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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Tau reduction impacts brain cells involved in creating abnormal activity

With the school year well on its way, we all recognize the importance of getting students energized. However, we also know that overstimulated children can wreak havoc on a classroom, leaving a teacher trying to regain control of their group. The situation is very similar in the brain, where cells must remain active - but in an orderly manner - to carry out their many important tasks.

20 Oct 2021

New technology streamlines the development of gene therapy for genetic blinding disorders

A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that could deliver gene therapies to the retina with maximum efficiency and precision.

19 Oct 2021

Brain's motor cortex may play a larger role in Parkinson’s disease, study reveals

The role of neuron and dopamine loss in Parkinson's Disease (PD) has long been recognized by neuroscientists.

19 Oct 2021

Infrared light therapy may potentially benefit people with dementia

Infrared light therapy might have the potential to help people living with dementia, according to researchers.

19 Oct 2021

Research may provide clues to how viral infections contribute to neurodegeneration

Some viral diseases could possibly contribute to neurodegeneration. DZNE researchers report this in the scientific journal "Nature Communications".

19 Oct 2021

Researchers unravel basic mechanisms of learning new words in sleeping toddlers

Very young children learn words at a tremendous rate. Now researchers at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis, have for the first time seen how specific brain regions activate as two-year-olds remember newly learned words - while the children were sleeping.

19 Oct 2021

‘Green’ neighborhoods may increase physical activity levels among older African Americans

Adults 50 and older are significantly less active than those younger than 50. Many fall short of the recommended 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity per week.

19 Oct 2021

Children with disabilities face special back-to-school challenges

Christopher Manzo, a boy with curly brown hair and bright-blue-and-yellow glasses, has lived a third of his five years at home because of the pandemic.

19 Oct 2021

Factors impacting mental health and wellbeing of long covid patients

A new preprint deals with the mental baggage accompanying this condition, often termed “long covid.”

19 Oct 2021

Living in socially vulnerable counties may increase risk of premature cardiovascular disease death

Americans who live in counties deemed "socially vulnerable" based on census variables are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease before age 65, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

19 Oct 2021

New system for targeted cancer radiation therapy using gold nanoparticles

Scientists from the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics at Osaka University developed a novel system for targeted cancer radiation therapy that uses gold nanoparticles labeled with astatine-211.

19 Oct 2021

Rewarming after cooling therapy increases the odds of seizures in oxygen-deprived newborns

Oxygen-deprived newborns who undergo cooling therapy to protect their brains are at an elevated risk of seizures and brain damage during the rewarming period, which could be a precursor of disability or death, a new study by a team of researchers led by a UT Southwestern pediatrician suggests.

19 Oct 2021

Scientists scan 110 natural compounds for SARS-CoV-2 antiviral potential

Phytochemicals are plant-derived molecules from medicinal plants that act as a prominent reservoir for treating a wide range of viral infections. In a new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, scientists adopted a computational approach to identify Mpro inhibitors.

19 Oct 2021

Cornell researchers develop a “digital twin” to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks

Researchers from Cornell University are blending food science expertise and computer programming savvy to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks.

18 Oct 2021

Study identifies the role of a key cell receptor in efferocytosis after ischemic stroke

It's clear that taking out the trash is an essential process in maintaining a clean and tidy home. But did you know that your body has a similar process for waste removal in which damaged cells are "thrown out"? A research team in Japan has recently shed new light on the dynamics of this process—termed efferocytosis—following ischemic stroke.

18 Oct 2021

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Tau reduction impacts brain cells involved in creating abnormal activity

New technology streamlines the development of gene therapy for genetic blinding disorders

Brain's motor cortex may play a larger role in Parkinson’s disease, study reveals

Infrared light therapy may potentially benefit people with dementia

Research may provide clues to how viral infections contribute to neurodegeneration

Researchers unravel basic mechanisms of learning new words in sleeping toddlers

‘Green’ neighborhoods may increase physical activity levels among older African Americans

Children with disabilities face special back-to-school challenges

Factors impacting mental health and wellbeing of long covid patients

Living in socially vulnerable counties may increase risk of premature cardiovascular disease death

New system for targeted cancer radiation therapy using gold nanoparticles

Rewarming after cooling therapy increases the odds of seizures in oxygen-deprived newborns

Scientists scan 110 natural compounds for SARS-CoV-2 antiviral potential

Cornell researchers develop a “digital twin” to help the food industry stop Listeria outbreaks

Study identifies the role of a key cell receptor in efferocytosis after ischemic stroke

Researchers identify brain circuitry involved in emotional aspects of chronic pain

FDA-approved drug encourages sensory neurons to regrow after injury

Study uncovers neuronal circuitry that may play a key role in mediating pain-induced anhedonia

Study reveals a link between neuroinflammation protein and survival outcomes in glioblastoma patients

Neuroscientists discover specific brain circuit that triggers cocaine relapse in mice

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