New signaling pathway in neurons
Credit: (Picture: Changhe Ji / University of Würzburg) Neurodegenerative diseases, such as various forms of senile dementia or amyotrophic lateral ...
Tag: neurobiology
Study identifies potential link between Soldiers exposed to blasts, Alzheimer’s
Credit: UNC Pembroke RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Research shows that Soldiers exposed to shockwaves from military explosives are at ...
Repetitive compression of limbs appears to aid recovery from deadly brain bleeds
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 25, 2021) - Scientists want to know more about how an ...
Scientists sniff out how amyloid β contributes to loss of smell in Alzheimer’s disease
New study shows that uneven accumulation of amyloid β is linked to olfactory dysfunction or partial loss of smell, an ...
Documenting memories of those with dementia
Project matches students with dementia patients to document memories via digital storytellingCredit: UT Arlington The RRF Foundation for Aging awarded ...
‘Miracle poison’ for novel therapeutics
Researchers prove they can engineer botulinum toxin proteins to find new targets with high selectivity, a critical advance toward potential ...
Scientists map the brain of a nematode worm
Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have mapped the physical organization of the brain of a microscopic soil-living nematode worm called ...
Researchers find new way to diagnose potential for Alzheimer’s disease method less invasive, costly
Credit: University of Tennessee Health Science Center MEMPHIS, TN, FEBRUARY 24, 2021:- Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease has been shown ...
David Kaplan elected to National Academy of Engineering
Tufts biomedical engineer and researcher is recognized for his contributions to silk-based materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicineCredit: Alonso ...
CUHK study brings new direction for treating neurological diseases
Credit: CUHK The finding, recently published in the prestigious scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the ...
Targeted delivery of highly toxic anti-cancer drug to brain tumors
UH researcher develops, tests nano-carrier as potential treatment for glioblastomasCredit: University of Houston With a survival rate of only five ...
Seasonal variation in daylight influences brain function
Credit: University of Turku Seasons have an impact on our emotions and social life. Negative emotions are more subdued in ...
New therapeutic target for Huntington’s treatment
New perspective on the role of sRNAs in the diseaseCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Huntington's disease is caused by a mutation ...
Largest comprehensive Middle East GWAS reveals Arab genetic risk factors
QATAR GENOME RESEARCH CONSORTIUM investigators identify genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits in the Qatari populationCredit: Qatar Foundation Doha, ...
Evan Snyder named Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Renowned stem cell researcher recognized by his peers for seminal contributions to regenerative medicineCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ...
‘Walking’ molecule superstructures could help create neurons for regenerative medicine
3D-printed novel biomaterial mimics properties of living tissuesCredit: Stupp Lab / Northwestern University Imagine if surgeons could transplant healthy neurons ...
Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, novel analysis shows
Credit: Sorbonne Université Using an innovative computational approach to analyze vast brain cell gene expression datasets, researchers at MIT and ...
Politics and the brain: Attention perks up when politicians break with party lines
fMRI study shows stronger neurological responses for politically incongruent positionsCredit: Craig Chandler University Communication University of Nebraska-Lincoln In a time ...
Neural pathway critical to correcting behavioral errors related to psych disorders found
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai researchers have identified a neural pathway through which the brain detects errors and ...
New EBRAINS-enabled tool to help guide surgery in drug-resistant epilepsy patients
Ultra-high definition predictive brain tool seeks to give surgeons a sharp eye to spot epilepsy in a patient's brainCredit: HBP ...