News tagged with neurologic disorders
Optimal modulation of ion channels rescues neurons associated with epilepsy
New research successfully reverses epilepsy-associated pathology by using a sophisticated single-cell modeling paradigm to examine abnormal cell behavior and identify the optimal modulation of channel activity. The study, ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Orchestrator of waste removal rescues cells that can't manage their trash
Just as we must take out the trash to keep our homes clean and safe, it is essential that our cells have mechanisms for dealing with wastes and worn-out proteins. When these processes are not working properly, unwanted debris ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Researchers find new clues about protein linked to Parkinson's disease
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have uncovered structural clues about the protein linked to Parkinson's disease (PD), which ultimately could lead to finding a cure ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Neutrons provide first sub-nanoscale snapshots of Huntington's disease protein
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee have for the first time successfully characterized the earliest structural formation of the disease type ...
May 18, 2011 |
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Skywalker ensures optimal communication between neurons
Patrik Verstreken (VIB/K.U.Leuven, Belgium) has discovered the mechanism that ensures neurons can continue to send the right signals for long consecutive periods - a process that is disrupted in neurological diseases such ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Gene therapy reverses symptoms of Parkinson's disease
A gene therapy called NLX-P101 dramatically reduces movement impairment in Parkinson's patients, according to results of a Phase 2 study published today in the journal Lancet Neurology. The approach introduces a gene into t ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Barrow researcher launches depression study
A top medical researcher at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, has launched a clinical trial to pinpoint brain activity in depressed people by using scientifically designed sad and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Molecular mechanism contributing to neuronal circuit formation found
German scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen have discovered how sensory and motor fibers interact during development of neuronal circuits in the limbs: Both types of nerve fibers can guide this process. With this finding, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Researchers: Pay more attention to epilepsy
Epilepsy, a common and serious neurologic disorder that affects millions of people, is not getting the public attention and funding for research it deserves, according to an editorial on a study published in the January 4, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 27, 2010 |
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Scientists find molecular glue needed to wire the brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University researchers have found that a single molecule not only connects brain cells but also changes how we learn. The findings, reported in the December 9 issue of the journal Neuron, may he ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Babies' biological clocks dramatically affected by birth light cycle
The season in which babies are born can have a dramatic and persistent effect on how their biological clocks function.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 05, 2010 |
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How well is your doctor caring for people with Parkinson's disease? New AAN tool helps measure care
The American Academy of Neurology has developed a new tool to help doctors gauge how well they are caring for people with Parkinson's disease. The new quality measures are published in the November 30, 2010, issue of Neurology.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Researchers create autistic neuron model
Using induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with Rett syndrome, scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have created functional neurons that provide the first human ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Modeling autism in a dish
A collaborative effort between researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of California, San Diego, successfully used human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from ...
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Nov 11, 2010 |
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Inhibitory neurons key to understanding neuropsychiatric disorders
The brain works because 100 billion of its special nerve cells called neurons regulate trillions of connections that carry and process information. The behavior of each neuron is precisely determined by the proper function ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 10, 2010 |
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