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Released: 3-Nov-2022 12:55 PM EDT
Unlocking Hidden Connections Between Cell Death and Inflammation
Texas A&M University

As researchers glean new insights into the dynamic inner world of the human immune system, it has become increasingly clear that mitochondria are critical regulators of how our bodies respond to disease.

Released: 1-Nov-2022 1:30 PM EDT
‘A Silent Killer’ - COVID-19 Shown to Trigger Inflammation in the Brain
University of Queensland

Research led by The University of Queensland has found COVID-19 activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson’s disease.

Newswise: Building a 3D Brain Atlas
Released: 27-Oct-2022 5:10 PM EDT
Building a 3D Brain Atlas
Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Texas Biomed will help map the developing brain with unprecedented detail for the National Institutes of Health’s BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN). NIH recently awarded a total of $500 million to 11 teams that will work together to build a 3D brain atlas at single cell resolution over the next five years.

Released: 27-Oct-2022 11:00 AM EDT
With $7m Grant From NIH, UCLA Scientists to Study if Brain Stimulation During Sleep Can Bolster Memory
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

New research will aim to identify the electrical activity occurring as the brain receives information and then test whether targeted, gentle electrical stimulation can strengthen a specific memory.

Newswise: New Strategy Shows Potential to Block Nerve Loss in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Released: 26-Oct-2022 6:35 PM EDT
New Strategy Shows Potential to Block Nerve Loss in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Washington University in St. Louis

Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis support development of a broadly applicable treatment for neurodegenerative diseases that targets a molecule that serves as the central executioner in the death of axons, the wiring of the nervous system.

Newswise: Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn Wins WHAM Edge Award Funding to Study Sex-Based Differences in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
Released: 26-Oct-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn Wins WHAM Edge Award Funding to Study Sex-Based Differences in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Cecilia Lindestam Arlehamn, Ph.D., aims to shed light on how sex-based immune system differences may affect the development and progression of these neurodegenerative diseases in men versus women.

21-Oct-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Does Traffic-Related Air Pollution Increase Risk of Dementia?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Higher exposure to a certain type of traffic-related air pollution called particulate matter may be linked to an increased risk of dementia, according to a meta-analysis published in the October 26, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers specifically looked at fine particulate matter, PM2.5, which consists of pollutant particles of less than 2.5 microns in diameter suspended in air. The meta-analysis included all available studies on air pollution and risk of dementia.

Released: 25-Oct-2022 8:10 AM EDT
Environmental Exposures Key to Neurologic Disease
American Neurological Association (ANA)

The Presidential Symposium at the ongoing American Neurological Association 147th Annual Meeting outlined major risks to neurological health from environmental exposures to pesticides, air pollution, synthetic materials, and more — now emerging as a major research area in neuroscience.

   
Released: 25-Oct-2022 12:05 AM EDT
Today: ANA2022 Media Roundtable to Spotlight Latest in Neuro Research
American Neurological Association (ANA)

As the American Neurological Association’s 147th Annual Meeting wraps up today, October 25, the ANA is holding a Media Roundtable at 11 a.m. U.S. Central for reporters to access the latest developments in neurology and neuroscience.

   
Released: 21-Oct-2022 7:10 PM EDT
New Flexible, Steerable Device Placed in Live Brains by Minimally Invasive Robot
Imperial College London

The early-stage research tested the delivery and safety of the new implantable catheter design in two sheep to determine its potential for use in diagnosing and treating diseases in the brain.

14-Oct-2022 10:30 AM EDT
Weight Change in Early Parkinson’s May Be Tied to Changes in Thinking Skills
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who gain or lose weight soon after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may be more likely to have changes in their thinking skills than people who maintain their weight, according to a study published in the October 19, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 17-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Epigenetic Changes Linked to Parkinson’s Disease Differ in Men and Women
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers study examines gene regulation and nerve cell death in male and female brains.

Released: 17-Oct-2022 8:05 AM EDT
An Environmental Wake-Up Call for Neurology
American Neurological Association (ANA)

The Presidential Symposium at the American Neurological Association’s 2022 Annual Meeting (ANA2022) in Chicago will shine a spotlight on the role of environmental exposures — air pollution, pesticides, microplastics, and more — in diseases like dementias and developmental disorders.

   
Released: 14-Oct-2022 3:20 PM EDT
American Neurological Association Publishes Research Abstracts for ANA2022, Oct. 22–25 in Chicago
American Neurological Association (ANA)

Abstracts of breaking research in neurology and neuroscience, to be presented at the 2022 American Neurological Association Annual Meeting Oct. 22-25, are now available in Annals of Neurology and on the ANA2022 website.

   
Newswise: Mount Sinai Receives $2 Million From the Parkinson’s Foundation to Investigate Underlying Cell-Specific Mechanisms of the Condition
Released: 3-Oct-2022 11:15 AM EDT
Mount Sinai Receives $2 Million From the Parkinson’s Foundation to Investigate Underlying Cell-Specific Mechanisms of the Condition
Mount Sinai Health System

Work aims to identify neuroprotective strategies that will help treat this progressive, debilitating disorder

Released: 30-Sep-2022 4:30 PM EDT
Improving hospital stays and outcomes for older patients with dementia through AI
Houston Methodist

By using artificial intelligence, Houston Methodist researchers are able to predict hospitalization outcomes of geriatric patients with dementia on the first or second day of hospital admission. This early assessment of outcomes means more timely interventions, better care coordination, more judicious resource allocation, focused care management and timely treatment for these more vulnerable, high-risk patients. The study is available online in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, a journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Released: 29-Sep-2022 1:10 PM EDT
Breaks in ‘junk’ DNA give scientists new insight into neurological disorders
University of Sheffield

New study identifies how oxidative breaks form and are repaired in what scientists thought to be ‘junk’ DNA



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