UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA There is new hope for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases following a ground-breaking discovery made by an Australian-Chinese research collaboration. IMAGE: THIS IS A 3D ILLUSTRATION OF NERVE CELLS, CONCEPT FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES, TUMORS AND BRAIN SURGERY. Researchers from the University of South Australia and the Third Military Medical University...
Tag: <span>Neurodegenerative</span>
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Metabolomics applications for precision nutrition, formula, and Neurodegenerative disorders
Metabolomics is the latest omics systems science technology with emerging applications towards psychiatry, personalized medicine, and most recently, precision nutrition research. Infant formula, for example, is manufactured to match the molecular composition of human milk. A new study reporting on the comparative lipid profiles of infant formulas and human milk using metabolomics is published in OMICS: A...
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Imec Develops Wireless Eye-Tracking Glasses to Aid in Research of Neurological Disorders
Many neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, can often present with symptoms of abnormal eye movements. Much research has been done in utilizing eye movement tracking technology to help with the diagnosis of these diseases and the monitoring of their progression. Traditional eye-tracking technology relies heavily on cameras, which, while accurate, are typically large...
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Discovery sheds new light on how neurodegenerative diseases might occur
Neuronal synapse. Credit: University of Leicester Researchers from the University of Leicester have shed new light on how neurons in the brain communicate with one another. This could potentially help in our understanding of how and why a range of neurodegenerative diseases occur. The team, led by Dr Joern Steinert from the MRC Toxicology Unit...
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Calcium imbalance within brain cells may trigger Alzheimer's disease
New research investigates the role of calcium production in Alzheimer’s disease. The neurodegenerative process may be caused by a calcium imbalance within the brain cell. New research suggests that a calcium processing dysfunction in the neurons’ mitochondria may drive Alzheimer’s disease. Mitochondria – sometimes referred to as the “powerhouse of the cell” – are small...