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New treatment for Multiple Sclerosis being investigated

A new treatment under investigation for multiple sclerosis (MS) is safe and tolerable in phase 1 clinical trials, according to a study. Studies with animals showed that the drug may be able to reverse the demyelination of the nerves. Current treatments…

New treatment for multiple sclerosis being investigated

A new treatment under investigation for multiple sclerosis (MS) is safe and tolerable in phase 1 clinical trials, according to a study. Studies with animals showed that the drug may be able to reverse the demyelination of the nerves. Current treatments…

APOE, diagnostic accuracy of CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer disease

Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) levels of β-amyloid 42(Aβ42) are associated with the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD) and (Aβ) accumulation in the brain independent of apolipoprotein E (APOE)…

Stop and listen: Study shows how movement affects hearing

When we want to listen carefully to someone, the first thing we do is stop talking. The second thing we do is stop moving altogether. The interplay between movement and hearing has a counterpart deep in the brain. A new study used optogenetics to revea…

Brain networks ‘hyper-connected’ in young adults who had depression

Functional magnetic resonance imaging may help to better predict and understand depression in young adults. The researchers found many regions that are “hyper-connected — or talking to each other a little too much — among those who have a history of …

Brain networks ‘hyper-connected’ in young adults who had depression

Functional magnetic resonance imaging may help to better predict and understand depression in young adults. The researchers found many regions that are “hyper-connected — or talking to each other a little too much — among those who have a history of …

Brain networks ‘hyper-connected’ in young adults who had depression

Functional magnetic resonance imaging may help to better predict and understand depression in young adults. The researchers found many regions that are “hyper-connected — or talking to each other a little too much — among those who have a history of …

Xenon exposure shown to erase traumatic memories

Xenon gas, used in humans for anesthesia and diagnostic imaging, has the potential to be a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and other memory-related disorders, researchers report. “We know from previous research that each time an emotional …

Wolves susceptible to yawn contagion

Wolves may be susceptible to yawn contagion, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Teresa Romero from The University of Tokyo, Japan, and colleagues.

emotional association of memories changed by researchers

By manipulating neural circuits in the brain of mice, scientists have altered the emotional associations of specific memories. The research reveals that the connections between the part of the brain that stores contextual information about an experienc…