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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Nanoparticle Gene-therapy Strategy Effectively Treats Deadly Brain Cancer
A new study, published in the journal ACS Nano, conducted by Johns Hopkins University, reports that a novel form of nanoparticle gene therapy may be applicable and effective in extreme cases of brain cancer — previously regarded as incurable. Research …
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
New Technology Developed for Detecting TBI Biomarker
Researchers from the NYU Langone Medical Center have introduced new technology that could help advance blood biomarker capabilities, which show changes in low concentration of specific proteins that are present following a neurological injury. The single …
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Effects of Brain Surgery for Epilepsy Sustained for More than 15 Years
Physicians with the Henry Ford Hospital have published the results of a long-term survey in the journal Epilepsy and Behavior, which indicates that surgery for epileptics have a notable success rate up to 15 years afterwards. The team contacted 4, …
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Brain Scans Predict Effectiveness of Depression Treatment
In a recent study published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine found that brain scans can predict which patients with clinical depression are most likely to benefit from a specific …
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Monday, March 9, 2015
Researchers Develop Technique to Measure Oxygen in Cancer and Stroke Patients
In a recent study published in the journal Stroke, researchers from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center published their progress on the decades-old issue of how to measure oxygenation in deep-sited tissue. The new technique uses Electron …
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Friday, March 6, 2015
Alternative DNA Repair Mechanism Could Provide Better Neuroblastoma Treatment
Researchers from the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital have identified a new target for developing new therapies for children with high-risk neuroblastoma, according to a recent study published in the journal Molecular Cancer …
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Thursday, March 5, 2015
Deep Brain Imaging Reveals Separate Function for Nearly Identical Neurons
Researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine recently used novel deep-brain imaging techniques to link the activity of individual, genetically similar neurons to particular behaviors of mice. Specifically, for the first …
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Low-frequency DBS Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms
According to a new study published in the journal Neurology, Parkinson’s disease patients treated with low-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) show significant improvements in swallowing dysfunction and freezing of gait compared to the typical high …
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Scientists Find Gene Vital to Central Nervous System Development
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene that helps regulate how well nerves of the central nervous system are insulated — healthy insulation is vital for the speedy propagation of nerve cell signals …
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Monday, March 2, 2015
Discovery on Spinal Injury Reveals Unknown Immune Response
Researchers from the department of neuroscience at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have newly discovered a beneficial immune response that occurs after injury to the central nervous system (CNS). By harnessing this response, researchers …
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