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·January 6, 2012·2 min read

Hopes for Reversing Age-Associated Effects in MS Patients

Proof of principle study suggests the age-associated decline of the remyelination process is reversible New research highlights the possibility of...

Neurology

·February 29, 2012·3 min read

Reversing Alzheimer’s Gene Blockade Can Restore Memory, Other Cognitive Functions

Neuroscientists show that HDAC2 enzyme could be a good target for new drugs. MIT neuroscientists have shown that an enzyme...

Neurology

·April 18, 2012·2 min read

Get Moving: Daily Exercise May Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Risk at Any Age

Daily physical exercise may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, even in people over the age of 80, according to...

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·February 12, 2013·4 min read

In Some Dystonia Cases, Deep Brain Therapy Benefits may Linger After Device is Turned Off

According to a new report, two patients with Dystonia were freed from the severe debilitating effects of the disease through deep brain stimulation therapy, continued to have symptom relief for months after their devices accidentally were fully or partly turned off.

Neurology

·April 2, 2012·2 min read

Study Raises Hopes for Treatment of Stroke

Therapy to mend parts of the brain damaged by strokes has moved a step closer, thanks to research at Monash...

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·October 16, 2012·3 min read

Less Invasive Method of Brain Stimulation Helps Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Electrical stimulation using extradural electrodes—placed underneath the skull but not implanted in the brain, is a safe approach with meaningful benefits for patients with Parkinson's disease according to new research.

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·June 20, 2012·3 min read

Proposed Drug May Reverse Huntington’s Disease Symptoms

Single treatment produces long-term improvement in animal models. With a single drug treatment, researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer...

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·July 6, 2012·2 min read

Zebrafish Reveal Promising Mechanism for Healing Spinal Cord Injury

Preliminary results in mice show that Fgf injections near a spinal injury increase both the number of glia cells at the site and the elongated morphology. Their evidence suggests that Fgfs may work to create an environment more supportive of regeneration in mammals as well and could be a valuable therapeutic target.

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·May 24, 2016·4 min read

New Way to Grow Blood Vessels Could Boost Regenerative Medicine

Researchers have developed a new method to produce 3D networks of blood vessels.

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·June 1, 2012·4 min read

Walking Again After Spinal Cord Injury

Neuroprosthetics and robot rehabilitation wake up the ‘spinal brain’ and restore voluntary movement. Rats with spinal cord injuries and severe...

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·March 22, 2013·3 min read

Making Axons Branch and Grow to Help Nerve Regeneration After Injury

New research points to molecules which help axons to branch and grow. The study could assist in finding new treatments for nerve regeneration after injury.