Neuroscience
Rejuvenating the immune system supports brain repair after injury
Researchers have identified a major shift in how to treat brain injuries, after rejuvenating immune cells to support the repair process.
Mar 9, 2020
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Neuroscience
Research team identifies new treatment target for Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at the University of Leeds and Lancaster University in the UK have identified a new potential target for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease—PDE4B. Their work is published in Neuropsychopharmacology.
Mar 26, 2024
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Neuroscience
Stem cells hint at potential treatment for Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease, the debilitating congenital neurological disorder that progressively robs patients of muscle coordination and cognitive ability, is a condition without effective treatment, a slow death sentence.
Mar 15, 2012
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Neuroscience
Dodging the cognitive hit of early-life seizures
About half of newborns who have seizures go on to have long-term intellectual and memory deficits and cognitive disorders such as autism, but why this occurs has been unknown. In the December 14 Journal of Neuroscience, researchers ...
Dec 13, 2011
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Modulating brain's stress circuity might prevent Alzheimer's disease
In a novel animal study design that mimicked human clinical trials, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that long-term treatment using a small molecule drug that reduces activity of ...
Nov 16, 2015
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Medical research
Targeting key gene could help lead to Down syndrome treatment
Targeting a key gene before birth could someday help lead to a treatment for Down syndrome by reversing abnormal embryonic brain development and improving cognitive function after birth, according to a Rutgers-led study.
May 23, 2019
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Medical research
Chemical reaction keeps stroke-damaged brain from repairing itself
Nitric oxide, a gaseous molecule produced in the brain, can damage neurons. When the brain produces too much nitric oxide, it contributes to the severity and progression of stroke and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. ...
Feb 4, 2013
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Medical research
Sleep disorder sufferers may have help from mechanism regulating biological clock
Recent sleep surveys show that Singaporeans are among the world's most sleep-deprived people. Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the University of Tokyo provide new evidence, which supports the presence ...
May 4, 2020
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Neuroscience
Cognitive decline after surgery tied to brain's own immune cells
After undergoing surgery, elderly patients often experience cloudy thinking that can last for weeks or even months. At one time researchers thought this cognitive decline might be caused by anesthesia, but mounting evidence ...
Apr 6, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Protein linked to Alzheimer's may also play a role in schizophrenia
A specific protein implicated in the cognitive decline of Alzheimer's disease also appears to play a role in genetic predisposition to schizophrenia, meaning that a drug that targets that protein could treat a variety of ...
Oct 19, 2016
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