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·February 9, 2023·5 min read

New Biomarker for Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

The blood level of the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) cellular component increases when astrocytes are damaged or activated. Elevated levels of GFAP in the blood can indicate both the current and future progression of multiple sclerosis.

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·January 10, 2023·4 min read

Blood-Based Markers May Reveal Alzheimer’s Disease Ten Years Before Symptoms Show

A new blood test can detect the GFAP protein at elevated levels in blood samples up to ten years before symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are first noticeable in those with an inherited form of the neurodegenerative disorder.

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·August 10, 2022·7 min read

Blood Tests in Newly Brain-Injured Patients Predict Death or Severe Disability

The levels of two protein biomarkers, GFAP and UCH-L1 found in blood samples taken 24 hours after a traumatic brain injury can help to predict which patients will die and which will obtain a severe disability.

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·February 18, 2021·4 min read

Discovery of Biomarker Could Help Predict Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms Emerge

Higher levels of the GFAP protein in the blood could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms appear.

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·June 18, 2020·3 min read

Clear signs of brain injury with severe COVID-19

Some coronavirus patients exhibit clinical and neurochemical signs of brain injury associated with the viral infection. COVID-19 patients who required ventilation had increased plasma NfL levels. The higher NfL concentration levels were linked to the severity of infection.

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·May 29, 2019·4 min read

Researchers explore the epigenetics of daytime sleepiness

Methylation sites have been identified in multiple genes implicated in daytime sleepiness.

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·November 1, 2016·4 min read

Schizophrenic Stem Cells Do Not Differentiate Properly Into Neurons

A new study find the deletion of a specific gene associated with schizophrenia leads to abnormal differentiation of neurons in the brain.

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·March 28, 2016·6 min read

Simple Blood Test May Detect Evidence of Concussion A Week After Injury

Researchers use a simple blood test to detect evidence of concussion in patients up to 7 days after injury has occurred.

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·March 7, 2016·5 min read

Study Reveals Loss of Astrocytes in Hippocampal Areas of Some People With Depression

Researchers discover some people with major depressive disorder are lacking astrocytes in some hippocampal areas.

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·December 9, 2015·3 min read

Math Models Could Change Strategies for Tackling Alzheimer’s Disease

Math models usually applied to physics studies are proving useful in studying the spatial distribution of astocytes in the brain, and are helping to develop new strategies for tackling Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 9, 2015·6 min read

Blood Test Can Detect Concussions in Kids

A blood test is able to detect concussions with 94 percent accuracy, a new study reports.

This is an astrocyte, labeled with GFAP (red), Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) green, and nuclear stain To-Pro (blue).

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·June 3, 2015·4 min read

Study Sheds Light on Astrocyte Disruption in Depression

A new study reports networks of astrocytes are altered in areas of the brain associated with mood regulation in some people who committed suicide as a result of depression.