New leads for spinal cord injury: Mapping spinal-projecting neurons in the brain

JANUARY 25, 2024by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonResearchers have now mapped all the neurons that project from the brain to the spinal cord and characterized them at the molecular

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New leads for spinal cord injury: Mapping spinal-projecting neurons in the brain

JANUARY 25, 2024by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonResearchers have now mapped all the neurons that project from the brain to the spinal cord and characterized them at the molecular

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Ancient viruses responsible for our big brains and bodies: Study

by Issam AHMEDAn oligodendrocyte, a type of cell responsible for myelin in the central nervous system, seen under a confocal microscope.Ancient viruses that infected vertebrates hundreds of millions o

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Ancient viruses responsible for our big brains and bodies: Study

by Issam AHMEDAn oligodendrocyte, a type of cell responsible for myelin in the central nervous system, seen under a confocal microscope.Ancient viruses that infected vertebrates hundreds of millions o

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For people with migraine, feelings of stigma may impact disability, quality of life

JANUARY 17, 2024 Editors' notesbyAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMigraine can impact many aspects of a person's life, but less is known about how feelings o

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For people with migraine, feelings of stigma may impact disability, quality of life

JANUARY 17, 2024 Editors' notesbyAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMigraine can impact many aspects of a person's life, but less is known about how feelings o

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New therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease discovered

JULY 19, 2023byNorthwestern UniversityImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease. C

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New therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease discovered

JULY 19, 2023byNorthwestern UniversityImmunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease. C

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Lighting up Alzheimer's-related proteins to allow for earlier disease detection

FEBRUARY 5, 2024byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit:ACS Sensors(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01334Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, ar

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Lighting up Alzheimer's-related proteins to allow for earlier disease detection

FEBRUARY 5, 2024byAmerican Chemical SocietyCredit:ACS Sensors(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c01334Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, ar

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FDA issues another warning on tianeptine products, which can cause seizures and death

JANUARY 25, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellReiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing ti

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FDA issues another warning on tianeptine products, which can cause seizures and death

JANUARY 25, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellReiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing ti

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How frontotemporal dementia changes the brain: Research is untangling its genetic causes

by Fen-Biao Gao,The ConversationCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsAbout55 million people worldwidesuffer from dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. On Feb. 22, 2024, it was reve

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How frontotemporal dementia changes the brain: Research is untangling its genetic causes

by Fen-Biao Gao,The ConversationCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsAbout55 million people worldwidesuffer from dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. On Feb. 22, 2024, it was reve

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New insights into the development of Parkinson's disease in the brain might open the doors to new therapies

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIn healthy condition, CHCHD2WT localizes in mitochondria. In pathogenic condition, mutant CHCHD2T61I mislocalizes to the cytosol and recruits Casein kinase 1

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New insights into the development of Parkinson's disease in the brain might open the doors to new therapies

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIn healthy condition, CHCHD2WT localizes in mitochondria. In pathogenic condition, mutant CHCHD2T61I mislocalizes to the cytosol and recruits Casein kinase 1

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Thinning of brain region may signal dementia risk 5–10 years before symptoms

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioStrengths of significant association (regression t values) for gray matter thickness in Alzheimer's disease (AD) dement

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Thinning of brain region may signal dementia risk 5–10 years before symptoms

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioStrengths of significant association (regression t values) for gray matter thickness in Alzheimer's disease (AD) dement

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Oxytocin: The love hormone that holds the key to better memory

byTokyo University of ScienceResearchers discovered that activating a specific group of oxytocin neurons in the mouse brain improves performance in novel object recognition tasks. Credit: Akiyos

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Oxytocin: The love hormone that holds the key to better memory

byTokyo University of ScienceResearchers discovered that activating a specific group of oxytocin neurons in the mouse brain improves performance in novel object recognition tasks. Credit: Akiyos

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A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

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A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

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AI helping bring vital stroke care 'virtually to the patient's bedside'

JANUARY 19, 2024by Audrey Kirby,University of KentuckyJustin Fraser, M.D., and Muhammed Fawad Ishfaq, M.D., are able to quickly review patient scans through their phones. Credit: Lily Wilder/Uni

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AI helping bring vital stroke care 'virtually to the patient's bedside'

JANUARY 19, 2024by Audrey Kirby,University of KentuckyJustin Fraser, M.D., and Muhammed Fawad Ishfaq, M.D., are able to quickly review patient scans through their phones. Credit: Lily Wilder/Uni

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