Drug target could fight Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: The University of Queensland Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease are in the firing line after researchers ...
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Researchers identify brain ion channel as new approach to treating depression
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a drug that ...
Food for thought: New maps reveal how brains are kept nourished
Micro-scale depictions solve century-old puzzle of brain energy use and blood vessel clustersCredit: Xiang Ji and Edmund O'Donnell, UC San ...
Novel drug prevents amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease
In animal models, the new compound modulated a key enzyme, reducing or eliminating production of problematic protein fragments; human clinical ...
Oregon researchers unveil the weaving fractal network of connecting neurons
Quest to design implants to treat macular degeneration leads research team to a discovery that connectivity is completed with a ...
Placebo effect may explain reported benefits of psychedelic microdoses
The largest placebo-controlled trial of psychedelics to date suggests that the reported psychological benefits of microdosing are likely explained by ...
‘Fish DJ’ tackles fish hearing
The DJ-turned-researcher used her acoustic experience to design a speaker system for zebrafish larvae and discovered that their hearing is ...
Potential drug for Alzheimer’s disease prevention found safe and effective in animals
Credit: ©2021 Rynearson et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202560 Researchers at the University of California San ...
Shimmer launches Pulse+ the first line extension for its Verisense® wearable sensing platform for clinical trials
Shimmer's Verisense platform can now measure clinical trial participants' heart rate, oxygen saturation and emotional responses in addition to their ...
New study gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects
Credit: Image provided by M.Zunhammer et al. A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a ...
CUHK unveils balance between two protein counteracting forces in hereditary ataxias
Providing new direction for SCA3 therapeutic interventionCredit: CUHK Collaborating with the University of Oxford, Professor Ho Yin Edwin Chan's research ...
Predicts the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) using deep learning-based Splice-AI
Credit: KBRI Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, President Suh Pann-ghill) announced that the research team led by Dr. Jae-Yeol Joo ...
UTA researcher explores effects of trauma at the cellular, tissue levels of the brain
Blast trauma and the human brainCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington researcher has received an Office of ...
Picture books can boost physical activity for youth with autism
University of Missouri researcher says the exercise guides can also be used by low-income families to promote a healthy lifestyleCredit: ...
C-Path and Global Partners launch Ataxia Consortium
The Critical Path to Therapeutics for the Ataxias will optimize clinical trials for inherited ataxiasCredit: C-Path TUCSON, Ariz., February 26, ...
New research finds exercise may help slow memory loss for people living with Alzheimer’s dementia
Credit: Arizona State University PHOENIX, Arizona, February 26, 2021- Promising new research shows aerobic exercise may help slow memory loss ...
Advantageous preparation of movement via independent control of muscle sensors
Credit: Mattias Pettersson A number of brain areas change their activity before we execute a planned voluntary movement. A new ...
Risk genes in schizophrenia – their importance in choosing appropriate antipsychotic drug
This article by Dr. Felix-Martin Werner and Prof. Rafael Coveñas is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2021Credit: Dr. Felix-Martin Werner, ...
New radiology research shows promising results for focused ultrasound treatment of Alzheimer’s
Credit: Caylie Silveria/West Virginia University West Virginia University scientists used MRI scans to show what happens when ultrasound waves target ...
Salk Professors Satchin Panda and Tatyana Sharpee honored with endowed chairs
Credit: Salk Institute. LA JOLLA--(February 25, 2021) Professors Satchin Panda and Tatyana Sharpee have both been recognized for their contributions ...