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Transgenic mouse model reveals surprising new connections between peripheral nerves and the heart

Oxidative stress – characterized by elevated levels of unstable molecules called reactive oxygen species– is associated with neurodegeneration and cardiovascular disease.

14 Jun 2023

Tiny device 'sees' and creates memories in a similar way to humans

Researchers have created a small device that 'sees' and creates memories in a similar way to humans, in a promising step towards one day having applications that can make rapid, complex decisions such as in self-driving cars.

14 Jun 2023

Repeat intraocular corticosteroid injections improve vision in people with persistent or recurrent uveitic macular edema

Repeat treatment with corticosteroid injections improved vision in people with persistent or recurrent uveitis-related macular edema better than two other therapies, according to results from a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute.

13 Jun 2023

Study reveals biologically validated imaging-based evidence of medically induced myelin repair

A decade after UC San Francisco scientists identified an over-the-counter antihistamine as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, researchers have developed an approach to measure the drug's effectiveness in repairing the brain, making it possible to also assess future therapies for the devastating disorder.

13 Jun 2023

Scientists find clues to how we maintain constant blood sugar levels after meals

Scientists from the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH), along with colleagues from the United Kingdom, have found clues as to how we maintain constant blood sugar levels after we have eaten.

12 Jun 2023

DNA study sheds light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after meals

A study of the DNA of more than 55,000 people worldwide has shed light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after we have eaten, with implications for our understanding of how the process goes wrong in type 2 diabetes.

8 Jun 2023

Study finds 'most horrible’ rare brain tumor patients falling through the cracks of mental health provision

Patients suffering from the "most horrible" rare brain tumor are falling through the cracks of mental health provision, University of Essex researchers have found.

8 Jun 2023

Ancient, virus-like protein may contribute to ALS

More than 5,000 people are diagnosed annually with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a fatal, neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, gradually robbing people of the ability to speak, move, eat and breathe.

7 Jun 2023

Spinal neural circuit dysfunction mediates movement symptoms in dystonia

Many neurological conditions that involve involuntary muscle contractions have long been considered as diseases of the brain.

6 Jun 2023

Progesterone could be used in the fight against Parkinson’s disease

Progesterone was shown in a study to have a protective effect on intestine nerve cells. These findings raise hopes that the hormone could be used in the fight against Parkinson’s disease.

6 Jun 2023

As fewer MDs practice rural primary care, a different type of doctor helps take up the slack

For 35 years, this town's residents have brought all manner of illnesses, aches, and worries to Kevin de Regnier's storefront clinic on the courthouse square — and he loves them for it.

6 Jun 2023

Microparticle-delivered therapy likely to be the first step toward stopping autoimmune diseases

According to the federal government's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, nearly 3 million people worldwide - with almost a third in the United States - are living with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disabling neurological disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks nerves feeding information to the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). Although rarely fatal, MS can lead to long-term disabilities, and impair movement, muscle control, vision and cognition.

6 Jun 2023

Scientists develop AI-based method to visualize and track changes in the strength of synapses

Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a method involving artificial intelligence to visualize and track changes in the strength of synapses — the connection points through which nerve cells in the brain communicate — in live animals.

5 Jun 2023

How do green spaces in urban areas impact anxiety and depression outcomes?

Researchers reassessed the impact of green spaces in countering some of this mental stress in urban areas.

5 Jun 2023

Poor cardiovascular health may contribute to the development of musculoskeletal disorders

People with higher risks of cardiovascular disease are significantly more likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, and rotator cuff tendinitis, according to a new study involving researchers at the University of Utah and the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.

5 Jun 2023

Fentanyl could be weaponized and used for terroristic mass poisoning

The widely-available drug fentanyl, already the number one killer of Americans under 50, could be weaponized and used for terroristic mass poisoning, according to health experts at Rutgers and other institutions.

1 Jun 2023

Breast cancer patients experience more severe CIPN symptoms with paclitaxel

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) – nerve pain, tingling, or numbness in the hands or feet – is a common side effect of certain cancer treatments, including two drugs frequently used to treat cancer – the taxanes paclitaxel and docetaxel.

31 May 2023

New insights into how axons grow could lead to effective therapies for blindness, paralysis

Injuries to the nerves can blind or paralyze because adult nerve cells don't regenerate their connections. Now, a team of UConn School of Medicine researchers report in Development that at least a small population of nerve cells exist in everyone that could be coaxed to regrow, potentially restoring sight and movement.

31 May 2023

Largest clinical case series of laughing gas users finds a predominance of young Asian men

The largest clinical case series to date of recreational users of nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas, has found a predominance of young men of Asian ethnicity among those with neurological side effects who were seen at hospitals in 3 major cities in England.

30 May 2023

New blood biomarkers can help quantify the brain impact of neurosurgery

Damage to the brains of patients operated on for brain tumors may be assessed by measuring biomarkers in the blood pre- and postoperatively.

30 May 2023

Nerve News and Research

Transgenic mouse model reveals surprising new connections between peripheral nerves and the heart

Tiny device 'sees' and creates memories in a similar way to humans

Repeat intraocular corticosteroid injections improve vision in people with persistent or recurrent uveitic macular edema

Study reveals biologically validated imaging-based evidence of medically induced myelin repair

Scientists find clues to how we maintain constant blood sugar levels after meals

DNA study sheds light on how we maintain healthy blood sugar levels after meals

Study finds 'most horrible’ rare brain tumor patients falling through the cracks of mental health provision

Ancient, virus-like protein may contribute to ALS

Spinal neural circuit dysfunction mediates movement symptoms in dystonia

Progesterone could be used in the fight against Parkinson’s disease

As fewer MDs practice rural primary care, a different type of doctor helps take up the slack

Microparticle-delivered therapy likely to be the first step toward stopping autoimmune diseases

Scientists develop AI-based method to visualize and track changes in the strength of synapses

How do green spaces in urban areas impact anxiety and depression outcomes?

Poor cardiovascular health may contribute to the development of musculoskeletal disorders

Fentanyl could be weaponized and used for terroristic mass poisoning

Breast cancer patients experience more severe CIPN symptoms with paclitaxel

New insights into how axons grow could lead to effective therapies for blindness, paralysis

Largest clinical case series of laughing gas users finds a predominance of young Asian men

New blood biomarkers can help quantify the brain impact of neurosurgery

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