Neuroscience
Glial cells assist in the repair of injured nerves
When a nerve is damaged, glial cells produce the protein neuregulin1 and thereby promote the regeneration of nerve tissue.
Jan 28, 2013
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News tagged with neuronal damage
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Scientists uncover potential drug target to block cell death in Parkinson's disease
Oxidative stress is a primary villain in a host of diseases that range from cancer and heart failure to Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Now, scientists from the Florida campus of ...
Jan 10, 2013
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Neuroscience
Mild brain cooling after head injury prevents epileptic seizures in lab study
(Medical Xpress)—Mild cooling of the brain after a head injury prevents the later development of epileptic seizures, according to an animal study reported this month in the Annals of Neurology.
Dec 21, 2012
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Silent stroke can cause Parkinson's disease
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at The University of Manchester have for the first time identified why a patient who appears outwardly healthy may develop Parkinson's disease.
Dec 18, 2012
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Neuroscience
Enzyme inhibition protects against Huntington's disease damage in two animal models
Treatment with a novel agent that inhibits the activity of SIRT2, an enzyme that regulates many important cellular functions, reduced neurological damage, slowed the loss of motor function and extended survival in two animal ...
Nov 29, 2012
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Medical research
Researchers show possible trigger for MS nerve damage
High-resolution real-time images show in mice how nerves may be damaged during the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis. The results suggest that the critical step happens when fibrinogen, a blood-clotting protein, leaks ...
Nov 27, 2012
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Medical research
Stay-at-home transcription factor prevents neurodegeneration
A study in The Journal of Cell Biology shows how a transcription factor called STAT3 remains in the axon of nerve cells to help prevent neurodegeneration. The findings could pave the way for future drug therapies to slow ...
Oct 29, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Prospective Alzheimer's drug builds new brain cell connections
Washington State University researchers have developed a new drug candidate that dramatically improves the cognitive function of rats with Alzheimer's-like mental impairment.
Oct 11, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Computational intelligence opens up new avenues in Alzheimer's research
Researchers from the Computational Intelligence Group based at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid's Facultad de Informática have used machine learning and data mining techniques to compare gene expresssion levels in ...
Oct 9, 2012
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Medical research
Excitotoxicity and nerve cell death
Neural excitotoxicity can be involved in spinal cord injury, traumatic hearing loss and Alzheimer's. The Stressprotect project has gathered data on this often devastating phenomenon at biochemical, genomic and physiological ...
Sep 25, 2012
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