Nanopore-based sensing device explores neurodegenerative diseases
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2023 – Tau and tubulin proteins are one of the leading causes of many neurodegenerative diseases, such ...
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Study traces shared and unique cellular hallmarks found in 6 neurodegenerative diseases
A perplexing range of neurodegenerative diseases are known to attack distinct regions of the brain, causing severe cognitive and motor ...
Protein mutation that causes Parkinson’s may prevent another neurodegenerative disease
A University of Massachusetts Amherst scientist has discovered that a mutation in the misfolding protein that causes Parkinson’s disease offers ...
News tips from UCLA Health: New hope for deadly brain cancer; Mating patterns vs genetics; Do housing interventions improve health? Air pollution and neurodegenerative disease
UCLA Health Tip Sheet Nov. 28, 2022 Below is a brief roundup of news and story ideas from the experts ...
New insights into how exercise protects against neurodegenerative diseases
Amsterdam, November 2, 2022 – Accumulating evidence finds that exercise can improve brain function and delay or prevent the onset ...
Grant will support innovative gene therapy research into treatment for fatal neurodegenerative diseases
Amanda Woerman, assistant professor of biology, has received a grant from the Tau Consortium of the Rainwater Charitable Foundation to accelerate her research that ...
New clues into a serious neurodegenerative disease
At a glance: New findings offer insight into the basic biology of frontotemporal dementia, a devastating neurodegenerative disorder caused by ...
New strategy shows potential to block nerve loss in neurodegenerative diseases
Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis support development of a broadly applicable treatment for ...
Neurodegenerative disease risk more than doubled among former Scottish international rugby union players
The risk of neurodegenerative disease among former Scottish international rugby union players is more than double that of the general ...
‘Leaky’ activity of mutated enzyme underlies neurodegenerative disease
Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the degeneration of Purkinje cells, a major class of neurons ...
National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center to receive up to $20 million in CDC grant funding for continued research into fatal neurodegenerative prion diseases in brain
CLEVELAND– The National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC) at Case Western Reserve University will receive up to $20 million ...
National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center to receive up to $20 million in CDC grant funding for continued research into fatal neurodegenerative prion diseases in brain
CLEVELAND– The National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC) at Case Western Reserve University will receive up to $20 million ...
Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerative diseases
Infections treated with specialty hospital care in early- and mid-life are associated with an increased subsequent risk of Alzheimer’s (AD) ...
C-Path awarded FDA grant to establish public-private partnership to advance treatments for rare neurodegenerative diseases
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 14, 2022 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) has announced it will serve as the convener of the Critical Path ...
New in-silico-designed protein ‘probes’ could pave the way to early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases
Genoa (Italy) - 8 September 2022 - A team of researchers from the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of ...
Researchers visualize α-synuclein pathology in living patients with a neurodegenerative disorder
α-synuclein is a neuronal protein involved in functions like vesicle trafficking and neurotransmitter release. It is typically found in abundance ...
August issues of American Psychiatric Association journals cover neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative illnesses and innovations in psychotherapy spurred by the pandemic
The June issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are ...
New insights into Huntington disease – Looking at a neurodegenerative disorder from a neurodevelopmental perspective
Paris, France – July 8, 2022: Dr. Sandrine Humbert from the Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences will present revolutionary work done ...
“Punch-drunk slugnuts” and the language of violence: Tracing the impact of sports slang on modern perceptions of neurodegenerative disease
Throughout the twentieth century, being “punch drunk” was a commonly encountered condition—one denoted by an equally pervasive term. Similar turns ...
COVID-19 positive patients at higher risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders, new study shows
(Vienna, Saturday, 25 June 2022) COVID-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who ...
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New study shows snacking on mixed tree nuts may impact cardiovascular risk factors and increase serotonin
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New study debunks the assumption that menstrual cycles disqualify women from exercise research
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Constructor University professor publishes outstanding psychological research paper
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Ignoring Native American data perpetuates misleading white ‘deaths of despair’ narrative, study finds
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The next generation of global health innovators: Michelson Prize winners announced