Neuroscience

Touch sensitive brain cells controlled by micromagnets

Scientists at UCL have developed a new technique that uses microscopic magnetic particles to remotely activate brain cells; researchers say the discovery in rats could potentially lead to the development of a new class of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

PM2.5 reduction improves kidney function

Air pollution has significant toxicity on the kidney. However, improving air quality may have a beneficial effect on kidney function, according to a population-based study published in Health Data Science.

Neuroscience

Experimental gene therapy targets Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Children in Rochester were recently among the first in the nation to receive an experimental treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The study is part of an accelerating trend of clinical trials involving gene therapies ...

Neuroscience

How the hippocampus orchestrates memory consolidation

A brain region in mice that plays a key role in coordinating the playback process that consolidates memories during sleep has been identified by RIKEN neuroscientists. This finding could have implications for neurological ...

Medical research

Strategies for the regeneration of myelin

The degradation and regeneration of myelin sheaths characterize neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis. Cholesterol is an indispensable component of myelin sheaths. The cholesterol for the regenerated myelin sheaths ...

Neuroscience

Reactivating memories during sleep improves motor skills

Practice makes perfect, but sleep helps, too. Learning and executing a new motor skill can be enhanced if you can get additional memory processing during sleep, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

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