Neuroscience
Simple urine test for motor neurone disease
A researcher at Flinders University has developed a simple urine test that gives a quantitative measure of the severity of motor neurone disease.
Sep 21, 2016
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Medical research
Researchers study pain-relieving neural mechanisms by activation of the motor cortex
The motor cortex controls the voluntary movement of muscles. It remains largely unclear why its electrical or magnetic stimulation can alleviate therapy-resistant chronic pain—albeit unreliably. An interdisciplinary research ...
Dec 27, 2022
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Researchers look for clues to progression of Parkinson's disease
Emory researchers are conducting a prospective clinical study to examine the possibility of diagnosing Parkinson's disease (PD) before motor symptoms occur. The study is an arm of the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative ...
Jul 19, 2013
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Genetics
New gene mutations linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and nerve cell growth dysfunction
Researchers have linked newly discovered gene mutations to some cases of the progressive fatal neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Shedding light on how ALS destroys ...
Jul 15, 2012
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Neuroscience
Scientists keep a molecule from moving inside nerve cells to prevent cell death
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) is a progressive disorder that devastates motor nerve cells. People diagnosed with ALS slowly lose the ability to control muscle movement, and are ultimately unable ...
Aug 3, 2016
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Neuroscience
Anti-epilepsy drug preserves brain function after stroke
New research suggests that an already-approved drug could dramatically reduce the debilitating impact of strokes, which affect nearly a million Americans every year.
Feb 4, 2015
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Neuroscience
Restoring nerve-muscle communication in ALS
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, lose muscle control as nerve cells or neurons in the brain and spinal cord degenerate and can no longer send signals to muscles. Previous ...
May 28, 2020
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Medical research
ALS: Early disease mechanisms discovered
Currently, there is no cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Things could soon change, however. Researchers at FAU and the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have identified a protein that already displays ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Medical research
Mystery solved: How nerve impulse generators get where they need to go
Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery of the central nervous system, showing how a key protein gets to the right spot to launch electrical impulses that enable communication of nerve signals to and from the brain.
Jan 9, 2014
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Neuroscience
Initial protective role of nervous system's 'star-shaped cells' in sporadic motor neuron disease uncovered
Support cells in the nervous system help protect motor neurons in the early-stages of sporadic motor neuron disease, according to new research from the Crick and UCL.
Feb 10, 2020
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