Innovative research uncovers mechanism behind epilepsy in Angelman syndrome SINGAPORE, 15 January 2020 – A key mechanism underlying neuronal dysfunction in Angelman syndrome (AS), a syndromic form of autism spectrum disorder, has – for the first time – been revealed through innovative research led by Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) under...
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Blue light can help heal mild traumatic brain injury
The Department of Defense has a vested interest in the new University of Arizona-led research, but the results have implications for civilians as well UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Early morning blue light exposure therapy can aid the healing process of people impact by mild traumatic brain injury, according to new research from the University of Arizona....
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Researchers demonstrate how the brain assesses and predicts physiological states of the body
by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Interoception is the self-awareness of physiological states; it’s how animals and humans know they’re hungry or thirsty, and how they know when they’ve had enough to eat or drink. But precisely how the brain estimates the state of the body and reacts to it remains unclear. In a paper...
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Controlling molecular glue protects connections between brain cells
by University of Queensland A way in which some connections between brain cells can resist degeneration—a hallmark of traumatic brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases—has been discovered by researchers at The University of Queensland. Dr. Sean Coakley and Professor Massimo Hilliard from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research uncovered a way...
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Low doses of radiation used in medical imaging lead to mutations in cell cultures
by Public Library of Science Common medical imaging procedures use low doses of radiation that are believed to be safe. A new study, however, finds that in human cell cultures, these doses create breaks that allow extra bits of DNA to integrate into the chromosome. Roland Kanaar and Alex Zelensky of Erasmus University Medical Center...
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Pig study sheds new light on sugar’s addictive impacts on the brain
By Nick Lavars Much research has helped paint a picture of the relationship between sugar and our brain’s reward system, though there remains many blanks to be filled. Scientists in Denmark have now offered further insights into how the sweet stuff reshapes our brain chemistry, by performing experiments on pigs and taking note of how...
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New study could ‘drastically’ change how we understand Parkinson’s
The hallmark symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are motor symptoms that include shaking hands and slowness of movement, but specialists still do not entirely understand what causes this disease. Newly published research may now overturn prevailing notions about key Parkinson’s mechanisms. Motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease may be due to brain changes that take place earlier...
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Evidence of previously unknown electrical property in human cortical dendrites
by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress A team of researchers from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (IMBB-FORTH) has found evidence of previously unknown electrical properties in human cortical dendrites. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their study of human cortical dendrites and what...
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Study finds potential new treatment for preventing PTSD
by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Research led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation points to a groundbreaking discovery about a new potential treatment and prevention for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research team, led by Dr. Fang Liu, Senior Scientist and Head of...
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Long-term memory performance depends upon gating system, study finds
Suppression of genetic switch boosts hardwired memory in Drosophila SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE JUPITER, Fla.–Jan. 13, 2020–Storing and retrieving memories is among the most important tasks our intricate brains must perform, yet how that happens at a molecular level remains incompletely understood. A new study from the lab of Neuroscience Professor Ronald Davis, PhD, at Scripps...