Diagnostic strategy developed by Brazilian researchers can also be used to distinguish MS from neuromyelitis optica, another demyelinating disorder. The two diseases have similar symptoms but must be treated differently. FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Sorocaba (state of São Paulo,...
By ERIC CHESS One crucial missing piece to the devastating puzzle of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia is how to detect them early. Many researchers are hard at work evaluating biomarkers like levels of proteins known as beta-amyloid and tau in cerebrospinal fluid or imaging-detected changes in the brain. There might be another,...
Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified proteins that may be useful in both earlier diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and in more accurate disease prognosis. An MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS....
IMAGE: ON THE LATERAL VENTRICULAR WALL, WELL-ORIENTED CILIA EXHIBIT A COORDINATED BEATING MOTION THAT DRIVES DIRECTIONAL CSF FLOW. DAPLE MUTANT MICE LOSE THE ORIENTATION OF CILIARY BASES, LEADING TO STAGNANT CSF… view more Nagoya, Japan – Some cells in the body contain long thin structures called cilia on their surface, which exhibit a whip-like motion that promotes...
