A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered novel cellular mechanisms within the retina, findings that could help advance the development of targeted therapeutics for diseases and conditions impacting vision, according to ...
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According to the federal government's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, nearly 3 million people worldwide—with almost a third in the United States—are living with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disabling ...
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Glioblastoma cancer cells use mitochondria from the central nervous system to grow and form more aggressive tumors, according to new Cleveland Clinic-led findings published in Nature Cancer.
May 11, 2023
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A team of biomedical researchers from Queen Mary University of London, Hebrew University and University College London has found evidence of an association between fibromyalgia-type symptoms and migration of neutrophils into ...
Long thought of as "brain glue," the star-shaped cells called astrocytes—members of a family of cells found in the central nervous system called glial that help regulate blood flow, synaptic activity, keep neurons healthy, ...
Mar 31, 2023
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A specific toxin-producing gut bacteria may be responsible for both triggering the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) and ongoing disease activity, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Isolated REM-sleep behavior disorder is a condition that can provide an indication of Parkinson's disease well in advance. A research team headed by Professor Dr. Erdem Gültekin Tamgüney from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Animals instinctively find and consume water when feeling thirsty in order to restore body fluid osmolality and plasma volume to their set points. The feeling of thirst is strongly influenced by the subfornical organ (SFO), ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Mechanical vibrations could help improve our muscles and our balance control, according to research at Aston University.
Jan 16, 2023
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From the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures, the human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets. Advances in neuro-imaging and molecular biology have only recently enabled scientists ...
Jan 5, 2023
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