Neuroscience
Receptors inside nerve cells may be a key to controlling pain
In real estate, location is key. It now seems the same concept holds true when it comes to stopping pain.
Feb 3, 2016
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Neuroscience
Myelin cells swing along blood vessels to traverse the brain
The cells that create myelin, a fatty material that insulates nerve fibers in the brain's white matter, migrate into the developing brain by climbing and swinging on blood vessels, according to new research led by UC San ...
Jan 22, 2016
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Neuroscience
Drug 'cocktail' could restore vision in optic nerve injury
Research from Boston Children's Hospital suggests the possibility of restoring at least some visual function in people blinded by optic nerve damage from glaucoma, estimated to affect more than 4 million Americans, or from ...
Jan 14, 2016
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Neuroscience
Stroke recovery in mice improved by Ambien, study shows
Mice that had strokes rebounded significantly faster if they received low doses of a popular sleeping aid, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dec 18, 2015
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Genetics
Gene could hold key to treating Parkinson's disease
Researchers at King's College London have identified a new gene linked to nerve function, which could provide a treatment target for 'switching off' the gene in people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.
Oct 19, 2015
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Medical research
Pain is in the brain
Chronic pain results from disease or trauma to the nervous system. Damaged nerve fibres with heightened responses to normal stimuli send incorrect messages to pain centres in the brain. This phenomenon, called "peripheral ...
Oct 9, 2015
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Neuroscience
Brain FM: Purkinje cells sing different tunes
All of us have our moods when we like to whistle an old melody or feel like tapping our feet to the latest hit. It turns out that cells in our brains can be equally moody, changing the tune of their electrical signals from ...
Sep 29, 2015
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Medical research
We've all got a blind spot, but it can be shrunk
You've probably never noticed, but the human eye includes an unavoidable blind spot. That's because the optic nerve that sends visual signals to the brain must pass through the retina, which creates a hole in that light-sensitive ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Medical research
Gut feeling restored by growth outside the body
University of Manchester scientists have bridged a gap between two separate pieces of small intestine kept alive outside the body, in an advance which could have implications for surgery in human adults and babies.
Aug 25, 2015
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Neuroscience
Therapeutic target identified for treatment of spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries cause serious functional deficits, including paraplegia or tetraplegia, depending on the scale of the injury. This is due to degeneration of the spinal pathways that carry nerve signals from the brain ...
Jul 15, 2015
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