Medical research
Blood test can detect laughing gas and help the police fight whippit abuse
Forensic blood analysis can reveal whether drivers are high on laughing gas. Researchers hope the method can help the police.
Apr 23, 2024
0
0
Page 4 - News tagged with nerve fibre
Other
The clitoris—a brief history
"What's the difference between a bar and clitoris? Most men have no trouble finding a bar." In the world of humour, the clitoris remains a mystery: supposedly small, and so inevitably difficult to locate. "Which dinosaur ...
Jan 4, 2023
0
41
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease may start inside nerve cells
An experimental study from Lund University in Sweden has revealed that the Alzheimer's protein amyloid-beta accumulates inside nerve cells, and that the misfolded protein may then spread from cell to cell via nerve fibers. ...
Aug 18, 2021
0
10
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nerve fibre loss and rise in key immune cells on eye surface may signal 'long COVID'
Nerve fibre loss and an increase in key immune (dendritic) cells on the surface of the eye (cornea) may be an identifying feature of 'long COVID', suggests a small study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Jul 26, 2021
0
62
Neuroscience
Helping damaged nerves to re-grow
Severed nerve tracts are very difficult to treat. If at all, the damage so far can only be repaired through complex operations. At the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, we have developed materials that stimulate ...
Jun 11, 2020
0
23
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Not all multiple-sclerosis-like diseases are alike
An antibody appears to make a big difference between multiple sclerosis and other disorders affecting the protective myelin sheath around nerve fibers, report Tohoku University scientists and colleagues in the journal Brain. ...
May 19, 2020
0
1
Neuroscience
Interactions discovered in cells insulating nerve pathways
Schwann cells form a protective sheath around nerve fibres and ensure that nerve impulses are transmitted rapidly. If these cells are missing or damaged, severe neurological diseases may occur as a result. Researchers at ...
Aug 27, 2019
0
2
Ophthalmology
Glaucoma: Vision's silent killer
Like high blood pressure, glaucoma is a devious disease.
Mar 28, 2019
0
2
Neuroscience
Diattenuation imaging—a promising imaging technique for brain research
A new imaging method provides structural information about brain tissue that was previously difficult to access. Diattenuation Imaging (DI), developed by scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich and the University of Groningen, ...
Mar 20, 2019
0
8
Neuroscience
Will wearing your coat indoors make you feel colder outside? A scientist explains
If you've ever had to work in a draughty office, warehouse or classroom, you've probably been tempted to keep your coat on inside. And you were probably also advised against it because you wouldn't "feel the benefit" when ...
Dec 28, 2018
0
10
