Neuroscience
The fundamental process behind memory has been captured live
Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have, for the first time, witnessed nerve plasticity in the axon in motion.
Sep 18, 2023
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Medical research
Physical exercise improves the elimination of toxic proteins from muscles
A study published in Scientific Reports by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, in partnership with colleagues in the United States and Norway, shows that the lack of muscle stimulus results in a buildup ...
Sep 28, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New vaccine could help halt Alzheimer's progression, preclinical study finds
Our immune system's capacity to mount a well-regulated defense against foreign substances, including toxins, weakens with age and makes vaccines less effective in people over age 65. At the same time, research has shown that ...
Oct 20, 2020
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New treatment stops progression of Alzheimer's disease in monkey brains
A new therapy prompts immune defense cells to swallow misshapen proteins, amyloid beta plaques and tau tangles, whose buildup is known to kill nearby brain cells as part of Alzheimer's disease, a new study shows.
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Multiple sclerosis—cholesterol crystals prevent regeneration in central nervous system
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, in which the body's own immune cells attack the fatty, insulating myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers. The regeneration of intact ...
Jan 5, 2018
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Neuroscience
Study shows a mouse brain under stress sends messages to the gut that reduce levels of beneficial bacteria
A team of medical researchers from the U.S., China and Germany reports that when a mouse feels stressed, its brain sends signals to a gut gland that leads to elimination of a type of bacteria that prevents inflammation and ...
Medical research
Small trial targeting Epstein-Barr infections shows promise as multiple sclerosis treatment
A team of researchers at Atara Biotherapeutics has conducted a small Phase I clinical trial of a therapeutic called ATA188 that targets Epstein-Barr infections (EBV) as a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Representatives ...
Neuroscience
The mysterious case of the boy missing most of his visual cortex who can see anyway
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with Monash University recently gave a presentation at a neuroscience conference in Australia outlining their study of the brain of a seven-year-old boy who was missing most of his ...
Neuroscience
Interactive zebrafish brain
If zebrafish larvae used the internet, they might soon be able to download a map of their entire brain. "We're not at that point yet," explains Michael Kunst from the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology. "Nevertheless, our ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New insights into how COVID-19 damages the brain
(HealthDay)—New research offers a novel explanation for the long-term brain problems many COVID-19 patients experience.
Jan 13, 2021
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