NIH-funded study suggests addressing these factors could reduce health disparities
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Researchers have discovered that choline, an essential nutrient vital for brain health, is actively transported from the bloodstream into the brain by a protein. The findings may inform the development of new drugs that take advantage of this mechanism to treat brain disorders.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Sleep apnea and low oxygen levels while sleeping are associated with epilepsy that first occurs after 60 years of age, known as late-onset epilepsy, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in Sleep. The link was independent of other known risk factors for late-onset epilepsy and sleep apnea including hypertension and stroke.
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
NIH-funded research in siblings finds previously reported connection is likely due to other underlying factors.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Treatment for rare childhood disease was well tolerated and slowed loss of motor function
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
In-depth study finds brain, immune, and metabolic abnormalities linked to debilitating chronic disease
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
NIH collaboration has implications for neural-immune system responses and aging
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Proteins could serve as biomarkers that improve diagnosis and guide the development of novel therapies
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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
NIH-funded research could change how we think about the causes of disorders like Parkinson’s
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Monday, December 4, 2023
NIH-funded study in mice offers possible new target for high blood pressure treatments.