Neuroscience
Nerve cell findings may aid understanding of movement disorders
The findings relate to a type of cell connection that allows electrical and chemical messages to flow from nerve to muscle cells, enabling motion.
Nov 29, 2017
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Neuroscience
Discovery of a promising medication for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Researchers from the University of Montréal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) at the University of Calgary have discovered a medication that could make it possible to treat individuals ...
Nov 16, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study explains why myasthenia patients relapse after treatment
A new Yale-led study helps explain why some myasthenia gravis (MG) patients relapse after initially responding to a drug called rituximab, commonly used to treat the incurable autoimmune disease marked by muscle weakness ...
Sep 8, 2017
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Cardiology
Ca2+, the intercellular signal in arterioles
Vasoconstriction must be balanced with vasodilation, particularly in the arterioles that supply tissues with blood. Endothelial cells protrude through holes in the internal elastic lamina in arterioles to make contact with ...
Jul 4, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Thyroid cancer patients opting for non-intervention report lack of support
Patients who choose not to intervene after a diagnosis of thyroid cancer face a challenging path—one that is often defined by a sense of isolation and anxiety, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers from ...
Mar 9, 2017
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Medical research
Resveratrol preserves neuromuscular synapses, muscle fibers in aging mice
Scientists have discovered that resveratrol, a compound in the skin of red grapes and red wine, and metformin, a drug often prescribed to fight type 2 diabetes, have many of the neuroprotective benefits of a low-calorie diet ...
Mar 7, 2017
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Neuroscience
Protective molecule sidelined in models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have identified a naturally occurring molecule that has the potential for preserving sites of communication between nerves and muscles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...
Nov 18, 2016
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Medical research
A new key in fighting Kennedy's disease
If a disease affects motoneurons, cells that control voluntary muscle activity, researchers should focus their efforts on motoneurons to find potential treatments, right?
Aug 31, 2016
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Neuroscience
Differences in how ALS affects eye and limb muscles act as clue
In an effort to better understand what happens during Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have compared the impact of ALS on the eye and limb muscles. They have focused on specific ...
Jun 2, 2016
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Neuroscience
Scientists put some muscle behind their research
Michigan State University researchers used an old-fashioned neurobiology technique to explore new avenues for treatments to reverse a late-onset neurodegenerative disease that robs men of the capacity to walk, run, chew and ...
May 6, 2016
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