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UA neuroscientists receive $10.3 million grant to find cause for heightened risk of Alzheimer's in women

Why do more women than men get Alzheimer's disease? In their quest to find the answer, neuroscientist Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, and her collegues in the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, have been awarded a $10.3 million five-year Program Project Grant from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

21 Oct 2016

Computer-adaptive tests to measure health-related quality of life in Huntington's disease patients

Huntington's disease is an inherited disease that leads to problems with movement, thinking and mood which can negatively affect an individual's quality of life.

21 Oct 2016

Researchers discover how toxic proteins linked to neurological diseases impair membrane-less organelles

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered the way toxic proteins linked to the most common forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) incapacitate membrane-less organelles inside cells.

21 Oct 2016

Study shows how damage to RNA-binding protein contributes to ALS

Although only 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are hereditary, a significant number of them are caused by mutations that affect proteins that bind RNA, a type of genetic material.

21 Oct 2016

Gene variants linked to hot flashes in menopausal women

Most women experience hot flashes and night sweats either before or during menopause, but a significant minority don't have these symptoms. Could our genes be a factor in determining which women get hot flashes?

19 Oct 2016

FDA approves new therapy for initial treatment of soft tissue sarcoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Lartruvo (olaratumab) with doxorubicin to treat adults with certain types of soft tissue sarcoma (STS), which are cancers that develop in muscles, fat, tendons or other soft tissues.

19 Oct 2016

Neu5Gc common in red meat increases risk of tumor formation

Neu5Gc, a non-human sialic acid sugar molecule common in red meat that increases the risk of tumor formation in humans, is also prevalent in pig organs, with concentrations increasing as the organs are cooked, a study by researchers from the UC Davis School of Medicine and Xiamen University School of Medicine has found.

19 Oct 2016

Simple treatment can help relieve majority of back pain

During their lifetime, as many as eight out of ten people experience back pain that lasts more than three days. However, for a vast majority of these people, the pain goes away with simple treatment.

19 Oct 2016

HSS researchers identify new way to quickly diagnose and treat Parsonage-Turner Syndrome

Physicians at Hospital for Special Surgery have been studying patient outcomes of Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (PTS), an uncommon neurological disorder that results in a sudden paralysis of one or more muscles around the shoulder and arm.

18 Oct 2016

IED detection technique could be potential diagnostic tool for dementia

Researchers from the University of Adelaide in South Australia developed the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detection method in 2014, which used light intensity to determine the presence of explosive residue.

17 Oct 2016

Researchers seek to shed light on link between ACL and osteoarthritis

Every year, about 250,000 people in the U.S. sustain injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and about half of these individuals end up having reconstructive surgery.

17 Oct 2016

Mount Sinai researchers use OCT angiography to identify early stages of glaucoma

In a first of its kind study, Mount Sinai researchers are using optimal coherence tomography (OCT) angiography to look at the earliest stages of glaucoma and identify characteristic patterns of different forms of glaucoma based on their vascular patterns.

15 Oct 2016

Encapsulated cell therapy could be new way to fight glaucoma

An experimental drug, consisting of cells manufactured and implanted in the eye to stimulate optic nerve growth and activity, could be an entirely new way of fighting glaucoma, according to BrightFocus Foundation.

14 Oct 2016

New imaging method helps observe activation of neural circuits in the brain

Watching millions of neurons in the brain interacting with each other is the ultimate dream of neuroscientists! A new imaging method now makes it possible to observe the activation of large neural circuits, currently up to the size of a small-animal brain, in real time and three dimensions.

14 Oct 2016

Portsmouth scientist wins major award to develop treatments for MS patients

A University of Portsmouth scientist has won almost £180,000 to fund research that could help develop treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

14 Oct 2016

URMC scientists receive award to explore new treatments for Huntington's disease

A new award from the CHDI Foundation will advance promising research that aims to slow the progression of Huntington's disease.

13 Oct 2016

High folate intake may increase risk of peripheral neuropathy in older adults with common gene variant

Consuming too much folate (vitamin B9) is associated with increased risk for a nerve-damage disorder in older adults who have a common genetic variant.

12 Oct 2016

Study suggests possibility for small molecule drug/antibody combinatorial therapy to treat neuroblastoma

A study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles sheds further light on the role of the cytokine TGFβ1 in the growth of neuroblastoma, and suggests the possibility for a small molecule drug/antibody combinatorial therapy to treat this cancer.

12 Oct 2016

Research on naked mole-rats could pave way for new human pain therapies

In injuries and inflammation, naked mole-rats do not develop normal hypersensitivity to temperature stimuli.

12 Oct 2016

DZNE scientists find new mechanism that allows damaged neurons to regenerate

Injuries to the spinal cord can cause paralysis and other permanent disabilities because severed nerve fibers do not regrow. Now, scientists of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases have succeeded in releasing a molecular brake that prevents the regeneration of nerve connections.

7 Oct 2016

Nerve News and Research

UA neuroscientists receive $10.3 million grant to find cause for heightened risk of Alzheimer's in women

Computer-adaptive tests to measure health-related quality of life in Huntington's disease patients

Researchers discover how toxic proteins linked to neurological diseases impair membrane-less organelles

Study shows how damage to RNA-binding protein contributes to ALS

Gene variants linked to hot flashes in menopausal women

FDA approves new therapy for initial treatment of soft tissue sarcoma

Neu5Gc common in red meat increases risk of tumor formation

Simple treatment can help relieve majority of back pain

HSS researchers identify new way to quickly diagnose and treat Parsonage-Turner Syndrome

IED detection technique could be potential diagnostic tool for dementia

Researchers seek to shed light on link between ACL and osteoarthritis

Mount Sinai researchers use OCT angiography to identify early stages of glaucoma

Encapsulated cell therapy could be new way to fight glaucoma

New imaging method helps observe activation of neural circuits in the brain

Portsmouth scientist wins major award to develop treatments for MS patients

URMC scientists receive award to explore new treatments for Huntington's disease

High folate intake may increase risk of peripheral neuropathy in older adults with common gene variant

Study suggests possibility for small molecule drug/antibody combinatorial therapy to treat neuroblastoma

Research on naked mole-rats could pave way for new human pain therapies

DZNE scientists find new mechanism that allows damaged neurons to regenerate

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