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Novel MRI sensor can peer deep into the brain to detect intracellular calcium activity

Calcium is a critical signaling molecule for most cells, and it is especially important in neurons. Imaging calcium in brain cells can reveal how neurons communicate with each other; however, current imaging techniques can only penetrate a few millimeters into the brain.

22 Feb 2019

Akna protein plays a key role in the regulation of neural stem cells

The use of stem cells to repair organs is one of the foremost goals of modern regenerative medicine.

22 Feb 2019

New cellular atlas could provide a deeper insight into blinding diseases

When it comes to understanding how neurons connect to form circuits in the brain, scientists for decades have turned to the retina of the humble laboratory mouse as an ideal model organism. But as a model for vision and vision-related diseases, mice simply aren't equipped.

22 Feb 2019

Successful testing of multi-organ "human-on-a-chip" could replace animals as test subjects

The replacement of animals as test subjects is one step closer to reality with the successful testing of multi-organ "human-on-a-chip" models to recapitulate the 28-day experiments typically used in animals to evaluate the systemic toxicity of drug and cosmetic compounds.

22 Feb 2019

Innovative compound offers a new therapeutic approach to treat multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. This debilitating condition periodically shutters communication between the brain and other parts of the body, resulting in symptoms that range from numbness and tingling in the arms and legs to blindness and paralysis.

22 Feb 2019

Scientists uncover new mechanisms regulating neural stem cells

The use of stem cells to repair organs is one of the foremost goals of modern regenerative medicine. Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have discovered that the protein Akna plays a key role in this process.

21 Feb 2019

Scientists can monitor brain activity to predict epileptic seizures few minutes in advance

Elizabeth Delacruz can't crawl or toddle around like most youngsters nearing their second birthday.

21 Feb 2019

Researchers discover DNA modification that enhances our ability to extinguish fear

Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered a DNA modification that enhances our ability to extinguish fear.

21 Feb 2019

Transplanting bone marrow of young mice into old mice prevents cognitive decline

A new study has found that transplanting the bone marrow of young laboratory mice into old mice prevented cognitive decline in the old mice, preserving their memory and learning abilities.

20 Feb 2019

Scientists demonstrate influence of food odors on proteostasis

The smell of food induces a variety of physiological processes in our body. Thus, the production of saliva and digestive enzymes is stimulated before the actual food intake in order to prepare the gastrointestinal tract for the upcoming digestive process.

20 Feb 2019

Peripheral nerve injury can trigger the onset and spread of ALS, shows study

A growing collection of anecdotal stories raises the possibility that nerve injury in an arm or a leg can act as a trigger for the development amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS -- a progressive neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, named after the famous New York Yankee who died of it in 1941.

20 Feb 2019

BGU develops new AI platform for monitoring and predicting ALS progression

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform for monitoring and predicting progression of neurodegenerative diseases to help identify markers for personalized patient care and improve drug development.

20 Feb 2019

UQ research may explain why vitamin D is essential for brain health

University of Queensland research may explain why vitamin D is vital for brain health, and how deficiency leads to disorders including depression and schizophrenia.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers find potential therapeutic strategy to treat Alzheimer's

Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro) have identified a potential therapeutic strategy to treat Alzheimer's, according to a study published in Journal of Neuroscience.

20 Feb 2019

Neuroscientists reveal that simple brain region can guide complex feats of mental activity

The organization and layout of dendrites is particularly intriguing in the somatosensory cerebral cortex. Like a many-tiered cake, it contains six distinctive layers. Each layer looks a little different.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers engineer stem cell with ‘suicide genes’ to induce cell death in all but beta cells

Researchers have been advancing methods to generate insulin-producing beta cells from pluripotent stem cells for the clinical treatment of type 1 diabetes.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers uncover biochemical pathway that may help identify drugs to treat Alzheimer's

Researchers have uncovered an enzyme and a biochemical pathway they believe may lead to the identification of drugs that could inhibit the production of beta-amyloid protein, the toxic initiator of Alzheimer's disease.

20 Feb 2019

Study reveals insights into how the brain learns new locomotor patterns

Imagine that while walking on a treadmill at the gym, it suddenly splits in two - one side moving faster than the other. Would you be able to adapt to this change and come up with a new way of walking, or would you stagger and stumble as your legs falter about, completely out of sync?

20 Feb 2019

Using computer model to visualize brain's internal valuation system

Shopping in a supermarket can sometimes be an agony of choice. So many foods to choose from! And yet, we don't take hours to decide what we like to eat. Most of the time, we make decisions for or against certain products quickly and without much deliberation.

19 Feb 2019

Researchers capture altered brain activity patterns of Parkinson's in mice

The tell-tale tremors of Parkinson's disease emerge from abnormal activity in a brain region crucial for voluntary movement.

19 Feb 2019

Neurons News and Research

Novel MRI sensor can peer deep into the brain to detect intracellular calcium activity

Akna protein plays a key role in the regulation of neural stem cells

New cellular atlas could provide a deeper insight into blinding diseases

Successful testing of multi-organ "human-on-a-chip" could replace animals as test subjects

Innovative compound offers a new therapeutic approach to treat multiple sclerosis

Scientists uncover new mechanisms regulating neural stem cells

Scientists can monitor brain activity to predict epileptic seizures few minutes in advance

Researchers discover DNA modification that enhances our ability to extinguish fear

Transplanting bone marrow of young mice into old mice prevents cognitive decline

Scientists demonstrate influence of food odors on proteostasis

Peripheral nerve injury can trigger the onset and spread of ALS, shows study

BGU develops new AI platform for monitoring and predicting ALS progression

UQ research may explain why vitamin D is essential for brain health

Researchers find potential therapeutic strategy to treat Alzheimer's

Neuroscientists reveal that simple brain region can guide complex feats of mental activity

Researchers engineer stem cell with ‘suicide genes’ to induce cell death in all but beta cells

Researchers uncover biochemical pathway that may help identify drugs to treat Alzheimer's

Study reveals insights into how the brain learns new locomotor patterns

Using computer model to visualize brain's internal valuation system

Researchers capture altered brain activity patterns of Parkinson's in mice

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