News tagged with neurologic dysfunction
Understanding brain function could lead to breakthrough Alzheimer's treatment
Synaptic plasticity, one of the neurochemical foundations of learning and memory, is predominantly controlled by NMDA receptors. One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological dysfunction caused ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Hypertension may predict dementia in older adults with certain cognitive deficits
High blood pressure appears to predict the progression to dementia in older adults with impaired executive functions (ability to organize thoughts and make decisions) but not in those with memory dysfunction, according to ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Researchers solve structure of NMDA receptor unit that could be drug target for neurological diseases
A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory reports on Thursday their success in solving the molecular structure of a key portion of a cellular receptor implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other serious ...
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Rare genetic disease successfully reversed using stem cell transplantation
A recent study by Scripps Research Institute scientists offers good news for families of children afflicted with the rare genetic disorder, cystinosis. In research that holds out hope for one day developing a potential therapy ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Virus responsible for deadly brain disease found in MS patients treated with natalizumab
The virus responsible for PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy), a rare brain disease that typically affects AIDS patients and other individuals with compromised immune systems, has been found to be reactivated ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Nanotech particles affect brain development in mice
Maternal exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) affects the expression of genes related to the central nervous system in developing mice. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle an ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 28, 2009 |
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