News tagged with brain cells

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Scientists provide insights into incurable brain disease

(Medical Xpress)—Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Griffith University and University of Queensland scientists researching a degenerative brain disease have developed a new way to understand its progression and ...

Genetics created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researcher study the dangerous effects of cocaine on HIV patients

Cocaine, already a damaging drug for those with healthy immune systems, can be lethal for those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Mudit Tyagi, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at the George Washington ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dysfunction in cerebellar Calcium channel causes motor disorders and epilepsy

A dysfunction of a certain Calcium channel, the so called P/Q-type channel, in neurons of the cerebellum is sufficient to cause different motor diseases as well as a special type of epilepsy. This is reported by the research ...

Neuroscience created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research shows genetic evidence that new therapies targeting Parkinson's disease may cause harm

(Medical Xpress)—NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) and Mayo Clinic researchers have partnered on a study that shows genetic and clinical evidence that therapies targeting the expression of alpha-synuclein—a ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research shows how two brain areas interact to trigger divergent emotional behaviors

New research from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine for the first time explains exactly how two brain regions interact to promote emotionally motivated behaviors associated with anxiety ...

Neuroscience created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers image most of vertebrae brain at single cell level (w/ video)

(Medical Xpress)—Misha Ahrens and Philipp Keller, researchers with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have succeeded in making a near real-time video of most of a zebrafish's brain showing individual neuron ...

Neuroscience created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Researchers identify a promising target for multiple sclerosis treatments

A team of basic and clinical scientists led by the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre's (CRCHUM) Dr. Nathalie Arbour has opened the door to significantly improved treatments for the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis ...

Immunology created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study indicates reverse impulses clear useless information, prime brain for learning

(Medical Xpress)—When the mind is at rest, the electrical signals by which brain cells communicate appear to travel in reverse, wiping out unimportant information in the process, but sensitizing the cells ...

Neuroscience created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Peptides helping researchers in search for Parkinson's disease treatment

(Medical Xpress)—Australian researchers have taken the first step in using bioactive peptides as the building blocks to help 'build a new brain' to treat degenerative brain disease.

Medical research created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify Parkinson's disease link

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center have found that mitochondrial quality and functional capacity play an important role in Parkinson's ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Immortality gene mutation identifies brain tumors, other cancers

Newly identified mutations in a gene that makes cells immortal appear to play a pivotal role in three of the most common types of brain tumors, as well as cancers of the liver, tongue and urinary tract, according to research ...

Cancer created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New nanotechnology research study turns brain tumors blue

(Medical Xpress)—In an article published this week in the journal Drug Delivery and Translational Research, researchers from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have reported the de ...

Cancer created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Astrocyte signaling sheds light on stroke research

New research published in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests that modifying signals sent by astrocytes, our star-shaped brain cells, may help to limit the spread of damage after an ischemic brain stroke. The study in mic ...

Neuroscience created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Depression stems from miscommunication between brain cells, study shows

A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. The study indicates a major ...

Neuroscience created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (29) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Brain tumour cells killed by anti-nausea drug

(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide has shown for the first time that the growth of brain tumours can be halted by a drug currently being used to help patients recover from the side effects of ...

Cancer created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast