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Researchers discover a new mechanism to regulate nerve impulses

Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered a new mechanism by which substances can open a certain type of ion channel and in this way regulate nerve impulses.

13 Oct 2020

Researchers trace neurons in mosquitoes that sense blood's distinctive flavor

It's one of the world's deadliest animals, and it has a taste for human blood: the mosquito. Mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria, dengue, and yellow fever that kill at least a half a million people each year. Now researchers are learning what humans taste like to mosquitoes, down to the individual neurons that sense blood's distinctive, delectable flavor.

13 Oct 2020

Enzyme SSH1 impairs disposal of damaged tau and mitochondria leaking toxins

In a healthy brain, the multistep waste clearance process known as autophagy routinely removes and degrades damaged cell components - including malformed proteins like tau and toxic mitochondria.

13 Oct 2020

Millimetre-Precision Drug Delivery To The Brain

Researchers have developed a method for concentrating and releasing drugs in the brain with pinpoint accuracy.

5 Oct 2020

Researchers develop microelectrode-array chips to measure electrical cell activity

Professor Andreas Hierlemann and his team have been designing microelectrode-array chips that can be utilized to accurately stimulate nerve cells.

30 Sep 2020

Study explains the organization of genetic information contained within mitochondria

Mitochondria creates energy for cells, and are called the “powerhouse". The genetic information is present within the mitochondria for making this energy.

30 Sep 2020

Stem cells can repair parkinson's-damaged circuits in mouse brains

The mature brain is infamously bad at repairing itself following damage like that caused by trauma or strokes, or from degenerative diseases like Parkinson's.

28 Sep 2020

Biomarker for diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases identified in the eye

A new study led by Boston Medical Center researchers indicates a well-known biomarker that serves as a marker for earlier diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases is now detectable in the eye.

24 Sep 2020

Star-shaped brain cells are essential for blood-brain barrier health, shows study

Hard skulls help protect our brains from physical injuries.In addition to a tough outer shell, brains have internal defenses, including a powerful shield called the blood-brain barrier that defends brain cells from substances in the bloodstream that are toxic and dangerous to nerve cells. If the blood-brain barrier is breached, then health problems arise.

22 Sep 2020

Smart drug delivery system may help treat spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders

A Rutgers-led team has created a smart drug delivery system that reduces inflammation in damaged nervous tissues and may help treat spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders.

From Rutgers University 18 Sep 2020

Study may lead to future treatments for hearing loss

Scientists have performed a study that has successfully established the role played by a crucial protein in the development of hair cells.

14 Sep 2020

Researchers identify the cause for Parkinson's disease and potential treatments

In a seven-year research effort, an international team of scientists has clarified the cause for certain genetic forms of Parkinson's disease, and has identified potential pharmacological treatments.

14 Sep 2020

Study elucidates the active role of glial cells in the nervous system

For the brain to work efficiently, it is important that a nerve impulse arrives at its destination as quickly and as precisely as possible. It has been long been known that the nerve fibres - also known as axons - pass on these impulses.

9 Sep 2020

New product can detect chemical weapons at low concentration levels

Chemical weapons pose a serious threat to civilian and warfighter lives, but technology from the U.S. Army Small Business Technology Transfer program reduces those risks. Researchers developed a product to detect chemical weapons accurately at low concentration levels.

9 Sep 2020

Nerve News and Research

Researchers discover a new mechanism to regulate nerve impulses

Researchers trace neurons in mosquitoes that sense blood's distinctive flavor

Enzyme SSH1 impairs disposal of damaged tau and mitochondria leaking toxins

Millimetre-Precision Drug Delivery To The Brain

Researchers develop microelectrode-array chips to measure electrical cell activity

Study explains the organization of genetic information contained within mitochondria

Stem cells can repair parkinson's-damaged circuits in mouse brains

Biomarker for diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases identified in the eye

Star-shaped brain cells are essential for blood-brain barrier health, shows study

Smart drug delivery system may help treat spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders

Study may lead to future treatments for hearing loss

Researchers identify the cause for Parkinson's disease and potential treatments

Study elucidates the active role of glial cells in the nervous system

New product can detect chemical weapons at low concentration levels

Study shows misfiring brain cells can create swallowing problems in children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Study shows different cell response offers more control to muscles

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