Immune cells of the brain renew hopes for curing Alzheimer's disease
A new experimental study carried out in mice shows that microglia, immune cells of the brain, might play a key role in protecting the brain from Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is long believed that toxic sticky protein deposits ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nov 30, 2012 |
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Genome-scale study identifies hundreds of potential drug targets for Huntington's disease
Scientists searching for ways to develop treatments for Huntington's disease (HD) just got a roadmap that could dramatically speed their discovery process. Researchers at the Buck Institute have used RNA interference (RNAi) ...
Genetics
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Promising drug slows down advance of Parkinson's disease and improves symptoms
Treating Parkinson's disease patients with the experimental drug GM1 ganglioside improved symptoms and slowed their progression during a two and a half-year trial, Thomas Jefferson University researchers report in a new study ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Scientists describe the genetic signature of a vital set of neurons
Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified two genes involved in establishing the neuronal circuits required for breathing. They report their findings in a study published in the December issue of Nature Ne ...
Neuroscience
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Next-generation treatments for Fragile X syndrome
A potential new therapeutic strategy for treating Fragile X syndrome is detailed in a new report appearing in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry, from researchers led by Dr. Lucia Ciranna at University of Catania in Ita ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Researchers show possible trigger for MS nerve damage
High-resolution real-time images show in mice how nerves may be damaged during the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis. The results suggest that the critical step happens when fibrinogen, a blood-clotting ...
Medical research
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Study solves birth and migration mysteries of cortex's powerful inhibitors, 'chandelier' cells
A team at CSHL for the 1st time reveals the birth timing and embryonic origin of a critical class of inhibitory brain cells called chandelier cells, tracing the specific paths they take during early development into the cerebral ...
Neuroscience
Nov 22, 2012 |
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Researchers find fly receptor neurons able to communicate without synapse connections
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Yale University have found that neural receptors in a fly's antenna are able to communicate with one another despite a lack of synaptic connections. They suggest in their ...
Neuroscience
Nov 22, 2012 |
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MicroRNA makes triple-negative breast cancer homesick
Epithelial cells are homebodies – they like to attach to things and becoming detached initiates a form of cell suicide known as anoikis (literally "homeless" in Latin). But in order for cancer cells to metastasize they ...
Cancer
Nov 21, 2012 |
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A step forward in regenerating and repairing damaged nerve cells
A team of IRCM researchers, led by Dr. Frédéric Charron, recently uncovered a nerve cell's internal clock, used during embryonic development. The discovery was made in collaboration with Dr. Alyson Fournier's laboratory ...
Neuroscience
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Researchers uncover a crucial link between protein synthesis and autism spectrum disorders
Researchers from McGill University and the University of Montreal have identified a crucial link between protein synthesis and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which can bolster new therapeutic avenues. Regulation of protein ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Nov 21, 2012 |
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One cell does it all: Sensory input to motor output in one worm neuron
Caenorhabditis elegans, with just 302 neurons, has long been considered an ideal model system for the study of the nervous system. New research, however, is suggesting that the worms' "simple" nervous system may be much m ...
Neuroscience
Nov 21, 2012 |
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New research sheds light on childhood neuromuscular disease
A study by scientists at the Motor Neuron Center at Columbia University Medical Center suggests that spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic neuromuscular disease in infants and children, results primarily from problems ...
Medical research
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Study identifies a potential cause of Parkinson's disease
Deciphering what causes the brain cell degeneration of Parkinson's disease has remained a perplexing challenge for scientists. But a team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has pinpointed ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Reconsidering cancer's bad guy
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that a protein, known for causing cancer cells to spread around the body, is also one of the molecules that trigger repair processes in the brain. These ...
Medical research
Nov 16, 2012 |
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