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Hydrogen sulphide could help to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Tests in Alzheimer's disease mouse models have shown that hydrogen sulphide can improve cognitive and motor function by 50 percent.
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Blood vessel damage likely causes neurological symptoms of COVID-19, finds study
A new study suggests that inflammation and blood vessel damage may be the primary causes of neurological symptoms in COVID-19 patients, instead of the virus infecting the brain.
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Researchers develop new potential stroke treatment
A team has shown that synthetic molecule LAU-0901 plus aspirin-triggered NPD1 can repair brain damage in an experimental model of stroke.
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Brain organoids used to identify promising treatments for Rett syndrome
Two drugs, Nefiracetam and PHA 543613, were able to return neuronal signalling to near normal in organoids derived from patients with the autism spectrum disorder, Rett syndrome.
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Researchers identify a novel tau aggregation control mechanism
According to researchers, the more small tau protein variants expressed by neurons, the slower neurofibrillary tangles form.
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Precision medicine beyond oncology
The field of oncology has successfully applied precision medicine approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Success has been driven by a growing understanding of the underlying biology of cancer; the emergence of innovative tools and technologies for biomarker identification and detection; and considerable advocacy by patients, physicians and policymakers that has…
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A novel blood-brain barrier model for cerebral malaria research
In this article Maria Bernabeu, Group Leader at EMBL, Barcelona, discusses why it is important to research and develop novel therapeutics for cerebral malaria and how her research group intends to develop a 3D blood-brain barrier model for this purpose.
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Researchers discover how SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain
A new study has identified the mechanisms through which the SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the brain and how the immune system responds once it does.
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Endosomal trafficking could be a target for Alzheimer’s therapies
Researchers have shown that 70 percent of Alzheimer’s patients have high levels of proteins associated with dysfunction in the endosomal trafficking system in their spinal fluid.
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Tetracycline antibiotics show promise against Zika virus
A new study shows that methacycline, a commonly used antibiotic, can reduce the neurological damage caused by Zika virus infections in mice.
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Network modelling reveals a potential new Alzheimer’s therapy
Researchers used integrative network biology analysis to identify the molecular mechanisms that may drive Alzheimer’s and identified a potential therapeutic intervention.
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Promising targets for deafness drug discovery
In this article, Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ Global Head of Discovery Neuroscience discusses the findings of their recent study which highlighted new roles for two gene products involved in human deafness which could enable drug discovery for some prevalent auditory disorders.
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Novel technique reveals Parkinson’s changes how neurons sense oxygen
The new approach enables researchers to isolate brain cells associated with Parkinson's disease and study their gene expression patterns.
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‘Neuroregenerative’ study uses glial cells for stroke repair in primates
In rhesus macaques, a team were able to induce neural regeneration from brain internal glial cells, repairing damage from stroke.
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Developing drugs for disordered proteins
Scientists have developed a drug-like molecule to target amyloid-beta, a disordered protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease that has been considered undruggable.
