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Friday, October 17, 2014
New Computational Approach Finds Gene That Drives Aggressive Brain Cancer
According to a new study published in the journal Cell, researchers from Columbia University Medical Center found that by using an innovative algorithm that analyzes gene regulatory and signaling networks, the loss of a gene called KLHL9 is the driving …
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Healthy Lifestyles May Cut Stroke Risk in Half for Women
According to a new study published in the journal Neurology, women with a healthy diet and lifestyle may be less likely to have a stroke by more than half. The study looked at five factors that make up a healthy lifestyle: moderate alcohol consumption …
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Stroke-fighting Drug Offers Potential Treatment for TBI
In a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers from the Henry Ford Neuroscience Institute found that the brain’s limited ability to repair itself after trauma can be enhanced when treated with the drug tPA (tissue plasminogen activator …
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Researchers Find Unexpected New Drug to Treat Parkinson’s Disease
In a new study published in the journal Neurotherapeutics, researchers from UCLA found that a drug being evaluated to treat an entirely different disorder also helped slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease in mice. The study found that the drug …
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Caring for Horses Eases Symptoms of Dementia
In a study published in the journal Anthrozoös, researchers from Ohio State University found that equine therapy — a treatment used today for children and teens who have emotional and development disorders — could also work for adults who are …
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Mouse Study Offers New Clues to Cognitive Decline
In a recent study published in The Journal of Neuroscience and in The EMBO Journal, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that certain types of brain cells prefer one specific energy source over others. The findings …
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Brain Noises Found to Nurture Synapses
A recent study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center found that a long-overlooked form of neuron-to-neuron communication — called miniature neurotransmission — plays an essential role in the development of synapses. The findings …
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Role of Calcium in Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Clarified
In a recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found mutations in two proteins associated with familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD). The two proteins interact …
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Monday, October 13, 2014
Grafted Stem Cells Display Growth in Spinal Cord Injury
In a recent study published in the journal Neuron, researchers reported that they were able to use human stem cells to grow brand new nerves in a rat model of spinal cord injury. The neurons grew tens of thousands of axons that extended the entire length …
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Monday, October 13, 2014
U.S. Aims for TBI Clinical Trial Success
An unprecedented, public-private partnership is being launched to drive the development of better-run clinical trials that could lead to the first successful treatments for traumatic brain injury, a condition affecting not only athletes and soldiers, …
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