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TSRI scientists receive $1.8 million grant to develop drug candidates for multiple diseases

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have been awarded approximately $1.8 million from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to develop a series of drug candidates for a number of diseases, including heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis and several neurodegenerative disorders.

24 Jan 2017

Edible and medicinal mushrooms show potential to mitigate neurodegenerative diseases

Certain edible and medicinal mushrooms contain bioactive compounds that may enhance nerve growth in the brain and protect against neurotoxic stimuli such as inflammation that contribute to neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

24 Jan 2017

Dementia patients may often struggle to manage drug regime, study reveals

New research funded by Pharmacy Research UK published on 19 January, reveals people with dementia may struggle with managing their medication - exposing them to side-effects, medication errors and an increased risk of non-adherence to drug treatment.

24 Jan 2017

New therapy to treat spinal cord injuries shows improvements in motor function

A new therapy to treat spinal cord injuries in people who have lost all motor and sensory function below the injury site shows additional motor function improvement at 6-months and 9-months following treatment with 10 million AST-OPC1.

24 Jan 2017

New drugs that target neighbour proteins may help halt cancer progression

Cancer is caused by an accumulation of genetic changes in a cell, that overcome the normal checks and balances leading to uncontrolled growth. A complex, interacting network of proteins controls all of a cell's processes, from metabolism to growth and division.

24 Jan 2017

Researchers provide new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying dyslexia

Researchers have provided new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying a condition that causes reading and writing difficulties.

24 Jan 2017

Study suggests two-pronged approach to improving health care for Indigenous Canadians

In Canada, rates of Type 2 diabetes are three to five percent higher in Indigenous peoples when compared to non-Indigenous peoples. Not only this, but Indigenous Canadians typically have poorer health outcomes during treatment of diabetes.

24 Jan 2017

Functional MRI technique may help predict risk of long-term post-concussive symptoms

For concussion sufferers, even those who never lost consciousness, physicians may now be able to predict early on who is more likely to continue experiencing symptoms months or years after the head-jarring event, using a new non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging method devised by a consortium of researchers led by UC San Francisco scientists.

24 Jan 2017

Researchers explore feasibility of carbon ions for treating cardiac arrhythmia

Approximately 350,000 patients in Germany suffer from various forms of cardiac arrhythmia. The condition can lead to permanent damage as a result of stroke, or it may cause sudden heart failure.

24 Jan 2017

New Norwegian study finds key mechanisms for future treatment of Parkinson's disease

A new Norwegian study shows new mechanisms behind Parkinson's disease, which can be key mechanisms for future treatment.

24 Jan 2017

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

University of Alabama at Birmingham neurobiologist Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D., has discovered a novel mechanism for how stress-induced anxiety — the type of experience that can produce post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD — affects circuit function in the hippocampus, the area of the brain where aversive memories are formed.

24 Jan 2017

Chair yoga program linked to reduction in pain among older adults

An 8-week chair yoga program was associated with reduction in pain, pain interference, and fatigue, and improvement in gait speed; concluded a study recently published in the online Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

24 Jan 2017

Landmark clinical trial testing new ablation procedure to treat life-threatening heart rhythm disorder

Loyola Medicine is the only center in the Midwest enrolling patients in a landmark clinical trial of a new procedure to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia.

24 Jan 2017

New Iowa State study shows that people with gym membership exercise more

If your New Year's resolution was to exercise more in 2017, chances are you've already given up or you're on the verge of doing so. To reach your goal, you may want to consider joining a gym, based on the results of a new study from a team of Iowa State University researchers.

24 Jan 2017

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TSRI scientists receive $1.8 million grant to develop drug candidates for multiple diseases

Edible and medicinal mushrooms show potential to mitigate neurodegenerative diseases

Dementia patients may often struggle to manage drug regime, study reveals

New therapy to treat spinal cord injuries shows improvements in motor function

New drugs that target neighbour proteins may help halt cancer progression

Researchers provide new insight into the brain mechanisms underlying dyslexia

Study suggests two-pronged approach to improving health care for Indigenous Canadians

Functional MRI technique may help predict risk of long-term post-concussive symptoms

Researchers explore feasibility of carbon ions for treating cardiac arrhythmia

New Norwegian study finds key mechanisms for future treatment of Parkinson's disease

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

Chair yoga program linked to reduction in pain among older adults

Landmark clinical trial testing new ablation procedure to treat life-threatening heart rhythm disorder

New Iowa State study shows that people with gym membership exercise more

Tulane researchers discover cancer-causing role of protein thought to be tumor suppressor

Survey reports symptoms and treatments that impact lives of HD patients and caregivers

Central and peripheral vision reaction times substantially slowed post-concussion, study shows

Study shows long-term gains from hastening surgical interventions against epilepsy

Stroke-injured rat brain forms functioning connections with transplanted neurons, study shows

Hormone can boost activity in brain regions linked to sexual arousal and love

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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