Researchers have discovered a network of cells that appears to play a crucial role in putting experience into a temporal context NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS THE EPISODIC TIME FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF A 4-HOUR-LONG SKI TRIP UP AND DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN, INCLUDING EVENTS THAT ALTER THE SKIER’S PERCEPTION OF TIME. ...
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Researchers identify new potential biotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the University of Florida have discovered that a modified version of an important immune cell protein could be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which will be published August 29 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, reveals that soluble versions of a protein called TLR5 can reduce the buildup of amyloid plaques in the...
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Restless legs syndrome brain stimulation study supports motor cortex ‘excitability’ as a cause
Experiments with patients suggest brain stimulation may be a viable treatment JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say new experiments using magnetic pulse brain stimulation on people with moderate to severe restless legs syndrome (RLS) have added to evidence that the condition is due to excitability and hyperarousal in the part of the brain’s motor cortex...
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MS researchers find new ways to regenerate the brain’s insulation
University of Melbourne researchers have found a way to rebuild damaged nerve coverings that cause Multiple Sclerosis. Myelin sheath. Credit: Wikipedia Finding ways to restore the myelin sheath is recognised as important to preventing the progression of disability in MS patients. Researcher Jessica Fletcher led the team who made the discovery and their findings are published in...
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How does manganese enter the brain? Research offers clues to neurological disorder
New information from the University at Buffalo on how manganese, an essential nutrient, gets into the brain, is helping shed light on a neurological disorder usually associated with industrial overexposure to the metal. In June, Brittany Steimle, a doctoral candidate in biochemistry at UB, received the award for outstanding poster for her presentation on how...
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Scientists identify a new kind of human brain cell
One of the most intriguing questions about the human brain is also one of the most difficult for neuroscientists to answer: What sets our brains apart from those of other animals? Digital reconstruction of a rosehip neuron in the human brain. Credit: Tamas Lab, University of Szeged “We really don’t understand what makes the human brain special,”...
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7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories
Psychology 101 textbooks typically include epic tales of the discipline’s history. They chronicle inventive experiments and dazzling results from days of old. But many of the things we think we know about the human mind—like the depth of the parent-child bond, or our inclination to submit to authority even when it feels unethical—come from research that’s since...
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Researchers work on scientific foundation for new forms of therapy in neurodegenerative processes
Protective proteins that mitigate the destruction of nerve cells after a stroke can be administered into the brain through the nose, as Heidelberg University researchers demonstrated using a mouse model. The team led by Prof. Dr. Hilmar Bading at the Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN) is laying the scientific groundwork for new forms of therapy...
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Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries
Magnetic stimulation of lower spine eliminates need of catheter for up to 4 weeks UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES HEALTH SCIENCES More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans living with a spinal cord injury lose the ability to urinate voluntarily after their injury. According to a 2012 study, the desire to regain bladder...
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Researchers demonstrate safe, non-invasive way to open blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s patients
In the first peer-reviewed published report of its kind, University of Toronto researchers have demonstrated that focused ultrasound can be used to safely open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. “We are pioneering exciting potential innovative treatment options for patients,” says Professor Sandra Black. Credit: University of Toronto The study, “Blood-brain barrier opening in...