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New improved method to judge effectiveness of experimental therapies for neurodegeneration

Researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus have developed a new and improved method to judge the effectiveness of experimental therapies for neurodegeneration--the progressive loss of neurons.

27 Aug 2018

Weight loss pill Lorcaserin found to have low cardiovascular risk

Weight loss pills have been discovered and then withdrawn from the market because of the risks that they pose to the heart. Some of them have raised the risk of heart attacks, suicides, heart valve problems significantly and have been thus banned.

27 Aug 2018

Studies on fruit flies reveal new findings of how neurons in the brain function

Studies of the song of the fruit flies reveal new findings of how the neurons in the brain function. These results can be used to uncover new knowledge on how brains in general function which in the longer term may have medical significance.

25 Aug 2018

Alternative method identified for delivering nusinersen to spinal muscular atrophy patients

A new report has identified an alternative method to deliver nusinersen to patients with spinal muscular atrophy using a subcutaneous intrathecal catheter system configured by connecting an intrathecal catheter to an implantable infusion port.

24 Aug 2018

Proteins that protect neurons from destruction can be delivered through nose

Protective proteins that mitigate the destruction of nerve cells after a stroke can be administered into the brain through the nose, as Heidelberg University researchers demonstrated using a mouse model.

24 Aug 2018

Variability in the way neurons respond to visual stimuli is not just noise, finds research

Take a look at your favorite mug; it probably looks the same as it always has, but your neurons may not think so. Neurons are firing in response to the visual stimuli they see but they don't fire in exactly the same way every time.

24 Aug 2018

Researchers stimulate neural recovery in model of traumatic brain injury

Researchers have electrically stimulated neural recovery in a model of traumatic brain injury, providing new treatment insights.

24 Aug 2018

Scientists develop new way to see brain cells talk, shedding light on neurological diseases

Scientists have developed a way to see brain cells talk – to actually see neurons communicate in bright, vivid color. The new lab technique is set to provide long-needed answers about the brain and neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and depression.

24 Aug 2018

Study findings shed light on fundamental feature of nerve repair

Through a study of roundworm nerve cells with severed axons, researchers at Nagoya University showed that a signaling cascade that normally functions in promoting the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells also acts in inducing axon regeneration.

24 Aug 2018

Researchers successfully reproduce effects of traumatic brain injury in petri dish

Researchers in the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have succeeded in reproducing the effects of traumatic brain injury and stimulating recovery in neuron cells grown in a petri dish.

24 Aug 2018

Drug used to treat amoebic dysentery may block journey of rabies virus in nerves

To successfully infect its host, the rabies virus must move from the nerve ending to the nerve cell body where it can replicate.

24 Aug 2018

New project receives $3.2 million grant to investigate secrets of programmed cell death in Alzheimer's

Most neurons in the human brain live out their lives, enduring the processes of aging before eventually dying. Some, however, choose a more violent route: suicide.

24 Aug 2018

Hand-held ophthalmology probe can image photoreceptors in the eyes of infants

Duke University researchers have developed a handheld probe that can image individual photoreceptors in the eyes of infants.

24 Aug 2018

Finding ways to improve cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects dopamine signaling neurons in patients' brains. Cell-replacement therapy shows some promise as a treatment for Parkinson's. A recent paper in the journal Molecular & Cellular Proteomics reports a technical advance in selecting cells to use in this therapy.

24 Aug 2018

Study provides new clues to connection between aging and neurodegeneration

For decades researchers have worked to shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative disorders, a group of devastating conditions, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, that involve the progressive loss of neurons and nervous system function. In recent years, numerous factors, from genetic mutations to viral infections, have been found to contribute to the development of these diseases.

23 Aug 2018