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Clinical drug research for the treatment of CNS and neurological disorders

Frontiers in Clinical Drug Research - CNS and Neurological Disorders is a book series that brings updated reviews to readers interested in advances in the development of pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) and other nerve disorders.

29 Nov 2021

Study: About 1 in 100 COVID-19 patients likely develop central nervous system complications

The largest multi-institutional international study to date on brain complications of COVID-19 has found that approximately one in 100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 will likely develop complications of the central nervous system.

29 Nov 2021

Tomosyn protein's key contribution to heterogeneity of neurons revealed

The versatility of the nervous system comes from not only the diversity of ways in which neurons communicate in circuits, but also their "plasticity," or ability to change those connections when new information has to be remembered, when their circuit partners change, or other conditions emerge.

29 Nov 2021

Researchers shed light on an important stage of early human embryogenesis for the first time

Scientists have shed light on an important stage of early embryonic development that has never been fully mapped out in humans before.

29 Nov 2021

Brain scans of athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts show white matter hyperintensities

Certain markers of injury to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, can be seen on brain scans.

25 Nov 2021

New "image analysis pipeline" provides insight into how disease changes the body

A new "image analysis pipeline" is giving scientists rapid new insight into how disease or injury have changed the body, down to the individual cell.

24 Nov 2021

SARS-CoV-2 moves between permissive cells and non-permissive neuronal cells via tunneling nanotubes (TNT)

Scientists investigate the neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2 and the role of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) in spreading the infection to neighboring cells.

23 Nov 2021

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in human iPSC-derived neurons

In a study recently published on the bioRxiv preprint server, researchers attempted to further increase the scope of previous studies in examining SARS-CoV-2 infection of human CNS resident cells.

22 Nov 2021

Covid-19 could reduce the perception of pain in oncological patients

Physicians from the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) have observed a surprising phenomenon during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: some patients with cancer-related pain have experiences a significant decrease or even disappearance of pain perception during the acute phase of infection.

22 Nov 2021

Physical activity may reduce immune cell activation to improve brain health in Alzheimer's disease

No one will disagree that an active lifestyle is good for you, but it remains unclear how physical activity improves brain health, particularly in Alzheimer's disease.

22 Nov 2021

Study sheds light on how residential distance from care impacts cancer diagnosis and survival

In a seemingly counterintuitive finding, young adults diagnosed with central nervous system (CNS) tumors might have better survival rates the farther they live from care.

21 Nov 2021

Researchers discover new type of cell that may help regulate heart rate

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame discovered a new type of cell in the heart that may help regulate heart rate, and could be an important key in understanding certain types of congenital heart defects and other diseases that involve the heart.

21 Nov 2021

New study uncovers a mechanism of sleep in zebrafish

Why do humans spend a third of their lives sleeping? Why do animals sleep? Throughout evolution sleep has remained universal and essential to all organisms with a nervous system, including invertebrates such as flies, worms, and even jellyfish.

21 Nov 2021

High prevalence of germline variants in Japanese patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma

Certain kinds of tumors can be inherited within families. Identifying the underlying genetic cause is important in treatment, but most studies on these tumors have been carried out on Caucasian populations.

19 Nov 2021

Study uncovers the herpes virus' strategy for infecting the nervous system

Herpes type 1 is sealed with a kiss for a lifetime. More than half of U.S. adults are carriers of HSV1 (herpes simplex virus type 1) which hibernates in the peripheral nervous system and can never be eradicated.

17 Nov 2021

Study may help predict genomic changes that may happen in advanced cancers based on therapy

A novel way to look at cancer treatment resistance offers the possibility for identifying genetic mechanisms involved and alternative treatment approaches.

17 Nov 2021

Novel long-read sequencing reveals complete repertoire of brain-expressed gene isoforms

New research led by the University of Exeter has shed light on the complexity of gene expression in the brain by characterizing the extent of isoform diversity in the human and mouse cortex, including the identification of novel isoforms of genes involved in diseases including Alzheimer's disease, autism and schizophrenia.

16 Nov 2021

Dyslexic children pick up visual information slower than their typically developing peers

Dyslexia impacts more than reading ability. Children with dyslexia pick up visual information slower than their typically developing peers, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

15 Nov 2021

Microbiome discovery may help improve treatment for patients with gastrointestinal diseases

University of Calgary researchers probing the gut - "the inner tube of life" - have for the first time discovered specific factors in its workings that in the future may help improve treatment for patients facing gut damage or gastrointestinal disease.

12 Nov 2021

GPR126 gene may play an essential role in placental development, study reveals

Scientists working with an experimental mouse model at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares have identified the essential role of the gene GPR126 in the development of the placenta during pregnancy.

12 Nov 2021

Nervous System News and Research

Latest Nervous System News and Research

Clinical drug research for the treatment of CNS and neurological disorders

Study: About 1 in 100 COVID-19 patients likely develop central nervous system complications

Tomosyn protein's key contribution to heterogeneity of neurons revealed

Researchers shed light on an important stage of early human embryogenesis for the first time

Brain scans of athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts show white matter hyperintensities

New "image analysis pipeline" provides insight into how disease changes the body

SARS-CoV-2 moves between permissive cells and non-permissive neuronal cells via tunneling nanotubes (TNT)

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in human iPSC-derived neurons

Covid-19 could reduce the perception of pain in oncological patients

Physical activity may reduce immune cell activation to improve brain health in Alzheimer's disease

Study sheds light on how residential distance from care impacts cancer diagnosis and survival

Researchers discover new type of cell that may help regulate heart rate

New study uncovers a mechanism of sleep in zebrafish

High prevalence of germline variants in Japanese patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma

Study uncovers the herpes virus' strategy for infecting the nervous system

Study may help predict genomic changes that may happen in advanced cancers based on therapy

Novel long-read sequencing reveals complete repertoire of brain-expressed gene isoforms

Dyslexic children pick up visual information slower than their typically developing peers

Microbiome discovery may help improve treatment for patients with gastrointestinal diseases

GPR126 gene may play an essential role in placental development, study reveals

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Nervous System News and Research

Latest Nervous System News and Research

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Prof. Dr. Kristina Kusche-Vihrog

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