Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's: Newly identified protein pathology impairs RNA splicing
Move over, plaques and tangles.
Sep 10, 2013
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Medical research
Screen finds an antidepressant, other drugs, opens possibility of treating brain-wasting mad cow disease
In a new study NYU School of Medicine researchers report that they have found several chemical compounds, including an antidepressant, that have powerful effects against brain-destroying prion infections in mice, opening ...
Sep 14, 2011
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Medical research
New way to control neural stem cells brings research one step closer to repairing brain injuries
Scientists at the University of Toronto and Sinai Health say they have identified a new way to control the fate of neural stem cells, bringing researchers one step closer to unlocking the mystery of how to repair the brain ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists gain ground on rare congenital neurological disorder
Two recent discoveries co-led by scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help lead to new ways to treat patients with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS), a brain development disorder that causes severe intellectual disability ...
May 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
Neurological disorder impacts brain cells differently
In a paper published in the Nov. 9 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and University of Washington describe in deeper detail the pathology of a ...
Nov 9, 2011
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Stem cell implants boost monkeys with Parkinson's
Monkeys suffering from Parkinson's disease show a marked improvement when human embryonic stem cells are implanted in their brains, in what a Japanese researcher said Wednesday was a world first.
Feb 22, 2012
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Neuroscience
An app for your brain: new educational tool developed by U-M doctor
With a new application developed by a U-M neurologist, better understanding of the anatomy of the peripheral nervous system can be found right on your iPhone.
Jul 12, 2011
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Medical research
First live birth of a chimeric monkey using embryonic stem cell lines
A team of researchers in China has reported for the first time the live birth of a monkey that contains a high proportion of cells derived from a monkey stem cell line. This "chimeric" monkey is composed of cells that originate ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Genetics
Tiny worms head into the breach as team searches for Parkinson's treatment
McMaster researchers from three disciplines are deploying thousands of tiny worms and a homegrown invention to test drugs in a collaborative bid to defeat Parkinson's Disease.
Jun 24, 2011
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Medications
Yeast used in production of cachaça can prevent asthma, study shows
A daily dose of a strain of brewer's yeast used to produce cachaça (distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice) can act as a preventive against asthma, according to a Brazilian study involving male mice. The results ...
Feb 22, 2023
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