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Review highlights hidden gut-brain connection in neurological disorders

Research reveals the gut microbiota-brain axis as a critical link in understanding and treating neurological disorders through microbial interventions.

23 Jul 2024

Researchers identify a less-invasive approach to measure intracranial pressure in patients

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have published new research that reports on a potential alternative and less-invasive approach to measure intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients.

23 Jul 2024

Researchers develop accurate and rapid method for diagnosing genetic disorders

Despite rapid advances in genetic testing in recent decades, more than half of people worldwide with suspected Mendelian genetic disorders do not have an accurate molecular diagnosis.

23 Jul 2024

Oligodendrocytes identified as key source of amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease

Oligodendrocytes are an important source of amyloid beta (Aβ) and play a key role in promoting neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a study published July 23, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Rikesh Rajani and Marc Aurel Busche from the UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London, and colleagues.

23 Jul 2024

Higher Brain Care Score associated with lower risk of late-life depression

Late-life depression, typically defined as depression with onset in individuals over 60 years of age, can affect up to a third or more of people older than 60 and can be debilitating.

23 Jul 2024

Beyond the anti-obesity benefits of glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs

The advantages of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medicines beyond glycemic and weight control.

23 Jul 2024

COVID vaccines and infections in early pregnancy show no increased risk of birth defects in large Nordic study

Research on 343,066 infants across Denmark, Sweden, and Norway shows no increased risk of congenital anomalies from COVID-19 infections or vaccinations during the first trimester. The study confirms safety, supporting vaccination recommendations for pregnant women.

22 Jul 2024

Study reveals higher prevalence of epilepsy among sexual and gender minorities

Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) - individuals who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, non-binary, or gender-diverse - are twice as likely to report active epilepsy compared to non-SGM individuals, based on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) analysis of data from the population-based National Health Information Survey.

22 Jul 2024

AI and imaging advances revolutionize multiple sclerosis diagnosis

A study in Translational Vision Science & Technology reveals that integrating AI with IR-SLO and OCT imaging improves the automated diagnosis and classification of multiple sclerosis.

21 Jul 2024

Porcine study reveals meurotoxic and pro-inflammatory effects of microplastics on enteric nervous system

Researchers investigates the effects of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics on the neuronal population in the porcine jejunum.

18 Jul 2024

Study links circadian rhythm disruption to obesity and diabetes

Disruption of circadian rhythms and clock gene expression is linked to adverse metabolic health outcomes, including obesity and diabetes. Further research is needed to understand these relationships and their implications for treatment and prevention.

17 Jul 2024

Spinal Muscular Atrophy patients are at higher risk of developing fatty liver disease

An international study has discovered that people living with the neurodegenerative condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) are at higher risk of developing fatty liver disease, suggesting that SMA patients may face additional health problems over time.

17 Jul 2024

Study highlights the role of RGS16 in glioma progression

Gang Li et al., at Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, China, presented a comprehensive study on the role of regulator of G-protein signaling 16 (RGS16) in the progression of glioma, a highly aggressive central nervous system tumor.

17 Jul 2024

Harnessing brain proteins for enhanced diabetes and weight-loss drugs

A network of proteins found in the central nervous system could be harnessed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, according to new research from the University of Michigan.

15 Jul 2024

Immune protein C1q impacts neuronal protein synthesis in the aging brain, study reveals

A groundbreaking study conducted at the lab of Beth Stevens, PhD, at Boston Children's Hospital has revealed that an immune protein impacts neuronal protein synthesis in the aging brain.

15 Jul 2024

Breakthrough biosensors illuminate opioid dynamics in the brain

New research from a Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience researcher could transform how we understand the way opioids affect the brain.

15 Jul 2024

Genetic marker predicts gabapentin response in chronic pelvic pain

Women who carry a particular form of a pain gene are more likely to respond well to a common medication used to treat long-term discomfort, research shows.

15 Jul 2024

Sleep duration, chronotype, and lifestyle affect cognitive decline

Researchers explore the impact of lifestyle and health conditions on the prevalence and incidence of cognitive decline.

15 Jul 2024

Study reveals how inflammation weakens muscles during illness

Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle problems that seem to be independent of the central nervous system. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have revealed how brain inflammation releases a specific protein that travels from the brain to the muscles and causes a loss of muscle function.

13 Jul 2024