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Grotesque side effects from unproven stem cell therapies more common than thought

Grotesque side effects from unproven 'stem cell' therapies are more common than we realized, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health in Annals of Neurology on July 29.

30 Jul 2020

Discovering the Critical Role of Astrocytes in Neurodegenerative Diseases

AZoLifeSciences talks to Dr. Shane Liddelow about their research into discovering the critical role of astrocytes in neurodegenerative diseases like glaucoma.

From New York University (NYU) 29 Jul 2020

Experimental mRNA-based vaccine protects animals against SARS-CoV-2

An experimental messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) elicits protective immune responses in mice and non-human primates, researchers report on July 23rd in the journal Cell.

27 Jul 2020

Researchers identify the role of calcium channel subunits in synapse development

The ability of the human brain to process and store information is determined to a large extent by the connectivity between nerve cells. Chemical synapses are very important in this context as they constitute the interface for the transmission of information between individual nerve cells.

23 Jul 2020

Study sheds light on the role of white blood cells in the developing brain

Whether white blood cells can be found in the brain has been controversial, and what they might be doing used to be complete mystery.

23 Jul 2020

Boosting metabolic resources in the brain could be a way to slow neurodegeneration

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy.

From Vanderbilt University 22 Jul 2020

New class of proteins can help treat neurological diseases

At the University of Texas Health Science Center, scientists have identified a new group of proteins that guard synapses against damage.

20 Jul 2020

New link found between impaired brain energy metabolism and delirium

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a new link between impaired brain energy metabolism and delirium - a disorienting and distressing disorder particularly common in the elderly and one that is currently occurring in a large proportion of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

15 Jul 2020

Study shows cathepsin B can be used as biomarker for traumatic brain injury

Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research (WRAIR) have recently demonstrated that cathepsin B, a well-studied protein important to brain development and function, can be used as biomarker, or indicator of severity, for traumatic brain injury.

14 Jul 2020

Study reveals how the brain can reliably access stored information despite constant changes

New research, based on earlier results in mice, suggests that our brains are never at rest, even when we are not learning anything about the world around us.

14 Jul 2020

Brain's response to alcohol varies based on individual preferences, rat study shows

The brain's response to alcohol varies based on individual preferences, according to new research in rats published in eNeuro.

14 Jul 2020

Study identifies brain cells that control sugar intake and cravings

New research has identified the specific brain cells that control how much sugar you eat and how much you crave sweet tasting food.

13 Jul 2020

Researchers discover promising drug candidate for treatment of brain disorders

Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) discovered a novel chemical compound, which has the potential to became a new drug for the treatment of core symptoms of brain disorders like Down syndrome and autism.

13 Jul 2020

Neuroscience News and Research

Grotesque side effects from unproven stem cell therapies more common than thought

Discovering the Critical Role of Astrocytes in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Experimental mRNA-based vaccine protects animals against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers identify the role of calcium channel subunits in synapse development

Study sheds light on the role of white blood cells in the developing brain

Boosting metabolic resources in the brain could be a way to slow neurodegeneration

New class of proteins can help treat neurological diseases

New link found between impaired brain energy metabolism and delirium

Study shows cathepsin B can be used as biomarker for traumatic brain injury

Study reveals how the brain can reliably access stored information despite constant changes

Brain's response to alcohol varies based on individual preferences, rat study shows

Study identifies brain cells that control sugar intake and cravings

Researchers discover promising drug candidate for treatment of brain disorders

CU scientists identify key role of brain's immune cells during development

Salk researchers discover genetic 'dial' to fine-tune the immune response

Brain's dedicated immune cells clear paths through 'scaffolding' to let neurons talk

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Method can help detect specific glial cells integral to synapses

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