neuroscience

New Gene Therapy Shows Promising Results in Slowing ALS Progression: Breakthrough Research at Umea University

by
New Gene Therapy Shows Promising Results in Slowing ALS Progression: Breakthrough Research at Umea University

Breakthrough Gene Therapy Slows Disease Progression in ALS Patient Medical researchers at Umeå University have achieved a significant breakthrough in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment using a novel gene therapy. The therapy targets a gene mutation called SOD1, resulting in a notable slow in disease progression for a patient with an aggressive form of ALS. … Read more

Study Reveals Link Between Spinal Cord Injuries and Metabolic Disorders, Offers New Treatment Insights

by
Study Reveals Link Between Spinal Cord Injuries and Metabolic Disorders, Offers New Treatment Insights

Study Finds Link Between Spinal Cord Injuries and Metabolic Disruptions A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University has uncovered a significant link between spinal cord injuries (SCI) and metabolic dysfunctions, such as diabetes and heart disease. The study reveals that abnormal neuronal activities following an SCI lead to excessive breakdown of triglycerides … Read more

Astrocytes in the Basolateral Amygdala Modulate Risk Assessment Behaviors in Mental Disorders: New Research

by
Astrocytes in the Basolateral Amygdala Modulate Risk Assessment Behaviors in Mental Disorders: New Research

New Study Unveils Crucial Role of Astrocytes in Modulating Risk Assessment Behaviors Findings point to potential therapeutic applications in mental health disorders Scientists from the renowned Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered groundbreaking insights into the role of astrocytes in the brain, specifically in the basolateral amygdala (BLA), in modulating risk assessment behaviors. This research … Read more

Researchers Discover Autoantibody Pattern in Blood Predating Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

by
Researchers Discover Autoantibody Pattern in Blood Predating Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

Researchers Find Early Autoantibody Pattern Linked to Multiple Sclerosis Scientists at UC San Francisco have made a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). By analyzing blood samples from patients, they have identified a specific pattern of autoantibodies that appears years before the clinical signs of the disease manifest. … Read more

Electrically Induced Smiles Enhance Emotional Perception, Holding Promise for Treating Affective Disorders, Says Study

by
Electrically Induced Smiles Enhance Emotional Perception, Holding Promise for Treating Affective Disorders, Says Study

An Electrically Induced Smile Can Alter Emotional Perception, Groundbreaking Study Finds Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of emotional perception, showing that a brief, electrically induced smile can significantly change how neutral faces are perceived. This novel approach, inspired by Charles Darwin’s work and known as facial electrical stimulation, holds promise for … Read more

Dopamine’s Influence on Movement Sequences Offers Hope for Parkinson’s Disease Therapies

by
Dopamine’s Influence on Movement Sequences Offers Hope for Parkinson’s Disease Therapies

Dopamine Influences Movement Sequences, Signifying Potential for Parkinson’s Disease Therapies Researchers have revealed new insights into how dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with reward and pleasure, impacts movement sequences. This finding brings hope for developing targeted treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD), a neurological condition characterized by the gradual loss of dopamine neurons in the brain. The … Read more

Machine-Learning Tool Identifies High-Risk Individuals for Psychosis Using MRI Brain Scans

by
Machine-Learning Tool Identifies High-Risk Individuals for Psychosis Using MRI Brain Scans

Researchers Develop Machine-Learning Tool to Predict Psychosis Onset A groundbreaking machine-learning tool has been developed by researchers, allowing accurate identification of individuals at high risk of psychosis through MRI brain scans. The innovative tool achieved an impressive 85% accuracy rate during training and maintained a 73% accuracy rate when using new data. This development paves … Read more

New Research Shows Brain Stimulation Increases Success of Hypnotherapy for Pain Patients

by
New Research Shows Brain Stimulation Increases Success of Hypnotherapy for Pain Patients

By applying magnetism to a specific area of ​​the brain, a person temporarily becomes more susceptible to hypnotherapy. That can help pain patients. “Look deep into my eyes.” These words undoubtedly come to mind when you think about it hypnosis thinks. The therapist in question then lets you fall into a kind of sleep, after … Read more

New Insights on Genetic Mutations in Neurodegenerative Conditions: Impact of CAG Repeat Expansion and RNA Aggregates

by
New Insights on Genetic Mutations in Neurodegenerative Conditions: Impact of CAG Repeat Expansion and RNA Aggregates

Previous studies have revealed that neurodegenerative conditions, including Huntington’s disease and spinocerebellar ataxia, are triggered by an increase in the number of trinucleotide CAG repeats in the coding gene, generating an expansion of the polyglutamine tract within a protein. These disorders are hereditary because the expansion of CAG repeats in the coding gene is passed … Read more

“First Loophole-Free Bell Experiment Confirms True Quantum Correlations”

by

Nature highlight May 11, 2023 Nature 6177960 The Bell inequality has helped shed light on the structure of correlations allowed by quantum mechanics and what this theory of physics says about the world. Experimental verification of the Bell inequality is also of practical importance, as it allows confirmation of the existence of true quantum correlations … Read more