Neuroscience

Study identifies novel regulators of hippocampal overactivity

Reduced expression of specific calcium channels impaired electrical signaling between neurons and contributed to the onset of behaviors associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and seizure susceptibility in mouse models, ...

Medical research

Pregnancy hormone repairs myelin damage in MS mouse model

Treating a mouse model of multiple sclerosis with the pregnancy hormone estriol reversed the breakdown of myelin in the brain's cortex, a key region affected in multiple sclerosis, according to a new UCLA Health study published ...

Medications

Study highlights varied need for Botox with vocal disorders

Some of Dr. Tanya Meyer's patients contend with chronic neuromuscular conditions that can turn smooth, unencumbered speech into raspy paroxysms of sound. Fortunately, this can be managed with periodic botulinum toxin injections—yes, ...

Neuroscience

Food temperature linked to nerve activity in taste cells

A new study finds temperature affects electrical activity levels in taste bud cells, which could greatly influence perception of taste. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology.

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