Medications
Anti-seizure medication has a new target
An anti-seizure medication acts on unexpected molecular targets, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Jul 7, 2022
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News tagged with ampa receptor
Neuroscience
The discovery of a 'negative regulator' in the brain
The brain has an uncanny ability to enhance or reduce communication between brain cells. Whether or not communication is fast or slow changes the brain's overall function. Understanding how these cells communicate within ...
Jul 22, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Neurons promote growth of brain tumor cells
In a current paper published in the journal Nature, Heidelberg-based researchers and physicians describe how neurons in the brain establish contact with aggressive glioblastomas and thus promote tumor growth / New tumor activation ...
Sep 20, 2019
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Neuroscience
The ever-changing brain: Shining a light on synaptic plasticity
Synapses allow neurons to communicate with one another. In the synapse, one neuron emits chemical messengers called neurotransmitters, and an adjacent neuron receives them using tiny structures called receptors. A specific ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Neuroscience
Scientists capture first image of major brain receptor in action
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have captured the first three-dimensional snapshots of the AMPA-subtype glutamate receptor in action. The receptor, which regulates most electrical signaling in the brain, ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New drug target for Alzheimer's, stroke discovered
A tiny piece of a critical receptor that fuels the brain and without which sentient beings cannot live has been discovered by University at Buffalo scientists as a promising new drug target for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative ...
Oct 11, 2011
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Neuroscience
Early-life seizures prematurely wake up brain networks tied to autism
Early-life seizures prematurely switch on key synapses in the brain that may contribute to further neurodevelopmental delay in children with autism and other intellectual disabilities, suggests a new study from researchers ...
May 29, 2018
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Genetics
Treating brain diseases now possible
Neurological diseases of the brain such as dementia, autism and schizophrenia are now a growing social problem. Nevertheless, studies on their definitive cause are still insufficient. Recently, a POSTECH research team has ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study shows how epilepsy drugs block electrical signals in the brain
As many as one out of four adults who suffer from epilepsy do not respond to any available drugs.
Nov 29, 2016
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Neuroscience
Compound lights up brain receptors in PET scans
A radiotracer specifically binds to a major class of brain receptors when injected into living rats and humans, lighting them up in PET scans. The compound, called [11C]K-2, was designed and tested by a large team of scientists ...
Jan 22, 2020
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