Eye exam could lead to early Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A simple eye exam combined with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) ...
Tag: neurobiology
Dormant threat: Abnormal proteins unleash latent toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases
A new mechanism of action by which misfolded proteins cause indirect damage to neuronsCredit: DGIST Thanks to modern medicine, humans ...
Taking out the trash is essential for brain health
Credit: Department of Pathological Cell Biology,TMDU A research team at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) find that Wipi3, a ...
Parkinson’s patients use telehealth access for speech improvement during pandemic
Credit: Steve Mogensen/SpeechVive WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - SpeechVive Inc. announced Thursday (Nov. 19) it is making its remote calibration software ...
For neural research, wireless chip shines light on the brain
Credit: Yaoyao Jia, NC State University Researchers have developed a chip that is powered wirelessly and can be surgically implanted ...
Blood biomarkers for detecting brain injury in COVID-19 patients
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 17, 2020--COVID-19 can directly cause neurologic symptoms and long-term neurological ...
Lovestruck by oxytocin! Novel roles of the hormone in controlling male sexual function
Researchers from Okayama University in Japan decode the mechanisms behind oxytocin controlled male sexual functions and behaviorsCredit: 2020 Okayama University ...
Diabetes, hypertension may increase risk of COVID-19 brain complications
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of neurological ...
Smartphone use offers tool to treat MS, other diseases
The way patients type on their phone keyboards could tip off doctors to how their disease is progressingCredit: Daria Nepriakhina ...
STAT honors ‘Wunderkind’ for pioneering work at UVA on focused ultrasound, cancer
Credit: Courtesy Natasha Sheybani Health news site STAT has honored Natasha Sheybani, PhD, as one of the next generation of ...
Does the human brain resemble the Universe?
Credit: University of Bologna In their paper published in Frontiers of Physics, Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna) ...
Parasite infection discovery could assist mental health treatments
Credit: plos.org New research into how a common parasite infection alters human behaviour could help development of treatments for schizophrenia ...
Aarhus University links brain research and artificial intelligence in new centre
A new cross-disciplinary centre will develop brain-machine interface technologies. One of the goals is to develop next-gen technology to monitor, ...
Reversal of glial scar tissue back to neuronal tissue through neuroregenerative gene therapy
Credit: Jinan University Brain or spinal cord injury often results in glial scar tissue that is correlated to neural functional ...
Worms reveal why melatonin promotes sleep
Research in C. elegans shows how melatonin activates the BK channel in the brainCredit: Bojun Chen/UConn Health Melatonin is used ...
A diet rich in ultra-processed fats and sugars increases the possibility of muscle pain
New research reveals an association between pain and overweight that is independent of mechanical overload and it is probable that ...
Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, trial suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep ...
Circular RNA regulates neuronal differentiation by scaffolding an inhibitory transcription complex
Credit: Christian Kroun Damgaard and Anne Kruse Hollensen. In a screening for a functional impact to the neuronal differentiation process, ...
First non-human primate study showing promise of gene therapy for stroke repair
Credit: Jinan University Stroke is a leading cause of death and severe long-term disability with limited treatment available. A research ...
Innovative machine-learning approach for future diagnostic advances in Parkinson’s disease
Credit: @LIH Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, with patient numbers being expected to double worldwide ...
