News tagged with experimental model


Researchers restore neuron function to brains damaged by Huntington's disease

Researchers from South Korea, Sweden, and the United States have collaborated on a project to restore neuron function to parts of the brain damaged by Huntington's disease (HD) by successfully transplanting HD-induced pluripotent ...

Neuroscience created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Team announces breakthrough for degenerative vision disorder

A research team, led by John Guy, M.D., professor of ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has pioneered a novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic ...

Ophthalmology created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obstructive sleep apnea's damage evident after one month

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder in which there are recurring episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep with ongoing effort to breathe. OSA is estimated to affect 1 in 5 adults in America. The serious nature ...

Sleep apnea created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parkinson's protein causes disease spread in animal model, suggesting way disorder progresses over time in humans

(Medical Xpress) -- Penn researchers have shown that brain tissue from a Parkinson's disease mouse model , as well as synthetically produced disease protein fibrils, injected into young, symptom-free PD mice ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Getting down to the heart of the (gray) matter to treat Parkinson's disease

An agent under consideration for use in PET imaging combats neuronal death to relieve Parkinsonian symptoms in animal models, according to a study published on April 2nd in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cracking brain memory code

(Medical Xpress) -- Despite a century of research, memory encoding in the brain has remained mysterious. Neuronal synaptic connection strengths are involved, but synaptic components are short-lived while memories last lifetimes. ...

Neuroscience created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Escape from the mouse trap? New experimental models developing

(Medical Xpress) -- Mark Davis, PhD, director of Stanford’s Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, has used mice to brilliant effect. They have helped him and a legion of fellow immunologists unravel many ...

Medical research created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Innovative new strategy to treat Parkinson's disease

Stabilizing the cell's power-generating center protects against Parkinson's disease (PD) in a rat model, according to a report published online this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Medical research created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Potential new drug target in Lou Gehrig's disease

Two proteins conspire to promote a lethal neurological disease, according to a study published online this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Signaling pathway linked to inflammatory breast cancer may drive disease metastasis

Amplification of anaplastic lymphoma kinase, which has been reported in other cancers such as non-small cell lung cancers, may be a primary driver of the rapid metastasis that patients with inflammatory breast cancer experience.

Inflammatory disorders created Nov 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Substance interfering with the cells handling of protein waste could become new cancer drug

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new kind of cancer drug that has been shown to be effective against tumours in different experimental systems. An article published in Nature Medicine shows ...

Cancer created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bone marrow cells migrate to tumors and can slow their growth

Bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) participate in the growth and spread of tumors of the breast, brain, lung, and stomach. To examine the role of BMDCs, researchers developed a mouse model that could be used to track the migration ...

Cancer created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cell-specific mechanism-based gene therapy approach to treat retinitis pigmentosa

In a paper published in the October 2011 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, a team of researchers at Columbia University Medical Center led by Stephen Tsang, MD, Ph.D have achieved temporary functional preservation of pho ...

Medical research created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise may help prevent brain damage caused by Alzheimer's disease

Regular exercise could help prevent brain damage associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, according to research published this month in Elsevier's journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.

Neuroscience created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pre-pregnancy diet affects the health of future offspring

Poor maternal diet before conception can result in offspring with reduced birth weights and increased risk of developing type II diabetes and obesity.

Health created Jul 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0