It's a good news, bad news story. Patients whose brain tumors have a mutated enzyme called IDH1 typically live longer than those without the mutation. But even as these tumors are initially less aggressive, they always come ...
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Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures that affects around 50 million people. A research team led by Bret Smith, professor and head of the ...
Jan 24, 2023
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A University of Alberta researcher is one step closer to demonstrating the potential of a brain molecule called fractalkine to halt and even reverse the effects of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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In patients with Huntington's disease, neurons in a part of the brain called the striatum are among the hardest-hit. Degeneration of these neurons contributes to patients' loss of motor control, which is one of the major ...
Jan 20, 2023
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The neocortex is the largest and most complex part of the brain and has long been recognized as the ultimate storage site for memories. But how are traces of past events and experiences laid down there? Scientists at the ...
Jan 9, 2023
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The BRAIN-AI initiative, a fusion of artificial intelligence and neuroscience research by the JST ERATO Ikegaya Brain-AI Fusion Project, has the potential to break through existing limitations on brain activity and expand ...
Jan 5, 2023
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A rapidly growing body of evidence shows the importance and effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A major update of the groundbreaking INCOG guidelines for cognitive ...
Jan 3, 2023
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A phase I clinical trial of PAC-1, a drug that spurs programmed cell death in cancer cells, found only minor side effects in patients with end-stage cancers. The drug stalled the growth of tumors in the five people in the ...
Dec 22, 2022
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In a study examining the link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and brain dysfunction, scientists at the Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology, affiliated to King's College London and the University of Lausanne, ...
Dec 22, 2022
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As the population ages, the number of people with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, increases. Approximately 75,000 Canadians are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease each year and experience a decline ...
Dec 14, 2022
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