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Study reveals unique molecules in the blood of people with MS

A breakthrough study led by the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital has revealed unique molecules in the blood of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) that could become definitive diagnostic biomarkers of the world's most common neurologic disability in young adults.

30 Oct 2017

Novartis PARADIGMS study shows safety and efficacy of new treatment in pediatric MS patients

Novartis today announced full results from the positive Phase III PARADIGMS study, investigating the safety and efficacy of Gilenya (fingolimod) vs. interferon beta-1a, in children and adolescents (ages 10 to 17) with multiple sclerosis (MS).

30 Oct 2017

Longevity Biotech receives award to evaluate novel drug candidate for MS in preclinical models

Longevity Biotech, Inc. has received an award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society through Fast Forward, the Society's commercial research funding program, to evaluate LBT-3627 in preclinical models as a potential disease-modifying therapeutic agent.

28 Oct 2017

Discovery may provide insight into how Zika virus gets transmitted from mother to fetus

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil, report that the Zika virus is transmitted from mother to fetus by infected cells that, ironically, will later develop into the brain's first and primary form of defense against invasive pathogens.

27 Oct 2017

Study reveals how NET intervention can alleviate stress from traumatic cancer-related memories

Patients diagnosed and treated for a long-term potentially fatal diseases such as cancer, can accumulate distressing and traumatic experiences along the way.

27 Oct 2017

New research may protect Navy divers from oxygen toxicity in the deep

Special Operations divers like Navy SEALs take on life-threatening risks such as enemy combatants and harsh environments. But another hazard is silent and unseen -- oxygen toxicity, the result of breathing lethal levels of oxygen that occur at depth and pressure.

26 Oct 2017

New study sheds light on normal function of Parkinson's gene

A new study published in the journal Neuron sheds light on the normal function of LRRK2, the most common genetic cause for late-onset Parkinson's disease. The study was supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.

26 Oct 2017

Scientists discover how immune cells clear the way for nerve regeneration after injury

Immune cells are normally associated with fighting infection but in a new study, scientists have discovered how they also help the nervous system clear debris, clearing the way for nerve regeneration after injury.

25 Oct 2017

Researchers discover mechanism that corrects protein misfolding in plants

Various human nervous system diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's diseases, are associated with the same basic disorder: the loss of nerve cells capacity to fold their proteins correctly, which causes protein aggregations that form "clumps" that end up generating the cell death.

25 Oct 2017

Myelin sheaths restore impaired nervous system over the long haul

In the central nervous system of humans and all other mammals, a vital insulating sheath composed of lipids and proteins around nerve fibers helps speed the electrical signals or nerve impulses that direct our bodies to walk, talk, breathe, swallow or perform any routine physical act.

24 Oct 2017

New study explores how herpes simplex virus may change during familial transmission

A new study explores how herpes simplex virus might change when passed from one individual to another, information that may prove useful in future development of therapeutics and vaccines.

20 Oct 2017

Pharmacological stimulation of nicotinic receptor could be strategy to treat lung inflammation

It has been amply proven that smoking can cause serious diseases such as emphysema and cancer. A new study, however, shows that pharmacological stimulation of a specific type of nicotinic receptor in cells of the immune system could be a strategy to treat inflammatory lung disease.

20 Oct 2017

Nervous System News and Research

Latest Nervous System News and Research

Study reveals unique molecules in the blood of people with MS

Novartis PARADIGMS study shows safety and efficacy of new treatment in pediatric MS patients

Longevity Biotech receives award to evaluate novel drug candidate for MS in preclinical models

Discovery may provide insight into how Zika virus gets transmitted from mother to fetus

Study reveals how NET intervention can alleviate stress from traumatic cancer-related memories

New research may protect Navy divers from oxygen toxicity in the deep

New study sheds light on normal function of Parkinson's gene

Scientists discover how immune cells clear the way for nerve regeneration after injury

Researchers discover mechanism that corrects protein misfolding in plants

Myelin sheaths restore impaired nervous system over the long haul

New study explores how herpes simplex virus may change during familial transmission

Pharmacological stimulation of nicotinic receptor could be strategy to treat lung inflammation

Researchers reveal how certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth

New procedure expands options open for carrying out tests on human brain cells

Northwestern scientists discover 'wasabi receptor' for pain in flatworms

Arsenic trioxide could be powerful therapy to extend lives of certain glioblastoma patients

Discovery may lead to new approach for treating MS

Report: Global burden of neurological disorders in today’s world

New study uncovers 13 previously-unknown genetic risk variants for restless legs syndrome

Research findings could pave way to new therapies for treating seizures and autism

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