Neuroscience
Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary field that explores the complexities of the nervous system, encompassing the study of brain structure, function, development, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and psychology. Study of Neurosciencs involves understaning the biological mechanisms that underlie cognition, emotions, and behavior and how various neurological and psychiatric conditions arise. Neuroscientists work towards unraveling the mysteries of neural processes, including learning, memory, and consciousness, by investigating neurons’ intricate networks and synaptic connections. Advances in this field are crucial for developing effective treatments for neurological disorders, enhancing mental health care, and providing insights into the fundamental nature of the human mind and behavior.
Neuroscience
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Effects of flu on brain
Group of researchers from Germany and USA studied effects of influenza virus on brain cells. The study published in the Journal of Neuroscience finds that female mice infected with two different strains of the flu shows changes…
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Cortisol and Parkinson’s Disease
Research team from Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology (DGIST) has performed a high-throughput screening method to identify drug candidates that promote dopaminergic neuronal cell activation by inducing the expression of the parkin protein, the cell…
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Peripheral vision reaction time assessment to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury patients
A new test using peripheral vision reaction time could lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment of mild traumatic brain injury, often referred to as a concussion, according to Peter J. Bergold, PhD, professor of physiology…
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New approach to Multiple Sclerosis treatment using immunosuppression and stem cells shows promise
New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person’s own blood-forming stem cells can induce sustained remission of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Five years after receiving the treatment, called high-dose…
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Research shows positive outcome for early epilepsy surgery
There are important, long-term gains from hastening the processes around surgical interventions against epilepsy, before the disease has had too much negative impact on brain functions and patients’ lives. These are some of the findings of a…
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Analysis of interactome of Zika virus infected neural cells shows altered expression of more than 500 proteins
Zika virus (ZIKV) interferes with the cellular machinery controlling cell division and alters the expression of hundreds of genes responsible for guiding the formation and development of brain cells, according to findings of research published in Scientific Reports.…
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Protein Wnt5a is important in sustaining adult neuron structure in mice hippocampus
Humans and other vertebrates depend on a portion of the brain called the hippocampus for learning, memory and their sense of location. Nerve cell structures in the adult hippocampus are sustained by factors whose identities have remained…
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Using focused magnetic stimulation of brain to improve precision memory
Northwestern Medicine scientists showed for the first time that non-invasive brain stimulation can be used like a scalpel, rather than like a hammer, to cause a specific improvement in precise memory. This is an individual receiving noninvasive…
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Researchers develop in vitro model of brain for research
Harvard University researchers have developed a multiregional brain-on-a-chip that models the connectivity between three distinct regions of the brain. The in vitro model was used to extensively characterize the differences between neurons from different regions of the…
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Squalamine shows promise as potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease in lab studies
A naturally-occurring compound has been found to block a molecular process thought to underlie Parkinson’s Disease and to suppress its toxic products, scientists have reported. The findings, although only preliminary, suggest that the compound, called squalamine, could…
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