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Preventing nervous system damage after COVID-19
Researchers from the University of Basel have identified new biomarkers that can prevent nervous system damage after exposure to COVID-19.
Coronavirus does not infect nerve...
Histamine could play major role in depression, study suggests
Inflammation and the molecule histamine could play a key role in the cause of depression, new research has suggested.
A study carried out on mice...
Overlooked brain cells could lead to new therapies for sleep disorders
Scientists have confirmed that astrocytes – a type of star-shaped brain cell – can have an impact on sleep.
A new study, carried out by...
Can robotic exoskeletons offer grip strength to those with spinal cord injury?
Imagine a day your grip strength deteriorates due to a spinal cord injury, and you lose the ability to hold and release objects. Now...
Can the ‘hug hormone’ help those with social difficulties?
Research out of Kings College London has revealed that oxytocin could be used to help people overcome social difficulties.
Published in Nature Communications, the study is...
Can we predict autism spectrum disorder years before symptoms appear?
New research study will analyse blood, collected from newborns, for over 1000 different molecules and chemicals which could reveal signs of autism spectrum disorder
Researchers...
Single cell war-ganism: new compound could battle brain-eating amoebae
A new report reveals that researchers have found a new compound that shows promise in the laboratory as a treatment to brain-eating amoebae
Brain-eating amoebae...
Functional neurological disorders associated with early life trauma
A new study finds that people with FND who experienced childhood abuse show differences in connections between certain regions of the brain
In a new...
Children with type 1 diabetes display irregular brain function
Study reveals that the default mode network in children with Type 1 diabetes does not switch off when focusing on a task
A study led...
Cerebral palsy: first European drug approval in upper limb spasticity for a decade
Ipsen has announced the UK’s Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency approved Dysport® for the treatment of spasticity of upper limbs in children with...
Nerve pain drug could help restore limb function after spinal cord injury
A mouse study has shown that nerve pain drug gabapentin promotes regeneration of neural circuits.
New research in mice suggests that long-term treatment with gabapentin,...
Did you know about the changes in brain structure in long-duration space missions?
For the first time, a new study shows that changes in cognitive performance correlates with changes in brain structure in NASA astronauts following spaceflight.
Published...
The world of silent strokes: a common phenomenon you didn’t know about
Canadian researchers have discovered that covert or silent strokes are common in seniors after they have elective, non-cardiac surgery and double their risk of...
How does a dementia protein become dysfunctional?
University of Queensland researchers have used super-resolution microscopy to shed a light on how dementia protein can become dysfunctional.
Using a super-resolution microscopy to observe...
The science behind traumatic brain injury and concussion
While probing the origins of concussion, Stevens researchers identify which regions of the brain are more vulnerable to damage from a traumatic brain injury.
If...
Cerebral Palsy treatment: smart cells release 21st stem cell sample to treat child
Introducing cutting-edge cell-based Cerebral Palsy treatment – discover how Smart Cells have released their 21st stem cell sample to the Duke University Hospital, to...
Funding to better understand craniopagus conjoined children
Charity, Gemini Untwined, has been launched to fund treatment and further our understanding of craniopagus conjoined children around the world.
The surgeons behind the life-changing...
Treating depression: Brain stimulation headset launched in the UK
Flow, a medical device company, launches a medication-free device for treating depression comprising a brain stimulation headset and therapy app.
Brain stimulation has a similar...
Explore how concussion symptoms can be reversed by magnetic therapy
According to the University of Saskatchewan, concussion symptoms, such as loss of balance, hazy comprehension and ability to walk straight, can be reversed by...
Circulation and cellular activity restored in a pig’s brain hours after death
Yale scientists have challenged long-held assumptions about the timing & irreversible nature of the cessation of brain functions after death, by restoring cellular activity...
