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Researchers use novel PET tracer to assess myelin damage in mouse models of MS

The loss or damage of myelin, a cellular sheath that surrounds and insulates nerves, is the hallmark of the immune-mediated neurological disorder multiple sclerosis.

12 Jan 2018

Stress accelerates development of pancreatic cancer, study shows

A new study shows that stress accelerates the development of pancreatic cancer by triggering the release of "fight-or-flight" hormones. Beta-blockers--commonly used medications that inhibit these hormones--were found to increase survival in a mouse model of the disease.

10 Jan 2018

New 3-D imaging system offers insight into potential obesity and diabetes treatments

Researchers have developed A 3-D tissue imaging system that has revealed the inner workings of fat cells in mice, providing insight into potential therapeutic targets for combating obesity and diabetes.

10 Jan 2018

3D images of fat cells reveal potential targets to fight against obesity

Stunning three-dimensional images of fat cells, the first of their kind, are the latest tactic in the ongoing fight against the global obesity epidemic.

10 Jan 2018

General anesthesia may be more complex in its workings than we know now

Associate Professor Bruno van Swinderen from Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland with his colleagues have studied the workings of general anesthetics on the brain and found that these agents did more than just put a person to sleep. These findings could pave the way for better and more effective anesthetics they believe. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal Cell Reports.

10 Jan 2018

Scientists create artificial human muscles

Researchers have successfully created artificial human muscles in the laboratories that are tiny but fully functional. These small muscles actually respond to the nerve stimulations, says the latest study reporting this scientific breakthrough.

10 Jan 2018

Experimental device could help ease tinnitus symptoms by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain

Millions of Americans hear ringing in their ears -- a condition called tinnitus -- but a new study shows an experimental device could help quiet the phantom sounds by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain.

5 Jan 2018

Everyday eye movements may be cause of glaucoma in people with normal intraocular pressure

Common, unavoidable eye movements may be a cause of glaucoma in people with normal intraocular pressure (normal-tension glaucoma), according to new research supported by the National Eye Institute.

4 Jan 2018

LivaNova enrolls first patient in RESTORE-LIFE study for treatment-resistant depression

LivaNova PLC, a market-leading medical technology company, today announced the launch and enrollment of the first patient in the Global Prospective, Multi-center, Observational Post-market Study to Assess Short-, Mid- and Long-term Effectiveness and Efficiency of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy® as Adjunctive Therapy in Real-world Patients with Difficult to Treat Depression.

4 Jan 2018

Study finds new brainstem changes in Parkinson’s disease

A pioneering study has found that patients with Parkinson's disease have more errors in the mitochondrial DNA within the brainstem, leading to increased cell death in that area.

4 Jan 2018

Scientists develop promising new approach to tinnitus treatment

An experimental device that delivers precisely timed signals to target nerve activity in the brain could help ease the symptoms of tinnitus.

4 Jan 2018

Migraine surgery leads to significant improvements in everyday functioning and coping ability

In addition to reducing headache frequency and severity, surgical treatment for migraine leads to significant improvements in everyday functioning and coping ability, according to a study in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

3 Jan 2018

Diabetes drug holds promise of being developed into new treatment for Alzheimer's

A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer's after scientists found it "significantly reversed memory loss" in mice through a triple method of action.

2 Jan 2018

UAB study shows missense mutations as key risk factor for severe symptoms of neurofibromatosis type 1

Research led by Ludwine Messiaen, Ph.D., professor of genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, shows that missense mutations in a cluster of just five codons in the NF1 gene are an important risk factor for severe symptoms of the genetic disease neurofibromatosis type 1.

28 Dec 2017

UCLA study reveals positive effects of estrogen treatment in people with MS

A study by UCLA researchers reveals the cellular basis for how the hormone estrogen protects against damage to the central nervous system in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

28 Dec 2017

$Study uncovers genomic targets in refractory neuroblastoma$

Study uncovers genomic targets in refractory neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common solid tumor found in children. It starts in some very early forms of nerve cells found in the embryo or fetus.

28 Dec 2017

Perineuronal nets essential for distant memories, study shows

How the brain is able to store memories over long periods of time has been a persistent mystery to neuroscientists. In a new study, researchers from the Centre for Integrative Neuroplasticity (CINPLA) at the University of Oslo show that long-lived extracellular matrix molecules called perineuronal nets are essential for distant memories.

27 Dec 2017

Nerve News and Research

Researchers use novel PET tracer to assess myelin damage in mouse models of MS

Stress accelerates development of pancreatic cancer, study shows

New 3-D imaging system offers insight into potential obesity and diabetes treatments

3D images of fat cells reveal potential targets to fight against obesity

General anesthesia may be more complex in its workings than we know now

Scientists create artificial human muscles

Experimental device could help ease tinnitus symptoms by targeting unruly nerve activity in the brain

Everyday eye movements may be cause of glaucoma in people with normal intraocular pressure

LivaNova enrolls first patient in RESTORE-LIFE study for treatment-resistant depression

Study finds new brainstem changes in Parkinson’s disease

Scientists develop promising new approach to tinnitus treatment

Migraine surgery leads to significant improvements in everyday functioning and coping ability

Diabetes drug holds promise of being developed into new treatment for Alzheimer's

UAB study shows missense mutations as key risk factor for severe symptoms of neurofibromatosis type 1

UCLA study reveals positive effects of estrogen treatment in people with MS

Study uncovers genomic targets in refractory neuroblastoma

Perineuronal nets essential for distant memories, study shows

Researchers find more precise, neuroprotective approach to fix MS-damaged nerves

Updated ‘McDonald Criteria’ expected to improve speed and accuracy of MS diagnosis

Study provides ‘big picture’ of cognitive flexibility

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