Study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control, less fatigue than electrical stimulation

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers have developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Instead of using electricity to stimulate muscles, th

Updated on: May 30,2024

Study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control, less fatigue than electrical stimulation

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT researchers have developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Instead of using electricity to stimulate muscles, th

Updated on:May 30,2024

Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor Li-Huei Tsai, director of MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and senior author of the study, which appears in the Dec. 7 online

Updated on: May 22,2024

Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor Li-Huei Tsai, director of MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and senior author of the study, which appears in the Dec. 7 online

Updated on:May 22,2024

Visualizing core pathologies of Parkinson's disease and related disorders in live patients

by The National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyResearchers from Japan developed a novel tracer compound that binds to α-synuclein aggregates, making them easy to detect in PET scans and

Updated on: July 08,2024

Visualizing core pathologies of Parkinson's disease and related disorders in live patients

by The National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyResearchers from Japan developed a novel tracer compound that binds to α-synuclein aggregates, making them easy to detect in PET scans and

Updated on:July 08,2024

Medication may stop migraines before headache starts, study shows

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen taken at the first signs of a migraine, before headache pain begins, a drug called ubrogepant may be effective in helping pe

Updated on: September 06,2024

Medication may stop migraines before headache starts, study shows

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen taken at the first signs of a migraine, before headache pain begins, a drug called ubrogepant may be effective in helping pe

Updated on:September 06,2024

'Window into the brain': A simple blood test to diagnose ALS is both robust and repeatable

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop conducts real-time PCR on microRNA extracted from extracellular vesicles derived from blood samples from ALS patients. Credit: Paul Alan Cox, Brain Chemistry

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Window into the brain': A simple blood test to diagnose ALS is both robust and repeatable

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop conducts real-time PCR on microRNA extracted from extracellular vesicles derived from blood samples from ALS patients. Credit: Paul Alan Cox, Brain Chemistry

Updated on:January 21,2024

How the Parkinson's drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: HeungSoon, PixabayResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism responsible for a serious psychiatric complication caused by dopamine replacemen

Updated on: September 21,2024

How the Parkinson's drug Levodopa causes psychiatric complications similar to drug abuse

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: HeungSoon, PixabayResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a mechanism responsible for a serious psychiatric complication caused by dopamine replacemen

Updated on:September 21,2024

New research identifies link between gut microbes and stroke

by Cleveland ClinicNew findings from Cleveland Clinic researchers show for the first time that the gut microbiome impacts stroke severity and functional impairment following stroke. Credit: Cleve

Updated on: May 06,2024

New research identifies link between gut microbes and stroke

by Cleveland ClinicNew findings from Cleveland Clinic researchers show for the first time that the gut microbiome impacts stroke severity and functional impairment following stroke. Credit: Cleve

Updated on:May 06,2024

New gene therapy for muscular dystrophy offers hope

byUniversity of Washington School of MedicineA schematic illustration of a multi-shuttle system to deliver full dystrophin protein to muscle cells body-wide as a genetic therapy for muscular dys

Updated on: July 25,2024

New gene therapy for muscular dystrophy offers hope

byUniversity of Washington School of MedicineA schematic illustration of a multi-shuttle system to deliver full dystrophin protein to muscle cells body-wide as a genetic therapy for muscular dys

Updated on:July 25,2024

Developmental crossroads in the brain: How proteins direct nerve cell precursors to turn into specialized neurons

byMax Planck SocietyBrain functions such as motivated behavior, reward learning and decision making are enabled by inhibitory projection neurons. Researchers now show that the protein MEIS2 play

Updated on: March 27,2024

Developmental crossroads in the brain: How proteins direct nerve cell precursors to turn into specialized neurons

byMax Planck SocietyBrain functions such as motivated behavior, reward learning and decision making are enabled by inhibitory projection neurons. Researchers now show that the protein MEIS2 play

Updated on:March 27,2024

Early detection of Alzheimer's disease with dynamic MRI measurement of glucose in brain

by City University of Hong KongThe team carries out experiments on mice using the 3T MRI animal scanner at CityU, the only of its kind in Hong Kong. The left computer screen in the front shows vital s

Updated on: May 22,2024

Early detection of Alzheimer's disease with dynamic MRI measurement of glucose in brain

by City University of Hong KongThe team carries out experiments on mice using the 3T MRI animal scanner at CityU, the only of its kind in Hong Kong. The left computer screen in the front shows vital s

Updated on:May 22,2024

'That just sounds wrong': New study shows how our brains tell us when a sound is off

byNew York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhether it's a car door not properly closed, a shanked kick in football, or a misplaced note in music, our ears tell us when something d

Updated on: January 21,2024

'That just sounds wrong': New study shows how our brains tell us when a sound is off

byNew York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhether it's a car door not properly closed, a shanked kick in football, or a misplaced note in music, our ears tell us when something d

Updated on:January 21,2024

Discovery of T cells' role in Alzheimer's, related diseases, suggests new treatment strategy

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly two dozen experimental therapies targeting the immune system are in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease,

Updated on: May 28,2024

Discovery of T cells' role in Alzheimer's, related diseases, suggests new treatment strategy

by Washington University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly two dozen experimental therapies targeting the immune system are in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease,

Updated on:May 28,2024