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Boosting a single brain molecule can change 'dispositional anxiety' in nonhuman primates

Boosting a single molecule in the brain can change "dispositional anxiety," the tendency to perceive many situations as threatening, in nonhuman primates, researchers from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found.

16 Aug 2019

Joint lubricating fluid triggers pain response from nerve cells in osteoarthritic patients

A team at the University of Cambridge has shown how, in osteoarthritis patients, the viscous lubricant that ordinarily allows our joints to move smoothly triggers a pain response from nerve cells similar that caused by chilli peppers.

14 Aug 2019

New research reveals how our brain remembers the order of events

For centuries understanding how the order of events is stored in memory has been a mystery. However, researchers from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Warwick have worked out how the order of events in memory could be stored and later recalled in the hippocampal memory system in the brain.

14 Aug 2019

Combining electrical stimulation with repetitive musical tones helps improve hearing

Combining seizure-preventing electrical stimulation with repetitive musical tones improves processing of sounds in the brain, according to new research.

14 Aug 2019

Nanotechnology could boost stem cell transplantation research

Nanotechnology developed at Rutgers University-New Brunswick could boost research on stem cell transplantation, which may help people with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, other neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system injuries.

14 Aug 2019

Alzheimer’s disease risk gene is involved in synaptic transmission

A study published today in the journal Cell Reports sheds new light on how the CD2AP gene may enhance Alzheimer's disease susceptibility.

14 Aug 2019

Bile pigment may play an unexpected role in protecting the brain

In studies in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have found that bilirubin, a bile pigment most commonly known for yellowing the skin of people with jaundice, may play an unexpected role in protecting brain cells from damage from oxidative stress.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 13 Aug 2019

Neuronal gene mutations may be linked to seizures associated with Long QT Syndrome

Researchers identified a gene in fruit flies that helps prevent the hyperexcitability of specific neurons that trigger seizures. In humans, mutations in the gene may be linked to seizures associated with Long QT Syndrome.

From PLOS ONE 13 Aug 2019

Antibody target implicated in neuropsychiatric symptoms of lupus discovered

Researchers have identified a specific target of antibodies that are implicated in the neuropsychiatric symptoms of lupus, according to human research published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 13 Aug 2019

Negative memory hippocampal engrams could underlie cognitive symptoms of depression

Physical manifestations of negative memories in the hippocampus could underlie cognitive symptoms of depression, according to research in mice published in JNeurosci. Inhibiting these manifestations could be a future treatment route.

From Society for Neuroscience 13 Aug 2019

Estrogen could be viable treatment option for Parkinson's patients

Brain-selective estrogen treatment improves the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in male mice, according to new research published in JNeurosci. These findings may help explain the sex differences in Parkinson’s disease and could lead to estrogen-based treatments.

From Society for Neuroscience 13 Aug 2019

New research suggests another possible mechanism for Alzheimer’s

Neurofibrillary plaques and tau protein are among the most widely known pathological entities characterizing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but new research at the University of California, Riverside, has come up with another plausible explanation for this debilitating disorder.

13 Aug 2019

Hookah smoking not a safe option, finds new study

With the decline in cigarette smoking, students have taken to other ‘safer’ forms of smoking, especially hookah smoking. However, a pioneering study shows that a single puff from a hookah exposes the smoker to as high a level of certain toxins as an entire cigarette does!

13 Aug 2019

Tissue model of Alzheimer's mimics beta-amyloid's effects on blood-brain barrier

Beta-amyloid plaques, the protein aggregates that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, disrupt many brain functions and can kill neurons. They can also damage the blood-brain barrier — the normally tight border that prevents harmful molecules in the bloodstream from entering the brain.

13 Aug 2019

Researchers identify alternate chemistry that could account for Alzheimer's pathologies

Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia among the elderly, is characterized by plaques and tangles in the brain, with most efforts at finding a cure focused on these abnormal structures.

13 Aug 2019

Engineers develop tissue model that mimics beta-amyloid's effects on blood-brain barrier

Beta-amyloid plaques, the protein aggregates that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, disrupt many brain functions and can kill neurons.

13 Aug 2019

Alzheimer's disease attacks brain regions responsible for wakefulness

Researchers and caregivers have noted that excessive daytime napping can develop long before the memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease begin to unfold.

13 Aug 2019

Excessive daytime sleeping could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s

Excessive daytime napping often develops long before the memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease occur. Now, researchers may have found the striking new biological explanation for this phenomenon.

12 Aug 2019

Decoding abnormal touch sensitivity in autism spectrum disorders

The inability to tolerate light touch is a telltale feature of autism and one of the disorder's many perplexing symptoms. It has defied treatment, and its precise origins have remained somewhat of a mystery.

12 Aug 2019

New soft neural implant can be wirelessly controlled using a smartphone

Researchers have developed a soft neural implant that can be wirelessly controlled using a smartphone. It is the first wireless neural device capable of indefinitely delivering multiple drugs and multiple color lights, which neuroscientists believe can speed up efforts to uncover brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, addiction, depression, and pain.

9 Aug 2019

Neurons News and Research

Boosting a single brain molecule can change 'dispositional anxiety' in nonhuman primates

Joint lubricating fluid triggers pain response from nerve cells in osteoarthritic patients

New research reveals how our brain remembers the order of events

Combining electrical stimulation with repetitive musical tones helps improve hearing

Nanotechnology could boost stem cell transplantation research

Alzheimer’s disease risk gene is involved in synaptic transmission

Bile pigment may play an unexpected role in protecting the brain

Neuronal gene mutations may be linked to seizures associated with Long QT Syndrome

Antibody target implicated in neuropsychiatric symptoms of lupus discovered

Negative memory hippocampal engrams could underlie cognitive symptoms of depression

Estrogen could be viable treatment option for Parkinson's patients

New research suggests another possible mechanism for Alzheimer’s

Hookah smoking not a safe option, finds new study

Tissue model of Alzheimer's mimics beta-amyloid's effects on blood-brain barrier

Researchers identify alternate chemistry that could account for Alzheimer's pathologies

Engineers develop tissue model that mimics beta-amyloid's effects on blood-brain barrier

Alzheimer's disease attacks brain regions responsible for wakefulness

Excessive daytime sleeping could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s

Decoding abnormal touch sensitivity in autism spectrum disorders

New soft neural implant can be wirelessly controlled using a smartphone

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