Spinal implant allows Parkinson's patient to walk again

by Alexandre Grosbois, Julien DuryMarc, who has advanced Parkinson's disease, walks with help from electrodes implanted in his spine at Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland.A man with advan

Updated on: January 04,2024 6

Spinal implant allows Parkinson's patient to walk again

by Alexandre Grosbois, Julien DuryMarc, who has advanced Parkinson's disease, walks with help from electrodes implanted in his spine at Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland.A man with advan

Updated on:January 04,2024 6

Ultrasound enables less-invasive brain-machine interfaces

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyAnatomical recording planes and behavioral tasks.a, Coronal fUS imaging planes used for monkeys P and L. The approximate fUS field of view

Updated on: January 02,2024 19

Ultrasound enables less-invasive brain-machine interfaces

by Lori Dajose,California Institute of TechnologyAnatomical recording planes and behavioral tasks.a, Coronal fUS imaging planes used for monkeys P and L. The approximate fUS field of view

Updated on:January 02,2024 19

New large-scale study results add to evidence that vestibular loss increases dementia risk

by Stephanie Baum , Medical XpressThe relationship between vestibular loss and the risk of dementia. Credit:Scientific Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42598-wExisting research shows

Updated on: February 24,2024 16

New large-scale study results add to evidence that vestibular loss increases dementia risk

by Stephanie Baum , Medical XpressThe relationship between vestibular loss and the risk of dementia. Credit:Scientific Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42598-wExisting research shows

Updated on:February 24,2024 16

Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer's blood test

by Judith Graham, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer's disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results

Updated on: January 04,2024 5

Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer's blood test

by Judith Graham, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer's disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results

Updated on:January 04,2024 5

Perfecting the performance of nerve implants

by Crispin Savage,University of AdelaideModeling for wireless nerve stimulation. (a) Zoomed-out view of the nerve and its relative position within the muscle tissue; (b) Relative position of the

Updated on: January 04,2024 5

Perfecting the performance of nerve implants

by Crispin Savage,University of AdelaideModeling for wireless nerve stimulation. (a) Zoomed-out view of the nerve and its relative position within the muscle tissue; (b) Relative position of the

Updated on:January 04,2024 5

Genome-editing technique shows promise as treatment for common hereditary nerve disease

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityAAV gene therapy-based genome editing recovered myelination in human CMT1A patient nerve differentiated from iPS cells. Credit: Department of Neuropathology,

Updated on: December 30,2023 13

Genome-editing technique shows promise as treatment for common hereditary nerve disease

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityAAV gene therapy-based genome editing recovered myelination in human CMT1A patient nerve differentiated from iPS cells. Credit: Department of Neuropathology,

Updated on:December 30,2023 13

Unusual RNA structures could be targets for new ALS treatments

by Hayley Dunning,Imperial College LondonG-quadruplexes structural features and mechanistic hypothesis.aStructural characteristics of G-quadruplexes—The G4 scaffold is composed of a

Updated on: December 30,2023 20

Unusual RNA structures could be targets for new ALS treatments

by Hayley Dunning,Imperial College LondonG-quadruplexes structural features and mechanistic hypothesis.aStructural characteristics of G-quadruplexes—The G4 scaffold is composed of a

Updated on:December 30,2023 20

Most Australian hospitals are able to offer good stroke care, but many patients are missing out: Report

by Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new report across six states and territories shows data from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) is

Updated on: December 30,2023 13

Most Australian hospitals are able to offer good stroke care, but many patients are missing out: Report

by Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new report across six states and territories shows data from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) is

Updated on:December 30,2023 13

Brain lesions in former football players linked to vascular, brain changes

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSigns of injury to the brain's white matter called white matter hyperintensities, as seen on brain scans, may be tied more st

Updated on: December 28,2023 18

Brain lesions in former football players linked to vascular, brain changes

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSigns of injury to the brain's white matter called white matter hyperintensities, as seen on brain scans, may be tied more st

Updated on:December 28,2023 18

New biomarker predicts whether neurons will regenerate

byUniversity of California - San DiegoNeurons, shown here in red and yellow, are some of the slowest cells to regenerate after injury. In this section of a mouse brain, yellow neurons are regene

Updated on: January 06,2024 15

New biomarker predicts whether neurons will regenerate

byUniversity of California - San DiegoNeurons, shown here in red and yellow, are some of the slowest cells to regenerate after injury. In this section of a mouse brain, yellow neurons are regene

Updated on:January 06,2024 15

New methodology to study the intricacies of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaImages of amyloid aggregate plaques in brain tissue of a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease incubated with the antibody used in the study. On the left, im

Updated on: January 05,2024 19

New methodology to study the intricacies of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

byAutonomous University of BarcelonaImages of amyloid aggregate plaques in brain tissue of a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease incubated with the antibody used in the study. On the left, im

Updated on:January 05,2024 19

Study adds to evidence that Parkinson's starts in the gut

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterAn autoimmune reaction in mice to a protein associated with Parkinson's disease damaged neurons in the GI tract, adding to evidence that the diseas

Updated on: April 02,2024 14

Study adds to evidence that Parkinson's starts in the gut

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterAn autoimmune reaction in mice to a protein associated with Parkinson's disease damaged neurons in the GI tract, adding to evidence that the diseas

Updated on:April 02,2024 14