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Researchers use gene-editing technique to develop new screening tool for Parkinson's disease

A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida is using breakthrough gene-editing technology to develop a new screening tool for Parkinson's disease, a debilitating degenerative disorder of the nervous system.

5 Jun 2017

Researchers receive federal funding to study consequences of West Nile and Zika virus infections

A Georgia State University researcher, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Florida State University, has received a five-year, $7.7 million federal grant to study the consequences of West Nile and Zika virus infections on the human central nervous system.

2 Jun 2017

Common acne medication can slow progress of relapsing-remitting MS, trial shows

A Canadian clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute, at the Cumming School of Medicine, shows that minocycline, a common acne medication, can slow the progress of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who have recently experienced their first symptoms.

1 Jun 2017

Impaired ability to understand social cues may be linked to brain changes in people with MS

For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an impaired ability to understand how others feel and think may be linked to subtle brain changes, according to a study published in the May 31, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

1 Jun 2017

Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life impairs visual recognition memory

Repeated exposure to a common anesthesia drug early in life results in visual recognition memory impairment, which emerges after the first year of life and may persist long-term, according to a study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published online May 31 in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.

31 May 2017

Collaborative effort to develop rare disease patient registries

The Orphan Disease Center in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will collaborate with Pulse Infoframe Inc., a medical informatics company, to develop rare disease patient registries aimed at enabling international collaboration to better understand these diseases, as well as accelerate and improve clinical studies to develop new therapies.

31 May 2017

Visual cortex of the brain develops gradually throughout life, study reveals

A study of post-mortem brain tissue reveals the human primary visual cortex (V1) develops gradually throughout life.

30 May 2017

Rat study shows impact of early exposure to high-fat diet on the dopamine system in adulthood

Exposure to high-fat diet from childhood may increase the sensitivity of the dopamine system later in adulthood, according to a study in male rats published in eNeuro. The research describes potential mechanisms that, if translated to humans, may drive people to seek foods that contribute to obesity.

30 May 2017

Study suggests Zika virus poses wider threat in human pregnancies

Zika virus infection passes efficiently from a pregnant monkey to its fetus, spreading inflammatory damage throughout the tissues that support the fetus and the fetus's developing nervous system, and suggesting a wider threat in human pregnancies than generally appreciated.

25 May 2017

Study finds variations among hospitals in transitioning stroke patients from treatment to comfort care

Hospitals vary widely in how often they transition people with strokes from active treatment to comfort or hospice care within 48 hours after they get to the hospital, according to a new study published in the May 24, 2017, online issue of Neurology Clinical Practice, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 May 2017

BGU researchers redesign portion of FDA-approved drug into new molecule to treat ALS

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers are developing a new therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis using part of an existing FDA-approved drug that restores the central nervous system's (CNS) immune defenses and increases life expectancy.

25 May 2017

Biochemists create new tool to help diagnose POLG disorders and predict outcomes

Providing answers -- or at least more information -- to the most difficult medical questions is the aim of medical scientists. And how research findings are translated and made available can be as important as the discoveries themselves.

24 May 2017

FDA grants accelerated approval to cancer treatment based on common biomarker

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to a treatment for patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker).

23 May 2017

Experimental treatment tempers HLH, MS symptoms in mouse models, study shows

Immune diseases like multiple sclerosis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis unleash destructive waves of inflammation on the body, causing death or a lifetime of illness and physical impairment.

23 May 2017

Supercomputer study of the brain could lead to safer and more effective anesthetics

Researchers have used a supercomputer to show how proteins in the brain control electrical signals, in a breakthrough that could lead to safer and more effective drugs and anesthetics.

22 May 2017

Exposure to air pollution may disturb good night's sleep

High levels of air pollution over time may get in the way of a good night's sleep, according to new research presented at the ATS 2017 International Conference.

22 May 2017

Wristwatch-like devices can provide information related to different kinds of brain activity

What can we learn about emotions, the brain and behavior from a wristband? Plenty, according to a prominent MIT engineer and researcher in her plenary session address at the American Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting, www.americanpainsociety.org.

22 May 2017

Researchers identify genetic mutations that predict better prognosis for neuroblastoma patients

The annual mortality rate in childhood cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, or neuroblastoma, is 10 per million between the ages of 0 and 4. The collaborative work between Basque and Valencian researchers has served to identify some genetic mutations that will help to improve the treatment of this disease.

19 May 2017

New understanding about brain proteins could lead to effective therapies for dementia

A research team from the University of Plymouth, University of Southampton and the Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Vari, Greece, have studied two structurally-similar proteins in the adult brain and have found that they play distinct roles in the development of dementia.

19 May 2017

Fetal alcohol exposure reduces taste system's responsiveness to bitter flavor and burning sensation

A new study suggests that fetal alcohol exposure reduces the taste system's responsiveness to the bitter flavor and burning sensation of many varieties of alcoholic beverages.

18 May 2017

Nervous System News and Research

Latest Nervous System News and Research

Researchers use gene-editing technique to develop new screening tool for Parkinson's disease

Researchers receive federal funding to study consequences of West Nile and Zika virus infections

Common acne medication can slow progress of relapsing-remitting MS, trial shows

Impaired ability to understand social cues may be linked to brain changes in people with MS

Repeated exposure to anesthesia early in life impairs visual recognition memory

Collaborative effort to develop rare disease patient registries

Visual cortex of the brain develops gradually throughout life, study reveals

Rat study shows impact of early exposure to high-fat diet on the dopamine system in adulthood

Study suggests Zika virus poses wider threat in human pregnancies

Study finds variations among hospitals in transitioning stroke patients from treatment to comfort care

BGU researchers redesign portion of FDA-approved drug into new molecule to treat ALS

Biochemists create new tool to help diagnose POLG disorders and predict outcomes

FDA grants accelerated approval to cancer treatment based on common biomarker

Experimental treatment tempers HLH, MS symptoms in mouse models, study shows

Supercomputer study of the brain could lead to safer and more effective anesthetics

Exposure to air pollution may disturb good night's sleep

Wristwatch-like devices can provide information related to different kinds of brain activity

Researchers identify genetic mutations that predict better prognosis for neuroblastoma patients

New understanding about brain proteins could lead to effective therapies for dementia

Fetal alcohol exposure reduces taste system's responsiveness to bitter flavor and burning sensation

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