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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

Researchers use Quest MRI to identify earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease in mice

Alzheimer's disease wreaks emotional havoc on patients, who are robbed of their memories, their dignity, and their lives. It's financially devastating as well: care for Alzheimer's patients is predicted to top $1 trillion by about the time children born today are having children of their own.

5 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

Researchers optimize method to increase resolution of proteomic analysis

One of the key challenges of proteomics, the study of all proteins expressed by a cell or organism, is managing to distinguish between molecules that are structurally different yet have the same mass.

4 Jan 2018

'Thunder' protein activity may be associated with behavioral disorders like schizophrenia

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have identified rare genetic variations in a protein called Thorase, which is responsible for breaking down receptors at the connections between neurons in the brain.

3 Jan 2018

Researchers discover novel genes responsible for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have identified several new genes responsible for Alzheimer's disease (AD) including those leading to functional and structural changes in the brain and elevated levels of AD proteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

3 Jan 2018

Researchers discover way to enhance effectiveness and safety of sonogenetics

Researchers at Duke University have discovered a way to enhance the effectiveness and safety of sonogenetics or ultrasonic modulation, emerging techniques that use sound waves to control the behavior of individual neurons or to promote tissue growth and wound healing in other cells.

3 Jan 2018

Discovery of potential biomarker for Huntington's disease may help postpone disease onset

A new discovery of a potential biomarker for Huntington's disease (HD) could mean a more effective way of evaluating the effectiveness of treatments for this neurological disease.

2 Jan 2018

Selenium protects specialized neurons from cell death during postnatal development

Exactly 200 years ago, the Swedish scientist Jöns Jacob Berzelius discovered the trace element selenium, which he named after the goddess of the moon, Selene.

29 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

Scientists provide detailed insight into molecular mechanisms of ALS

Scientists have revealed more details of the molecular mechanism behind neuronal cell death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a step forward to find ways to control progression of the disease.

26 Dec 2017

Researchers sequence salamander genome to reveal unique features of regeneration

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to sequence the giant genome of a salamander, the Iberian ribbed newt, which is a full six times greater than the human genome.

22 Dec 2017

Neuroscientists examine why the brain stores some odors as long-term memories

The neuroscientists Dr Christina Strauch and Prof Dr Denise Manahan-Vaughan from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated which brain area is responsible for storing odors as long-term memories.

22 Dec 2017

Study provides ‘big picture’ of cognitive flexibility

A healthy brain can quickly switch its focus from the large shapes to the individual parts that make up the bigger pictures.

22 Dec 2017

Scientists elucidate why exercise slows progression of Parkinson's disease

While vigorous exercise on a treadmill has been shown to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease in patients, the molecular reasons behind it have remained a mystery.

22 Dec 2017

UTA researcher working to show potential link between blast-like trauma and neurological disorders

Efficient communication between neurons in the brain is the key to achieving cognitive function. A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is working to determine how mechanical forces such as blasts or repeated blows to the head could damage neurons and lead to neurological disorders.

22 Dec 2017

New multi-center study to explore how the brain's circuitry forms and recalls memories

Cedars-Sinai investigators will lead a multi-center study into how the brain's circuitry forms and recalls memories - research made possible by a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

21 Dec 2017

Deep brain stimulation may improve survival for Parkinson's patients

A treatment called deep brain stimulation (DBS) could extend the life of people with Parkinson's disease. Researchers at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Illinois found that patients who received stimulation via an implanted device had a modest survival advantage compared with those treated with medication only.

21 Dec 2017

UCLA researchers reveal reversibility of Friedreich's ataxia in mouse models

In children and adults with Friedreich's ataxia, an inherited disease that causes damage to the nervous system, a loss of coordination typically progresses to muscle weakness and can involve vision, diabetes, and other problems over the course of several years.

20 Dec 2017

Study of songbirds provides key insights into how the brain learns motor skills

The explanation for how people learn complex behaviors, such as speech, might be found in a new study of songbirds by scientists at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

20 Dec 2017

Neurons News and Research

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

Researchers use Quest MRI to identify earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease in mice

Study finds new brainstem changes in Parkinson’s disease

Researchers optimize method to increase resolution of proteomic analysis

'Thunder' protein activity may be associated with behavioral disorders like schizophrenia

Researchers discover novel genes responsible for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers discover way to enhance effectiveness and safety of sonogenetics

Discovery of potential biomarker for Huntington's disease may help postpone disease onset

Selenium protects specialized neurons from cell death during postnatal development

Perineuronal nets essential for distant memories, study shows

Scientists provide detailed insight into molecular mechanisms of ALS

Researchers sequence salamander genome to reveal unique features of regeneration

Neuroscientists examine why the brain stores some odors as long-term memories

Study provides ‘big picture’ of cognitive flexibility

Scientists elucidate why exercise slows progression of Parkinson's disease

UTA researcher working to show potential link between blast-like trauma and neurological disorders

New multi-center study to explore how the brain's circuitry forms and recalls memories

Deep brain stimulation may improve survival for Parkinson's patients

UCLA researchers reveal reversibility of Friedreich's ataxia in mouse models

Study of songbirds provides key insights into how the brain learns motor skills

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