Cellular architecture of lesions in multiple sclerosis now mapped out

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing advanced methodology, scientists in Sweden were able to reveal at the cellular level how lesions in multiple sclerosis develop. The

Updated on: March 27,2024

Cellular architecture of lesions in multiple sclerosis now mapped out

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing advanced methodology, scientists in Sweden were able to reveal at the cellular level how lesions in multiple sclerosis develop. The

Updated on:March 27,2024

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals heterogeneity in fibrotic scars after spinal cord injury

byChinese Academy of SciencesSchematic diagram of fibrotic scar heterogeneity after spinal cord injury. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50564-xMyofibrobla

Updated on: September 03,2024

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals heterogeneity in fibrotic scars after spinal cord injury

byChinese Academy of SciencesSchematic diagram of fibrotic scar heterogeneity after spinal cord injury. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50564-xMyofibrobla

Updated on:September 03,2024

Jalisco mutation, rare strain of Alzheimer's affecting people in their 40s

by Ron Mackovich,University of Southern CaliforniaMaria Barocio, 45, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, walks with her doctor, Freddi Segal-Gidan, at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation

Updated on: June 05,2024

Jalisco mutation, rare strain of Alzheimer's affecting people in their 40s

by Ron Mackovich,University of Southern CaliforniaMaria Barocio, 45, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, walks with her doctor, Freddi Segal-Gidan, at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation

Updated on:June 05,2024

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?

by The Associated PressBruce Willis attends a movie premiere in New York on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Nearly a year after Bruce Willis’ family announced that he would step away from acting after being di

Updated on: May 05,2024

Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?

by The Associated PressBruce Willis attends a movie premiere in New York on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Nearly a year after Bruce Willis’ family announced that he would step away from acting after being di

Updated on:May 05,2024

Novel tissue-derived brain organoids could revolutionize brain research

byPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyAn image of a whole human fetal brain organoid. Stem cells are marked by SOX2 (grey) and neuronal cells (TUJ1) are color coded from pink to yellow

Updated on: January 09,2024

Novel tissue-derived brain organoids could revolutionize brain research

byPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyAn image of a whole human fetal brain organoid. Stem cells are marked by SOX2 (grey) and neuronal cells (TUJ1) are color coded from pink to yellow

Updated on:January 09,2024

Research team builds first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps

by Pat Harriman,University of California, IrvineGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.004A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has

Updated on: April 06,2024

Research team builds first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps

by Pat Harriman,University of California, IrvineGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.004A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has

Updated on:April 06,2024

New gene therapy for muscular dystrophy offers hope

byUniversity of Washington School of MedicineA schematic illustration of a multi-shuttle system to deliver full dystrophin protein to muscle cells body-wide as a genetic therapy for muscular dys

Updated on: July 25,2024

New gene therapy for muscular dystrophy offers hope

byUniversity of Washington School of MedicineA schematic illustration of a multi-shuttle system to deliver full dystrophin protein to muscle cells body-wide as a genetic therapy for muscular dys

Updated on:July 25,2024

Developmental crossroads in the brain: How proteins direct nerve cell precursors to turn into specialized neurons

byMax Planck SocietyBrain functions such as motivated behavior, reward learning and decision making are enabled by inhibitory projection neurons. Researchers now show that the protein MEIS2 play

Updated on: March 27,2024

Developmental crossroads in the brain: How proteins direct nerve cell precursors to turn into specialized neurons

byMax Planck SocietyBrain functions such as motivated behavior, reward learning and decision making are enabled by inhibitory projection neurons. Researchers now show that the protein MEIS2 play

Updated on:March 27,2024

'That just sounds wrong': New study shows how our brains tell us when a sound is off

byNew York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhether it's a car door not properly closed, a shanked kick in football, or a misplaced note in music, our ears tell us when something d

Updated on: January 21,2024

'That just sounds wrong': New study shows how our brains tell us when a sound is off

byNew York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhether it's a car door not properly closed, a shanked kick in football, or a misplaced note in music, our ears tell us when something d

Updated on:January 21,2024

Hidden belly fat in midlife linked to Alzheimer's disease

by Radiological Society of North AmericaIncreased neuroinflammation (yellow colors) associated with higher hidden fat (visceral fat) in the cohort of 54 participants with an average age of 50 yea

Updated on: February 24,2024

Hidden belly fat in midlife linked to Alzheimer's disease

by Radiological Society of North AmericaIncreased neuroinflammation (yellow colors) associated with higher hidden fat (visceral fat) in the cohort of 54 participants with an average age of 50 yea

Updated on:February 24,2024

An alternate theory for what causes Alzheimer's disease

by University of California - RiversideTyler Lambeth (left) and Ryan Julian in the lab. Credit: Julian lab, UC RiversideAlzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia among the elderl

Updated on: April 18,2024

An alternate theory for what causes Alzheimer's disease

by University of California - RiversideTyler Lambeth (left) and Ryan Julian in the lab. Credit: Julian lab, UC RiversideAlzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia among the elderl

Updated on:April 18,2024

Chemical tool illuminates pathways used by dopamine, opioids and other neuronal signals

by Emily Kagey,University of MichiganA slice of the mouse brainstem demonstrates the detection of morphine (green) and the expression of the SPOTIT sensor (magenta). Credit: Noam Gannot and Peng

Updated on: April 28,2024

Chemical tool illuminates pathways used by dopamine, opioids and other neuronal signals

by Emily Kagey,University of MichiganA slice of the mouse brainstem demonstrates the detection of morphine (green) and the expression of the SPOTIT sensor (magenta). Credit: Noam Gannot and Peng

Updated on:April 28,2024