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Untangling the Mysteries of Alzheimer’s
One of the most distinctive signs of the development of Alzheimer’s disease is a change in the behavior of a protein that neuroscientists call tau. In normal brains, tau is present in individual units essential to neuron health. In the cells of...
A Decade of Research Proves PET Effectively Detects Dementia
In a new review of imaging studies spanning more than ten years, scientists find that a method of positron emission tomography (PET) safely and accurately detects dementia, including the most common and devastating form among the elderly, Alzheimer’s...
Gestational Diabetes And Low Socioeconomic Status Linked with Increased Risk of ADHD in Offspring
Children exposed to maternal gestational diabetes mellitus and low socioeconomic status, particularly in combination, appear to be at an increased risk of developing childhood ADHD, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics...
UTHealth Researchers Link Multiple Sclerosis to Different Area of Brain
Radiology researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found evidence that multiple sclerosis affects an area of the brain that controls cognitive, sensory and motor functioning apart from the disabling damage...
Researcher Contends Multiple Sclerosis is Not a Disease of the Immune System
An article published Friday (Dec. 23) in the December 2011 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology argues that multiple sclerosis, long viewed as primarily an autoimmune disease, is not actually a disease of the immune system. Dr. Angelique Corthals,...
Dantrolene Protects Neurons From Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease (HD) is characterized by ongoing destruction of specific neurons within the brain. It affects a person’s ability to walk, talk, and think – leading to involuntary movement and loss of muscle co-ordination. New research...
MU Researchers Find Synthetic RNA Lessens Severity of Fatal Disease
A team of University of Missouri researchers have found that targeting a synthetic molecule to a specific gene could help the severity of the disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) – the leading genetic cause of infantile death in the world. “When...
Research Shows New Therapy Helps Nonverbal Children with Autism to Say First Words
A new treatment can help nonverbal children with autism to develop speech, according to a proof-of-concept study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). Known as Auditory-Motor Mapping Training (AMMT), the novel treatment builds...
