Repurposed FDA-approved drug could uncover potential treatment for rare genetic disorders

byMcMaster UniversityMass neuronal loss throughout the spinal cord of SD mice at terminal disease stage. Credit:Human Molecular Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddae153In a new study

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Repurposed FDA-approved drug could uncover potential treatment for rare genetic disorders

byMcMaster UniversityMass neuronal loss throughout the spinal cord of SD mice at terminal disease stage. Credit:Human Molecular Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddae153In a new study

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Endorphin system may hold the key to understanding and treating bulimia nervosa

The role of the brain's opioid receptor system - or endorphin system - may hold the key to understanding and treating bulimia nervosa, according to research reported in theSociety of Nuclear

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Endorphin system may hold the key to understanding and treating bulimia nervosa

The role of the brain's opioid receptor system - or endorphin system - may hold the key to understanding and treating bulimia nervosa, according to research reported in theSociety of Nuclear

Updated on:October 27,2023 14

Technique to 'listen' to a patient's brain during tumour surgery

byUniversity of CambridgeBrains. Credit: Kai SchreiberSurgeons could soon eavesdrop on a patient's brain activity during surgery to remove their brain tumour, helping improve the accuracy of

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Technique to 'listen' to a patient's brain during tumour surgery

byUniversity of CambridgeBrains. Credit: Kai SchreiberSurgeons could soon eavesdrop on a patient's brain activity during surgery to remove their brain tumour, helping improve the accuracy of

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Scientists use AI-generated images to map visual functions in the brain

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeExperimental design workflow.aSession 1: The first experiment involved showing four sets of natural and synthetic images to each of 6 subjects while th

Updated on: January 02,2024 18

Scientists use AI-generated images to map visual functions in the brain

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeExperimental design workflow.aSession 1: The first experiment involved showing four sets of natural and synthetic images to each of 6 subjects while th

Updated on:January 02,2024 18

Identifying the inflammatory cells behind chemo brain

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityEffects of chemotherapy on microglia and astrocyte immunohistochemistry. (A) Representative images of Iba-1 immunohistochemistry in the PVN and DG, (B)

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Identifying the inflammatory cells behind chemo brain

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityEffects of chemotherapy on microglia and astrocyte immunohistochemistry. (A) Representative images of Iba-1 immunohistochemistry in the PVN and DG, (B)

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Preterm deliveries may pose long-term stroke risk for mothers

by Michael PreckerIt's not surprising that babies born prematurely may face more health issues than those who were carried to term.But new research suggests the same may apply to their mothers.A s

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Preterm deliveries may pose long-term stroke risk for mothers

by Michael PreckerIt's not surprising that babies born prematurely may face more health issues than those who were carried to term.But new research suggests the same may apply to their mothers.A s

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Research reveals novel ways of cultivating brain cells to treat and study

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolSurvival of grafted NPCs in the ischemic core. Credit:Advanced Science(2023). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302527Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their co

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Research reveals novel ways of cultivating brain cells to treat and study

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolSurvival of grafted NPCs in the ischemic core. Credit:Advanced Science(2023). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302527Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their co

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Why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat?

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Why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat?

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Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists, they

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Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists, they

Updated on:October 30,2023 19

Real-time dopamine measurement using a flexible probe that minimizes brain damage

by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)A research team led by Jang Kyung-in, a Professor affiliated with the D

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Real-time dopamine measurement using a flexible probe that minimizes brain damage

by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Credit: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)A research team led by Jang Kyung-in, a Professor affiliated with the D

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Transplanting stem cells from fetuses into people with MS reduces markers in early-stage trial

Transplanting stem cells from fetuses into people with MS reduces markers in early-stage trialby Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThe number of injected hfNPCs inversely correlates with brain volume loss. Co

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Transplanting stem cells from fetuses into people with MS reduces markers in early-stage trial

Transplanting stem cells from fetuses into people with MS reduces markers in early-stage trialby Bob Yirka , Medical XpressThe number of injected hfNPCs inversely correlates with brain volume loss. Co

Updated on:October 29,2023 8

How music heals us, even when it's sad—new study of musical therapy led by a neuroscientist

by Leigh Riby,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen I hear Shania Twain's "You're Still The One," it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad's PC.

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How music heals us, even when it's sad—new study of musical therapy led by a neuroscientist

by Leigh Riby,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen I hear Shania Twain's "You're Still The One," it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad's PC.

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