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New gene therapy approach could reverse ALS, say scientists
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The findings, published this week in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Neuroscience, identify a previously unknown molecular mechanism that drives ALS and demonstrate a potential RNA-based gene therapy capable of stopping nerve degeneration and even regenerating damaged nerve cells.
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Study gives more insight into neuroblastoma treatment
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Developing nerve cells outside the brain is where neuroblastoma, a common childhood disease, starts. Over 40 per cent of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma currently do not survive, despite the fact that patient's chances of survival have increased with more aggressive treatments.
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Combining anti-tumor medicine with chemo may boost children's cancer outco
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A recent study indicated that children who develop neuroblastomas, a rare type of cancer that starts in nerve cells, may benefit from getting particular anti-tumor medications in addition to chemotherapy
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Researchers shed light on how to restore nerve cells after injury
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Salk researchers identified a way to repair destroyed nerves in mice during peripheral neuropathy. They discovered that the protein Mitf aids in the activation of the repair function of the nervous system's specialist Schwann cells.
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Researchers give insight into repairing nerve cells after injury, in chron
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Each year, more than 3 million people in the United States suffer from peripheral neuropathy, a condition in which nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord are destroyed, resulting in pain and loss of feeling in the afflicted areas. Diabetes, injuries, genetically inherited disease, infe
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Researchers suggest Musashi-2 controls skeletal muscle composition
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Now, a team led by Assistant Professor Yasuro Furuichi from Tokyo Metropolitan University have emerged with a key part of the puzzle. In previous work, they found that Musashi-2 (Msi2), a protein originally discovered in nerve cells, was also expressed in skeletal muscle tissue.
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Researchers find neurons linked to chronic stress
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A set of nerve cells in the mouse brain have been shown to play a role in the development of unpleasant emotional states and long-term stress, according to researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. The neurons, which have been mapped using a variety of cutting-edge methods, also include
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Poorly insulated nerve cells promote Alzheimer's disease in old age: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible type of dementia, is the most common neurological illness in the world. Age is the most important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, although why is unknown. Myelin, the insulating membrane that surrounds nerve cells in the brain, is known to deteriorat
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Researchers 'see' how the brain adapts to different situations using machi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a technique that uses artificial intelligence to visualise and monitor changes in the strength of synapses, the junctions that allow nerve cells in the brain to communicate with one another, in living animals. The method, which is detailed
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New nerve insights may help heal certain types of blindness, paralysis
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Adult nerve cells cannot rebuild their connections, therefore nerve injuries might induce blindness or paralysis. A team of UConn School of Medicine researchers recently reported in Development that everyone has at least a tiny number of nerve cells that may be induced to grow, possibly rest
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Researchers discover therapeutic target to aid glaucoma treatment
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A damaged optic nerve underlies the neurodegenerative illness glaucoma, which results in visual loss and eventual blindness. Glaucoma affects more than 2,00,000 persons in the United States annually. Regrettably, there is no cure at this time. Researchers discovered that neurons use mitochon
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Genetic alterations linked to behavioural disorders associated with autism
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Autism-related behavioural disorders are linked to a wide range of genetic changes. Scientists have discovered a new molecular cause for this illness. MYT1L, a transcription factor, generally protects nerve cells' molecular identity. When it is turned off genetically in human nerve cells or
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