News tagged with neurotrophic factors
Research study explores gene therapy treatment to reduce symptoms of Parkinson's disease
Physicians at Rush University Medical Center are testing a unique gene therapy product called CERE-120 to evaluate if its use can improve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Rush is one of 11 sites in the U.S. and the only ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Researchers discover why cocaine is so addictive
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered how cocaine corrupts the brain and becomes addictive. These findings -- the first to connect activation of specific neurons to alterations in cocaine reward -- were published in Science on Oct ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Memory molecule, deja vu
A second high-profile paper in as many months has found an important role in learning and memory for calpain, a molecule whose academic fortunes have ebbed and flowed for 25 years.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Animal behavioral studies can mimic human behavior
Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant for human behavior has been unclear. Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have identified ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Coaxing injured nerve fibers to regenerate by disabling 'brakes' in the system
Brain and spinal-cord injuries typically leave people with permanent impairment because the injured nerve fibers (axons) cannot regrow. A study from Children's Hospital Boston, published in the December 10 ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Bad driving may have genetic basis, study finds
Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Bone marrow stem cell co-transplantation prevents embryonic stem cell transplant-associated tumors
Transplanted embryonic stem cells are recognized as a potential treatment for patients suffering from the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, in studies using embryonic stem cells transplanted into SCI laboratory ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 11, 2009 |
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