News tagged with neuronal injury
Can magnetism help us control the brain, remotely?
University at Buffalo scientists have used magnetic nanoparticles to remotely control ion channels, neurons in cell culture and even the movement of a tiny worm.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Doctors work to help Giffords' brain rewire itself
(AP) -- Compared to a sleek new laptop, that three-pound mass of fatty tissue called the brain may not look like much. But when it's injured, it adapts and rewires its circuits in new ways.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Switch off enzyme to control chronic pain, say researchers
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has developed a new drug targeted at parts of the brain and spinal cord associated with pain perception, which may more effectively control chronic pain caused by nerve injuries.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 12, 2011 |
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New insight into neuronal survival after brain injury
A new study identifies a molecule that is a critical regulator of neuron survival after ischemic brain injury. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 13 issue of the journal Neuron, may lead to new therapies that r ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 12, 2011 |
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A pacemaker for your brain
By stimulating certain areas of the brain, scientists can alleviate the effects of disorders such as depression or Parkinson's disease. That's the good news. But because controlling that stimulation currently lacks precision, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 28, 2010 |
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New period of brain 'plasticity' created with transplanted embryonic cells
UCSF scientists report that they were able to prompt a new period of "plasticity," or capacity for change, in the neural circuitry of the visual cortex of juvenile mice. The approach, they say, might some day be used to create ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Scientists shed new light on walking
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the medical university Karolinska Institutet have created a genetically modified mouse in which certain neurons can be activated by blue light. Shining blue light on brainstems or spinal cords ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 22, 2010 |
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'Volume dial' neurone may aid spinal disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scottish researchers have discovered a new class of neuron that may lead to new therapies for spinal injury.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Tiny molecule slows progression of Lou Gehrig's disease in mice
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a molecule produced naturally by muscles in response to nerve damage can reduce symptoms and prolong life in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cell-culture studies looking into how compounds in cinnamon extract affect brain cells are being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. The researchers have reported ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Understanding the brain's natural foil for over-excited neurons
Glutamate is to the brain like coffee is to our bodies. A cup of Joe in the morning can wake us, but overloading on caffeine causes the stimulant to work against us.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Zebrafish offer clues to treatments for motor neurone disease
Tiny zebrafish could hold the key to stem cell treatments for motor neurone disease.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 29, 2009 |
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