My name is Antonio and I suffer from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA, for friends). My life expectancy was only a few years when I was born, almost half a century ago. And all because I "got" a rare, neurodegenerative disease, ...
Jun 15, 2023
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A recent study by researchers at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and Scripps Research Institute has discovered fluorescent dye FM 1-43 as an effective and versatile tool to visualize PIEZO2 ion channel ...
Jun 14, 2023
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An often-overlooked communication strategy for neurons might be more prevalent than previously believed.
Jun 12, 2023
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Motor neurons in healthy individuals send signals to the skeletal muscles. ALS, however, is currently an incurable, neurodegenerative disease in which motor neurons are severely damaged and can therefore no longer transmit ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Regulation of thyroid hormone (TH) levels is a complex multilevel phenomenon. The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus (the region of the brain that controls the involuntary nervous system) has been identified ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Researchers at Kyushu University have uncovered the mechanisms of a fundamental yet critically under-looked phase in brain development: synaptic pruning.
Jun 7, 2023
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Magnets to treat depression? It may sound bizarre, but this treatment is now available on the NHS. It's called transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS.
Jun 7, 2023
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Researchers have long known that brain tumors, specifically a type of tumor called a glioma, can affect a person's cognitive and physical function. Patients with glioblastoma, the most fatal type of brain tumor in adults, ...
Jun 7, 2023
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New research may have uncovered a relationship between changes in bacteria in the gut and a rare neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects people in a remote Indigenous community in the Northern Territory.
Jun 6, 2023
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Deep within the intricate realms of the brain, a crucial component called the hypothalamus serves as a vital regulator of homeostasis. Within this remarkable structure, two distinct regions are found to be responsible for ...
Jun 5, 2023
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