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Obese patients can manage pain without opioids after bariatric surgery

Obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery can manage without opioids, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

10 Dec 2024

Potential new treatment for motor neurone disease shows promising results

A potential new treatment for motor neurone disease (MND) developed by a company spun-out of The University of Queensland has produced successful results in a human clinical trial.

9 Dec 2024

Why does tinnitus worsen after naps?

Sstudy identifies how somatosensory factors, including snoring and sleep apnea, contribute to tinnitus loudness increases during naps. Researchers found temporary but measurable effects, suggesting that tensor veli palatini muscle dysfunction may play a role in these changes.

8 Dec 2024

Researchers discover new receptor in pain signaling pathway

Researchers at the NYU Pain Research Center have found a new receptor for nerve growth factor that plays an important role in pain signaling, even though it does not signal on its own, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

6 Dec 2024

Understanding how the skin's neurons process social touch signals

Two types of neurons in the skin may be particularly important for how the brain interprets social contact between people, according to a new study led by Linköping University in Sweden.

6 Dec 2024

Reimagining axons with the pearls-on-a-string model

In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, thin filaments radiating from nerve cells that transmit electrical signals from cell to cell – and propose a new model for understanding how information is transmitted in the brain.

6 Dec 2024

Immune cells play a key role in movement control and metabolic balance

Immune cells have a surprising and critical role in controlling movement and bridging neural activity with metabolic demands, concludes a groundbreaking study published in Nature by researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Imperial College London.

4 Dec 2024

L-arginine shows potential in treating spinocerebellar ataxia type 6

A team led by Specially Appointed Associate Professor Tomohiko Ishihara and Professor Osamu Onodera at Niigata University, along with Professor Yoshitaka Nagai at Kindai University, conducted a randomized, double-blind trial on the efficacy and safety of L-arginine in treating Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6).

3 Dec 2024

Minimally invasive procedure provides relief for knee osteoarthritis sufferers

A minimally invasive procedure provides significant relief from knee pain and may prevent the need for knee replacement surgery in people with osteoarthritis, according to a study being presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

3 Dec 2024

Research sheds light on how mutated PSEN2 accelerates familial Alzheimer's disease progression

Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating condition that slowly robs people of their memory and cognitive abilities, affecting millions of people worldwide.

3 Dec 2024

CU Anschutz Medical Campus receives $46 million for blindness cure research

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus will receive up to $46 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts (THEA) program to advance pioneering research aimed at curing total blindness through human eye transplantation.

2 Dec 2024

Hypothalamic DBS therapy improves recovery of lower limb movements after spinal cord injury

Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have achieved a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI).

2 Dec 2024

Study highlights the critical role of TLR7 in sex-biased Alzheimer’s-related demyelination

Inhibiting an immune signaling protein called TLR7 may help preserve the protective layer surrounding nerve fibers in the brain during both Alzheimer's disease and ordinary aging, suggests a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

2 Dec 2024

Research shows impact of concussions on aperiodic brain activity

A new study of high school football players found that concussions affect an often-overlooked but important brain signal.

26 Nov 2024

How neural and hormonal gut-brain communication shapes metabolism and health

Interoception research reveals how gut-brain communication via neural, hormonal, and microbial pathways regulates metabolism, hunger, and overall health, offering insights for therapeutic innovations.

25 Nov 2024

New discovery in the peripheral nervous system could help control obesity

An international team of researchers has discovered a new component of the peripheral nervous system that acts by increasing energy metabolism in the body.

25 Nov 2024

Wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can reduce pain and fatigue linked to long COVID

A wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can provide relief to people experiencing the persistent pain and fatigue linked to long COVID, a study co-led by UCLA and Baylor College of Medicine researchers suggests.

25 Nov 2024

Electrical stimulation of vagus nerve could combat inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have found that tapping into the nervous system could help reduce the gut inflammation that drives inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

20 Nov 2024

New cell model reveals how hepatitis E viruses affect nerve cells

Using a new cell model, researchers can for the first time study how hepatitis E viruses affect nerve cells.

19 Nov 2024

Multiple sclerosis drug could help individuals with reduced working memory

Fampridine is currently used to improve walking ability in multiple sclerosis. A new study shows that it could also help individuals with reduced working memory, as seen in mental health conditions like schizophrenia or depression.

19 Nov 2024