Printer toner linked to genetic changes, health risks in new study
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University Getting printer toner on your hands is annoying. Getting it in your lungs may be ...
Tag: neurobiology
Team deciphers how myotonic dystrophy generates lethal heart dysfunctions
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Roughly 80% of people with myotonic dystrophy - a common form ...
How cardiorespiratory function is related to genetics
Credit: Lancaster University How high altitudes affect people's breathing and its coordination with the heart beat is due to genetic ...
Innovative ways to battle Parkinson’s disease
HZDR researchers are developing a new radiotracer for differential diagnosticsCredit: HZDR / B. Tiedemann An interdisciplinary team from the Institute ...
Two neuroplasticity breakthroughs come together for a synergistic impact in brain health
Abilities Neurological Rehabilitation, Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic and ABI Wellness join forces to offer innovative neuro-rehabilitation program for individuals with chronic ...
New CRISPR base-editing technology slows ALS progression in mice
Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Gaj, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With a new CRISPR gene-editing methodology, scientists from ...
New study allows brain and artificial neurons to link up over the web
Credit: University of Southampton Research on novel nanoelectronics devices led by the University of Southampton enabled brain neurons and artificial ...
Surveillance after surgery does not improve outcomes for patients with glioblastoma
Retrospective study revealed no benefit for precautionary screenings after tumor removalCredit: MU Health Care Glioblastoma is an aggressive and deadly ...
Bee brain/human brain: New link
Study reveals links between bee brains and human brainsCredit: University of Otago Paul Szyszka, Lecturer in the University of Otago's ...
International group of scientists found new regulators of blood supply to the brain
The data obtained can be used in the treatment of hypertension, occurring without an obvious reasonCredit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal ...
KAT6A syndrome: Advances on the genetic bases and clinical picture of a rare disease
Expanding the clinical phenotype of patientsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA A research team has described five new cases of a rare ...
Treatment to reset immune cells markedly improves TBI symptoms
Preclinical study suggests prolonged inflammation after brain injury can be reversed by temporarily depleting immune cellsCredit: University of Maryland School ...
Temple’s Dr. Silvia Fossati awarded $500,000 grant for Alzheimer’s drug discovery research
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Silvia Fossati, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Associate Director of the ...
USask computer-based simulator tests insects for effects of new pesticide
Credit: David Stobbe for University of Saskatchewan SASKATOON--University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have used a novel combination of techniques to ...
TMS shows promise in treating stroke, dementia and migraines
Credit: Loyola Medicine MAYWOOD, IL. - Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has shown significant efficacy in treating major depressive and obsessive ...
Transport protein efficiently uses three independent lifts to shuttle the goods
Scheme of the transport cycle of glutamate transporters. Four states enclosed in dashed blocks represent structures observed in this work. ...
Validating Toolbox to evaluate cognitive processing in people with intellectual disability
UC Davis Health study a 'big first step' in standardizing assessmentsCredit: UC Davis Health Researchers at the UC Davis MIND ...
Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away
A mere four glial cells in roundworm perk up stress response in periphery, doubling lifespanCredit: Ashley Frakes, UC Berkeley While ...
Two grants will fund research into neurotechnology, drug delivery system
Two grants will fund interdisciplinary research, including a look at how neurons and muscle cells communicate with each other and ...
Hispanics/Latinos underrepresented in Alzheimer’s disease research
UH researcher to increase health literacy among largest US minorityCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is working ...
