Medical research
Researchers develop technology to tabulate and characterize every cell in the human brain
The brain is made up of numerous types of cells that are organized into different structures and regions.
Oct 12, 2023
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Neurological Disorders
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Wearable sensors provide early detection of progression in Parkinson's disease
A team of researchers from the University of Oxford has shown for the first time that it is possible to track the progression of Parkinson's disease accurately using specially trained machine learning algorithms to analyze ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is the cure for genetic beta thalassemia finally within reach?
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is the first hospital in the West to administer a newly approved gene therapy to treat beta thalassemia, a rare, genetic blood disorder that causes severe anemia, with a need for lifelong ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neuroscientists discover a novel inhibitory cortical neuron type that is implicated in neuropsychiatric conditions
A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers working at the Center for Neural Circuit Mapping find links between brain disorders and dysfunction of newly identified inhibitory brain cell types. The study "Anatomical ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Health
MIND diet linked with better focus in school-aged children
A diet originally designed to help ward off cognitive decline in adults might also help improve attention in pre-adolescents, according to a new study. The findings could help inform future dietary interventions aimed at ...
Jul 23, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Flu during pregnancy may lead to changes in offspring's immune function
A new study in mice suggests that having a common form of the flu during pregnancy may affect the next generation by impairing immune function in the gut. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
New studies indicate elderly are capable of mastering new tools and technologies
Can elderly people really learn how to use new technologies and adapt themselves in learning new tools? The answer, according to researcher Dr. Amir Jahanian Najafabadi and colleagues at Constructor University in Bremen, ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Neuroscience
AI-guided brain stimulation aids memory in traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has disabled 1% to 2% of the population, and one of the most common disabilities among patients is problems with short-term memory. Electrical stimulation has emerged as a viable tool to improve ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Neuroscience
AI-supercharged neurotech threatens mental privacy: UNESCO
The combination of "warp speed" advances in neurotechnology, such as brain implants or scans that can increasingly peek inside minds, and artificial intelligence poses a threat to mental privacy, UNESCO warned on Thursday.
Jul 13, 2023
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Health
Palliative care: Creating a new model to address suffering for neurological illnesses
Neurologic illnesses, including Alzheimer's, brain cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and stroke, are among the most dreaded illnesses in medicine and leading causes of disability and death worldwide. Despite the ...
Jun 21, 2023
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