Sports medicine & Kinesiology
New clues to origins of lower back pain
Some people might be prone to low back pain because of specific cells contained in their spinal disks, a new study suggests.
Jan 3, 2024
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News tagged with nerve cells
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Experimental therapy eases Alzheimer's signs, symptoms in mice
A new cellular therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.
Dec 29, 2023
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Genetics
Smell's sensory magic emerges from mechanism that tailors each of nose's sensory cells, mouse study suggests
The mammalian nose is a work of evolutionary art. Its millions of nerve cells, each tailored with just one of thousands of specific odor-chemical receptors encoded in the genome, can collectively distinguish a trillion distinct ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Health
Why alcohol before bedtime leaves you awake at 3 am, desperate for sleep
You've come home after a long day at work, you have dinner, put the kids to bed, and then you have your usual nightcap before drifting off to sleep. Or, perhaps you're at the pub for the work Christmas party, and you think ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Neuroscience
Research reveals novel ways of cultivating brain cells to treat and study
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have come up with new methods to cultivate brain cells from stem cells to treat and study neurodegenerative diseases. This novel technology forms the basis of ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Neuroscience
New insights into how sensory cells and neurons code for sound in our ears
Sensory cells and neurons in the ear communicate by secreting neurotransmitters in response to sound stimuli. Scientists of the University Medical Center Göttingen, the Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging, and the ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
New evidence suggests link between gut health and Parkinson's disease
While previous studies suggest Parkinson's disease begins in the gut and spreads to the brain, how the process occurs has been elusive. Now, a pre-clinical study led by Duke Health researchers provides new evidence that bolsters ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Genetics
Bone transcription factor controls nervous system gene expression, finds study
An established transcription factor known for bone formation also supports specialized cells in the central nervous system to promote brain tissue stiffness, findings that could inform new therapeutics for neuronal regeneration, ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Health
Noisy holiday toys are no gift to a child's hearing
Parents moaning over the noise from a new Christmas toy is a time-honored holiday tradition.
Dec 12, 2023
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Neuroscience
New therapeutic target for rare type of childhood epilepsy identified
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL and MSD have identified a potential treatment target for a genetic type of epilepsy.
Dec 11, 2023
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