As climate change continues, human cases of rat lungworm disease are anticipated to become more widespread globally, especially in places where the parasite that causes the disease is not yet present. A review paper, led ...
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Children diagnosed with diffuse midline gliomas often die within a year after their initial diagnosis since there are no effective treatments yet for this rare cancer. But researchers now have a better understanding of what ...
Dec 5, 2022
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When we press our temples to soothe an aching head or rub an elbow after an unexpected blow, it often brings some relief. It is believed that pain-responsive cells in the brain quiet down when these neurons also receive touch ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Oregon State University scientists have taken a key step toward better understanding neurodegenerative diseases by using a suite of biophysical techniques to learn more about a motor protein whose malfunction is associated ...
Dec 1, 2022
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While fish, reptiles and even some birds can regenerate damaged brain, eye and spinal cord cells, mammals cannot. For the first time, non-neuronal cells have been induced to mimic specific ganglion cells in the eyes of mice.
Nov 30, 2022
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A number of new neurologic medications for diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease and migraine have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval over the past decade. However, with most having ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Unique new material developed at University of Limerick (UL) in Ireland has shown significant promise in the treatment of spinal cord injury.
Nov 29, 2022
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband has had terrible neck pain for a few years. It has gotten to the point where he cannot turn his head to either side enough to drive safely. We heard that replacing a disk in his neck might be ...
Nov 29, 2022
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend recently went through a bout of shingles. I really don't know much about this condition, but I know it was painful. How do you get it? Is there a treatment or vaccine for it?
Nov 29, 2022
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Researchers at Karolinska have uncovered how brain circuits encode the start, duration and sudden change of speed of locomotion. The study is published in Neuron.
Nov 25, 2022
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