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Thursday, June 25, 2015
Specialized Proteins Detected in Blood of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
A newly discovered protein in the bloodstream may provide a clearer diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study conducted by a research team from the University of California, San Francisco, the National Institute on Aging and NanoSomiX …
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Thursday, June 25, 2015
Network Model for Social Media Tracking Sheds Light on Neural Networks
In a study recently published in the journal Neuron, an international team of researchers from Indiana University and Switzerland used data-mapping methods that were created to track the spread of information on social media networks to help trace …
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Fragile X Proteins Involved in Proper Neuron Development
Recent findings may offer a new understanding of the condition fragile X syndrome, which is known as one of the most common genetic intellectual disabilities, and is strongly cited as the greatest contributor to autism spectrum disorder. The study, conducted …
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015
New Treatment Hope for Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis
In a recent discovery by scientists at the CHUM Research Centre and the University of Montreal, a previously unknown link was found between the immune system and the death of motor neurons in amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The findings could potentially …
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Migraine Community Sees Promise in New Class of Drugs
Findings presented at the American Headache Society’s (AHS) annual scientific meeting have the migraine community hopeful about a new class of drugs called Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies, which are showing promise in …
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Brain Inflammation Triggered by Chronic Pain and Depression
In a study recently published in The Journal of Neuroscience, scientists from UC Irvine and UCLA found a link between brain inflammation and chronic nerve pain, suggesting that a direct biophysical link exists between long-term pain and the depression …
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Monday, June 22, 2015
Syllables that Oscillate in Neuronal Circuits
Addressing a longstanding belief that cortical oscillations are related to the interpretation of sensory stimuli in the brain, two studies propose that improperly produced oscillations can lead to major language disorders. A team from the Faculty of …
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Monday, June 22, 2015
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Leads to Decreased Health-care Costs
In a study presented at the International Neuromodulation Society 12th World Congress, mean annual expenditures increased in the three years prior to spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for pain patients, and consequently decreased in each of the three years …
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Friday, June 19, 2015
Keeping Mind, Body Active May Not Protect Against Underlying Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
New research proposes that stimulating activities known for preventing Alzheimer’s disease may not impact the underlying causes of the disease, as it is often believed. Researchers from the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital …
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Friday, June 19, 2015
Children’s Brains with ASD React Differently to Sensory Stimuli
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, a team of researchers from UCLA published a study in the journal JAMA Psychiatry and found that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are overly sensitive to sensory stimuli have brains that react …
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