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University of California, Davis researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that enables computer cursor control and clicking, using neural signals from the speech motor cortex. One participant with amyotrophic ...
Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Surprisingly, the protein shortage primarily affects the brain's ...
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A UCL research team has found clues as to why some nerve cells die in dementia and not others, through a new study in fruit flies. The study, published in Cell Reports, is helping to answer one of the biggest questions in ...
Apr 29, 2025
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that destroys the nerves necessary for movement. About 30,000 people in the United States are affected, and doctors still don't know what causes it. To lay the groundwork for ...
Apr 26, 2025
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Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) are debilitating conditions that affect millions of people worldwide every year. These pathologies are notoriously difficult ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital investigated how our brains process language during real-life conversations. Specifically, they wanted to understand which brain regions become active during speaking and listening, ...
Apr 21, 2025
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A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) have discovered that a unique trio of medications could hold the key to improved treatment outcomes for hereditary cases of motor neuron disease (MND) caused by ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Experimental drug NU-9—a small molecule compound approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—improves neuron health in animal models ...
Apr 8, 2025
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A natural compound found in everyday fruits and vegetables may hold the key to protecting nerve cells—and it's showing promise as a potential treatment for ALS and dementia, according to new research from the University of ...
Apr 8, 2025
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An American neurologist and an Italian epidemiologist whose work revolutionized the treatment of multiple sclerosis on Saturday won a prestigious Breakthrough Prize, the award nicknamed the "Oscars of science."
Apr 6, 2025
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