little is known about the tiny capillaries that make up much of this intricate labyrinth of blood vessels critical for delivering oxygenated blood and nutrients to billions of brain cells.

19 Feb 2021

UC San Diego researchers launch clinical trial to test gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have launched a first-in-human Phase I clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a gene therapy to deliver a key protein into the brains of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a condition that often precedes full-blown dementia.

18 Feb 2021

Modified therapeutic molecule enhances stroke treatment

A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has improved the protective effect of a molecule against ischemic stroke, which is caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain.

18 Feb 2021

Researchers measure baseline activity of single neurons

Our brains are complicated webs of billions of neurons, constantly transmitting information across synapses, and this communication underlies our every thought and movement.

18 Feb 2021

Scientists successfully restore circadian function in the liver of arrhythmic mice

Circadian clocks, which regulate the metabolic functions of all living beings over a period of about 24 hours, are one of the most fundamental biological mechanisms.

18 Feb 2021

Mice study finds altered brain connectivity after prolonged anesthesia

Prolonged anesthesia, also known as medically induced coma, is a life-saving procedure carried out across the globe on millions of patients in intensive medical care units every year.

17 Feb 2021

Machine learning model may guide treatment decisions for lung cancer patients

Doctors and healthcare workers may one day use a machine learning model, called deep learning, to guide their treatment decisions for lung cancer patients, according to a team of Penn State Great Valley researchers.

17 Feb 2021

Noninvasive brain stimulation restores behavioral flexibility in cocaine-exposed rats

A major impediment to treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) is a loss of behavioral flexibility, whereby one's judgment is impaired such that their actions continuously result in negative consequences.

16 Feb 2021

Biodegradable microcapsules loaded with nerve growth factor can guide neuronal development

Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues have demonstrated that nanoengineered biodegradable microcapsules can guide the development of hippocampal neurons in an in vitro experiment.

16 Feb 2021

Study explains why antipsychotic medications lead to weight gain, promote metabolic syndrome

Why do patients who receive antipsychotic medications to manage schizophrenia and bipolar disorder quickly gain weight and develop prediabetes and hyperinsulemia?

15 Feb 2021

UTEP professor's discovery could lead to a way to inhibit overeating

Science is a step closer to a new response to obesity, thanks in part to a study conducted by a team that included Sergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso.

15 Feb 2021

Scientists study how a single gene alteration may have separated modern humans from extinct hominins

As a professor of pediatrics and cellular and molecular medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Alysson R. Muotri, PhD, has long studied how the brain develops and what goes wrong in neurological disorders.

15 Feb 2021

Neurons News and Research

Study offers new insights into "Niemann-Pick type C disease"

Researchers use powerful X-rays to analyze brain tissues of schizophrenia patients

New platform can help treat neurodegenerative diseases through regenerative medicine

Scientists identify new compound that reverses ALS neuron damage

Researchers identify a neural pathway critical to correcting behavioral errors

Study finds consistent neuroinflammatory response after intracerebral hemorrhage

Neurons activated by visual stimulus keep more active during subsequent sleep, study shows

Study: Longevity gene protects brain stem cells from the harmful effects of stress

Understanding the dynamics of brain blood flow could hold key for treating neurologic conditions

UC San Diego researchers launch clinical trial to test gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease

Modified therapeutic molecule enhances stroke treatment

Researchers measure baseline activity of single neurons

Scientists successfully restore circadian function in the liver of arrhythmic mice

Mice study finds altered brain connectivity after prolonged anesthesia

Machine learning model may guide treatment decisions for lung cancer patients

Noninvasive brain stimulation restores behavioral flexibility in cocaine-exposed rats

Biodegradable microcapsules loaded with nerve growth factor can guide neuronal development

Study explains why antipsychotic medications lead to weight gain, promote metabolic syndrome

UTEP professor's discovery could lead to a way to inhibit overeating

Scientists study how a single gene alteration may have separated modern humans from extinct hominins

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