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A New Roadmap for Repairing the Damage of Multiple Sclerosis
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineTuesday, August 7, 2018
Research provides new understanding about how drugs can repair damaged brain cells that cause disability in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Study shows where brain transforms seeing into acting
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFriday, July 6, 2018
Study shows where brain transforms seeing into acting
Researchers uncover hidden brain states that regulate performance and decision making
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringMonday, July 2, 2018
Brain activity is driven by encounters with external stimuli and situations, simultaneously occurring with internal mental processes. A team of researchers from Stanford University, with funding from the NIH BRAIN Initiative, in part through the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), has discovered how the brain dynamically handles cognitive tasks while it also is engaged in internal mental processes.
Experimental Drug Stops Parkinson’s Disease Progression in Mice
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMonday, July 2, 2018
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed an experimental drug, similar to compounds used to treat diabetes, that slows the progression of Parkinson’s disease itself — as well as its symptoms — in mice. In experiments performed with cultures of human brain cells and live mouse models, they report the drug blocked the degradation of brain cells that is the hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. The drug is expected to move to clinical trials this year.
‘Music of Speech’ Linked to Brain Area Unique to Humans
University of California, San FranciscoThursday, June 28, 2018
Understanding Vocal Pitch Could Give Realistic Synthetic Voices to Those Unable to Speak
Study Finds Tau Protein Does Not Stabilize Microtubules, Challenges Approach to Treating Alzheimer's
Drexel University College of MedicineThursday, June 28, 2018
A new study by researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine may reverse the popular scientific dogma that the protein tau stabilizes microtubules within brain cells. The scientists’ new research, published this week in Current Biology, suggests just the opposite: Tau’s actual role in the neuron is to allow microtubules to grow and remain dynamic.
How the Office Org Chart in Your Brain Helps to Organize Your Actions
Salk InstituteThursday, June 28, 2018
Salk scientists discover how learned behaviors are organized and controlled by different brain cell types, offering insight into Parkinson’s, OCD
Broken Shuttle May Hinder Learning Across Several Brain Disorders
New York University School of MedicineFriday, June 22, 2018
Unable to carry signals based on sights and sounds to the genes that record memories, a broken shuttle protein may hinder learning in patients with intellectual disability, schizophrenia, and autism.
Electrically Stimulating the Brain May Restore Movement After Stroke
University of California, San FranciscoMonday, June 18, 2018
Findings suggest potential for brain implants to treat stroke patients
Drugs that suppress immune system may protect against Parkinson’s
Washington University School of Medicine, St. LouisThursday, May 31, 2018
People who take immunosuppressants less likely to develop the disease