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Targeting biochemical pathway may lead to new therapies for alleviating symptoms of anxiety disorders

According to some estimates, up to one in three people around the world may experience severe anxiety in their lifetime.

12 Dec 2018

Brazilian professors propose guidelines for therapeutic use of melatonin

Sixty years after melatonin was isolated and with more than 23,000 published studies showing the many functions of this hormone secreted by the pineal gland, guidelines should be discussed and established for its therapeutic use.

11 Dec 2018

Genes play a role in physical activity and sleep

Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving is determined in part by our genes, University of Oxford researchers have shown.

10 Dec 2018

VCU researchers test vaccine against opioid abuse

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are testing a vaccine against opioid abuse developed by the Scripps Research Institute in California. The vaccine is meant to block the effects of heroin and fentanyl in patients with opioid use disorder.

7 Dec 2018

Arc welding fume is harmful to human health

Working as part of an international group of toxicologists scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University have found that harmful nanoparticles are formed in the process of arc welding using the most common types of electrodes today.

5 Dec 2018

From Our Bench to Yours: Antibody Advice from Proteintech

An interview with Dr. Karolina Szczesna, discussing the tell-tale signs of a good antibody and how Proteintech are working to improve experimental results for scientists.

From Proteintech Group, Inc 5 Dec 2018

NanoBioCel group develops lipid vesicles that can genetic material efficiently and viably

In a piece of research conducted in collaboration, the NanoBioCel group of the UPV/EHU's Faculty of Pharmacy, and the University of Elche have designed some niosomes, which are lipid vesicles for use in gene therapies designed to treat diseases of the central nervous system.

4 Dec 2018

Brown researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant renewal to explore fundamentals of brain function

Brown University's Center for Central Nervous System Function, part of the Carney Institute for Brain Science, has been awarded a $12 million grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health's Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence program.

3 Dec 2018

Scoring models underestimate risk of hospital readmission in neurocritical care patients

Scoring models used to predict 30-day readmission risk in the general hospital population may not accurately predict readmissions for patients in the neurocritical care unit, reports a study in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, official journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

29 Nov 2018

Chronically ill, traumatically billed: The $123,000 medicine for MS

Shereese Hickson's multiple sclerosis was flaring again. Spasms in her legs and other symptoms were getting worse.

28 Nov 2018

Study provides new way to treat multiple sclerosis

Nerve cells stripped of their insulation can no longer carry vital information, leading to the numbness, weakness and vision problems often associated with multiple sclerosis. A new study shows an overlooked source may be able to replace that lost insulation and provide a new way to treat diseases like MS.

27 Nov 2018

Microglia show distinct responses under inflammatory conditions

The NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory at LIH's Department of Oncology conducts research on brain diseases, with a special emphasis on glioma biology, drug resistance and systems approaches.

26 Nov 2018

$People with Alzheimer’s disease using strong opioids have increased risk of hip fracture$

People with Alzheimer’s disease using strong opioids have increased risk of hip fracture

People using strong painkillers, opioids, have twice the risk of hip fracture compared to non-opioid users, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The risk was highest in the first two months of opioid use.

26 Nov 2018

Researchers develop model that predicts transmissibility of viral zoonoses

Researchers have developed a model that predicts which of the viruses that can jump from animals to people can also be transmitted from person to person--and are therefore possible sources of human diseases.

20 Nov 2018

Breakthrough technology offers new hope to people with glaucoma, retinitis and macular degeneration

In January 2009, the life of engineer Michel Meunier, a professor at Polytechnique Montréal, changed dramatically. Like others, he had observed that the extremely short pulse of a femtosecond laser (0.000000000000001 second) could make nanometer-sized holes appear in silicon when it was covered by gold nanoparticles.

20 Nov 2018

Central Nervous System News and Research

Targeting biochemical pathway may lead to new therapies for alleviating symptoms of anxiety disorders

Brazilian professors propose guidelines for therapeutic use of melatonin

Genes play a role in physical activity and sleep

VCU researchers test vaccine against opioid abuse

Arc welding fume is harmful to human health

From Our Bench to Yours: Antibody Advice from Proteintech

NanoBioCel group develops lipid vesicles that can genetic material efficiently and viably

Brown researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant renewal to explore fundamentals of brain function

Scoring models underestimate risk of hospital readmission in neurocritical care patients

Chronically ill, traumatically billed: The $123,000 medicine for MS

Study provides new way to treat multiple sclerosis

Microglia show distinct responses under inflammatory conditions

People with Alzheimer’s disease using strong opioids have increased risk of hip fracture

Researchers develop model that predicts transmissibility of viral zoonoses

Breakthrough technology offers new hope to people with glaucoma, retinitis and macular degeneration

Scientists identify novel target for neuron regeneration, functional recovery in spinal cord injury

Replacement of dysfunctional microglia has therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases

Concomitant use of sleeping pills and opioids found to prevalent among people with Alzheimer’s disease

Drug used to treat PTSD does not reduce suicidal thinking, may worsen nightmares and insomnia

Research team identifies Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation for Leigh syndrome

Event guide: The 7th CNS Drug Delivery Summit eBook

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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