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Chronic sleep deprivation increases risk of neurological disorders

Recent research in mice indicates that destructive activity of cells in the brain is increased after sleep deprivation and may increase the risk of developing dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease.

26 May 2017

Clinical study tests 100-year-old drug in children with autism spectrum disorder

In a small, randomized Phase I/II clinical trial (SAT1), researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine say a 100-year-old drug called suramin, originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness, was safely administered to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who subsequently displayed measurable, but transient, improvement in core symptoms of autism.

26 May 2017

BGU researchers redesign portion of FDA-approved drug into new molecule to treat ALS

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers are developing a new therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis using part of an existing FDA-approved drug that restores the central nervous system's (CNS) immune defenses and increases life expectancy.

25 May 2017

Researchers develop new tool to map the brain during surgery

Researchers have developed a new device to map the brain during surgery and distinguish between healthy and diseased tissues. The device provides higher resolution neural readings than existing tools used in the clinic and could enable doctors to perform safer, more precise brain surgeries.

24 May 2017

Study findings could lead to quick and new way for predicting efficacy of cancer treatments

Once hailed as a breakthrough in cancer treatment, immunotherapies are now raising concerns as doctors note new side effects like severe allergic reactions, acute-onset diabetes and heart damage.

23 May 2017

Study: Abnormal proteins in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases share similar feature

A Loyola University Chicago study has found that abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease all share a similar ability to cause damage when they invade brain cells.

23 May 2017

Mice study may help explain why dieting can be inefficient way to lose weight

A study carried out in mice may help explain why dieting can be an inefficient way to lose weight: key brain cells act as a trigger to prevent us burning calories when food is scarce.

23 May 2017

UT Southwestern research shows potential of new DNA vaccine in preventing Alzheimer’s disease

A new DNA vaccine when delivered to the skin prompts an immune response that produces antibodies to protect against toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease – without triggering severe brain swelling that earlier antibody treatments caused in some patients.

23 May 2017

Supercomputer study of the brain could lead to safer and more effective anesthetics

Researchers have used a supercomputer to show how proteins in the brain control electrical signals, in a breakthrough that could lead to safer and more effective drugs and anesthetics.

22 May 2017

UAB professor receives $1.5 million grant to explore links between circadian fluctuations and glaucoma

Brian Samuels, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Ophthalmology, has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Eye Institute to explore the links between circadian fluctuations and glaucoma. This is Samuels' first R01 grant.

22 May 2017

Finding a cure for ALS

ALS is a neurodegenerative disease in which motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. As ALS progresses, neurons are unable to send impulses to muscles, making voluntary muscle movement difficult, including standing, walking and sitting, as well as speaking and swallowing.

22 May 2017

Hormetic cognitive stress from exposure to technology may reduce age-related disease

It appears inevitable that technology is increasingly taking over our lives. However, it seems that it can also help us avoid aging and age-related disease, in a way that has not been described before.

19 May 2017

Scientists discover brain regions that offer clues to social cognition

Scientists call our ability to understand another person's thoughts--to intuit their desires, read their intentions, and predict their behavior--theory of mind.

18 May 2017

Freiburg scientists show that enzymes can be activated through electrical stimulation of cell membrane

The enzymes nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS1) and protein kinase C (PKC) play an important role in a variety of signal transfer processes in neurons of the brain, as well as in many cell types of other organs.

18 May 2017

Researchers visualize precise mechanisms of calcium-dependent kinase during synaptic plasticity

Researchers at Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience optimized imaging methods to visualize the activation of CaMKII during synaptic plasticity with unprecedented resolution.

18 May 2017

Fetal alcohol exposure reduces taste system's responsiveness to bitter flavor and burning sensation

A new study suggests that fetal alcohol exposure reduces the taste system's responsiveness to the bitter flavor and burning sensation of many varieties of alcoholic beverages.

18 May 2017

Electrical stimulation of the brain may help preserve visual neurons from cell death after injury

Electrical stimulation of the brain by applying current to the eye may help retinal nerve cells to survive injury. While these neurons may not be restored to full function, they are prevented from dying. But to achieve survival, their interconnections, the dendritic tree, needs to disconnect rapidly for the protective action to unfold.

18 May 2017

Biochemical self-destruct trigger guards brain cells when fighting against West Nile virus

In a turnabout, a biochemical self-destruct trigger found in many other types of cells appears to guard the lives of brain cells during an infection with West Nile virus.

18 May 2017

University of Warwick research focuses on absence epilepsy that affects children

A University of Warwick study to understand a form of epilepsy that affects children has received a grant from the charity Epilepsy Research UK. The research focuses on absence epilepsy which is largely a childhood condition which is characterized by sudden, brief interruptions of consciousness.

18 May 2017

Scientists reveal new control mechanism for gene that causes Opitz syndrome

Opitz G/BBB (Opitz) syndrome is a hereditary disorder that affects people in different ways, causing malformations in medial (midline) organs and structures, intellectual disability and developmental disorders.

18 May 2017

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Chronic sleep deprivation increases risk of neurological disorders

Clinical study tests 100-year-old drug in children with autism spectrum disorder

BGU researchers redesign portion of FDA-approved drug into new molecule to treat ALS

Researchers develop new tool to map the brain during surgery

Study findings could lead to quick and new way for predicting efficacy of cancer treatments

Study: Abnormal proteins in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases share similar feature

Mice study may help explain why dieting can be inefficient way to lose weight

UT Southwestern research shows potential of new DNA vaccine in preventing Alzheimer’s disease

Supercomputer study of the brain could lead to safer and more effective anesthetics

UAB professor receives $1.5 million grant to explore links between circadian fluctuations and glaucoma

Finding a cure for ALS

Hormetic cognitive stress from exposure to technology may reduce age-related disease

Scientists discover brain regions that offer clues to social cognition

Freiburg scientists show that enzymes can be activated through electrical stimulation of cell membrane

Researchers visualize precise mechanisms of calcium-dependent kinase during synaptic plasticity

Fetal alcohol exposure reduces taste system's responsiveness to bitter flavor and burning sensation

Electrical stimulation of the brain may help preserve visual neurons from cell death after injury

Biochemical self-destruct trigger guards brain cells when fighting against West Nile virus

University of Warwick research focuses on absence epilepsy that affects children

Scientists reveal new control mechanism for gene that causes Opitz syndrome

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