A newly developed therapeutic strategy offers potential in treating neurofibromatosis type 1 skin tumors

FEBRUARY 13, 2024by Germans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2024). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.168826Researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research

Updated on: March 29,2024

A newly developed therapeutic strategy offers potential in treating neurofibromatosis type 1 skin tumors

FEBRUARY 13, 2024by Germans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2024). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.168826Researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research

Updated on:March 29,2024

Dementia is not just about memory loss: Study highlights importance of assessing standard emotional responses

by Heidi Douglass,University of New South WalesCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe focus too much on memory loss in relation to dementia and not enough on difficulties with identifying emotions in socia

Updated on: February 24,2024

Dementia is not just about memory loss: Study highlights importance of assessing standard emotional responses

by Heidi Douglass,University of New South WalesCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe focus too much on memory loss in relation to dementia and not enough on difficulties with identifying emotions in socia

Updated on:February 24,2024

Behind the wheel: Navigating driving with epilepsy

by Joy Mazur, International League Against EpilepsyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJessica Veach didn't wait long enough at the stop sign."You got too excited," the instructor told her

Updated on: March 15,2024

Behind the wheel: Navigating driving with epilepsy

by Joy Mazur, International League Against EpilepsyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainJessica Veach didn't wait long enough at the stop sign."You got too excited," the instructor told her

Updated on:March 15,2024

How the brain handles the complexity of chewing

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of MontrealConnectivity of areas involved in chewing and other orofacial behaviors. Credit:Current Opinion in Neurobiology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.

Updated on: April 09,2024

How the brain handles the complexity of chewing

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of MontrealConnectivity of areas involved in chewing and other orofacial behaviors. Credit:Current Opinion in Neurobiology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.

Updated on:April 09,2024

New anti-blood clotting drug may lower risk of recurrent strokes

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Wikimedia CommonsAn experimental drug designed to block blood-clotting proteins may lower the risk of recurrent strokes, according to a dose-findi

Updated on: April 24,2024

New anti-blood clotting drug may lower risk of recurrent strokes

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Wikimedia CommonsAn experimental drug designed to block blood-clotting proteins may lower the risk of recurrent strokes, according to a dose-findi

Updated on:April 24,2024

Neural decoding of visual information across different neural recording modalities and approaches

by Beijing Zhongke Journal Publishing Co.Illustration of two types of visual neural decoding. Credit: Beijing Zhongke Journal Publising Co.Every day, various types of sensory information from the exte

Updated on: January 10,2024

Neural decoding of visual information across different neural recording modalities and approaches

by Beijing Zhongke Journal Publishing Co.Illustration of two types of visual neural decoding. Credit: Beijing Zhongke Journal Publising Co.Every day, various types of sensory information from the exte

Updated on:January 10,2024

Researchers uncover blood flow regulation of brain pericyte development

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113652In a study published online inCell Reportsresearcher

Updated on: February 24,2024

Researchers uncover blood flow regulation of brain pericyte development

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113652In a study published online inCell Reportsresearcher

Updated on:February 24,2024

From pills to pulses: Electrifying medicine using the peripheral nervous system

byIMECBio-electronic medicine is a new form of therapy that uses electrical pulses to modulate nerve activity. The small implant delivering the pulses sits in the body, a wearable device deliver

Updated on: April 09,2024

From pills to pulses: Electrifying medicine using the peripheral nervous system

byIMECBio-electronic medicine is a new form of therapy that uses electrical pulses to modulate nerve activity. The small implant delivering the pulses sits in the body, a wearable device deliver

Updated on:April 09,2024

Treatment with N-acetyl-L-leucine beneficial for Niemann-Pick disease

by Elana GotkineTreatment with N-acetyl-L-leucine (NALL) for 12 weeks yields better neurological status than placebo among patients with genetically confirmed Niemann-Pick disease type C, according to

Updated on: March 22,2024

Treatment with N-acetyl-L-leucine beneficial for Niemann-Pick disease

by Elana GotkineTreatment with N-acetyl-L-leucine (NALL) for 12 weeks yields better neurological status than placebo among patients with genetically confirmed Niemann-Pick disease type C, according to

Updated on:March 22,2024

Study confirms safety of new flow-diverting stent in the treatment of brain aneurysms

byKing's College LondonIllustrative example of PEDV deployment and follow-up imaging. (A) Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) showing an aneurysm at the paraophthalmic segment of the left

Updated on: January 02,2024

Study confirms safety of new flow-diverting stent in the treatment of brain aneurysms

byKing's College LondonIllustrative example of PEDV deployment and follow-up imaging. (A) Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) showing an aneurysm at the paraophthalmic segment of the left

Updated on:January 02,2024

AAN issues guideline for treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyDiabetic neuropathy refers to nerve damage due to diabetes and it may lead to pain and numbness, most often in the hands and feet. To help neurologists and other d

Updated on: January 21,2024

AAN issues guideline for treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyDiabetic neuropathy refers to nerve damage due to diabetes and it may lead to pain and numbness, most often in the hands and feet. To help neurologists and other d

Updated on:January 21,2024

Guidance on new treatments for early Alzheimer's disease issued

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew therapies for early Alzheimer's disease, monoclonal antibodies that remove amyloid-β plaques in the brain, are bringing ho

Updated on: May 28,2024

Guidance on new treatments for early Alzheimer's disease issued

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew therapies for early Alzheimer's disease, monoclonal antibodies that remove amyloid-β plaques in the brain, are bringing ho

Updated on:May 28,2024