Posts Tagged ‘neurological disorders’
Vascular condition and MS share risk factors
U. BUFFALO (US) — People with a specific vascular condition, but no known neurological disease, display many of the same risk factors as people with multiple sclerosis, a new study shows. Continue…
Monday, December 5, 2011 10:13 - 4 Comments
Science & Technology - Aug 25, 2011 11:20 - 0 Comments
How brain predicts sans crystal ball
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Knowing how the brain is able to make predictions on a daily basis could offer valuable information for treating people in the early stages of a variety of neurological diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 15:09 - 0 Comments
Protein tail crucial to membrane fusion
RICE U. (US) — New findings shed light on the role that a protein plays in a group of hereditary neurological disorders that affects 20,000 people in the U.S. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 10:41 - 0 Comments
Zinc safety net missing in diabetes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A protein that normally pitches in to help with blood sugar regulation shows its dark side in people with type 2 diabetes, forming dense clumps that shut down insulin-producing cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 28, 2011 15:55 - 1 Comment
Possible rescue for misfolded proteins
RICE (US) — A drug commonly used to treat high-blood pressure may be effective in helping people with an incurable, neuropathic form of Gaucher disease, an inherited metabolic disorder. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 17, 2011 11:29 - 0 Comments
Healthy brain protein links to Parkinson’s
USC (US) — Structural clues about a protein commonly found in healthy brains may lead to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 31, 2011 16:53 - 4 Comments
Balance, bipolar link point to therapy
INDIANA U. (US) — Problems with balance may be a core component of bipolar disorder, signaling an increased risk of developing the condition. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 13, 2010 18:05 - 0 Comments
Brain’s version of Merriam-Webster
CARNEGIE MELLON—Two hundred years ago, archaeologists used the Rosetta Stone to understand the ancient Egyptian scrolls. Now scientists has discovered the beginnings of a neural Rosetta Stone. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2010 12:23 - 0 Comments
Sleeping Beauty hooks up with herpes
U. ROCHESTER—An unlikely molecular union—the herpes virus and a molecule known as Sleeping Beauty—could improve gene therapy technology and help fight diseases of the brain and nervous system. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 6, 2009 17:10 - 5 Comments
Full genome of domestic horse sequenced
UC DAVIS (US)—The whole genome sequence of the domestic horse has been completed by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in collaboration with an international team of researchers. The project could have implications for horse breeding and even for human health. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2009 11:50 - 1 Comment
Therapy breaks barrier to repair brain damage
U. IOWA (US)—Researchers have discovered a nonsurgical way to treat a specific type of brain damage by turning the very blood vessels surrounding brain cells into a production and delivery system. (more…)
