News articles tagged with 'neurone'
On your last nerve: NC State researchers advance understanding of stem cells
— 18 Nov 2009 11:50 | HealthResearchers from North Carolina State University have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurones. The research... — full story
Pushing the brain to find new pathways
— 18 Nov 2009 11:25 | HealthUntil recently, scientists believed that, following a stroke, a patient had about six months to regain any lost function. After that, patients would be forced to compensate for the... — full story
Duke researchers find explanation for rapid maturation of neurones at birth
— 18 Nov 2009 09:45 | HealthAt the moment a newborn switches from amniotic fluid to breathing air, another profound shift occurs: nerve cells in the brain convert from hyperexcitability to a calm frame against... — full story
To make memories, new neurones must erase older ones
— 13 Nov 2009 14:31 | HealthShort-term memory may depend in a surprising way on the ability of newly formed neurones to erase older connections. That's the conclusion of a report in the November 13th issue of... — full story
Now hear this: Mouse study sheds light on hearing loss in older adults
— 10 Nov 2009 17:20 | HealthBecoming 'hard of hearing' is a standard but unfortunate part of ageing: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States,... — full story
This is your brain on fatty acids
— 31 Oct 2009 14:53 | HealthSaturated fats have a deservedly bad reputation, but Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that a sticky lipid occurring naturally at high levels in the brain may help us memorise... — full story
Regeneration can be achieved after chronic spinal cord injury
— 29 Oct 2009 10:11 | HealthScientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that regeneration of central nervous system axons can be achieved in rats even when treatment delayed... — full story
Epilepsy drugs could treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
— 28 Oct 2009 10:35 | HealthResearchers in the USA have discovered a potential new function for anti-epileptic drugs in treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The study,... — full story
New 'schizophrenia gene' prompts researchers to test potential drug target
— 27 Oct 2009 19:23 | HealthJohns Hopkins scientists report having used a commercially available drug to successfully 'rescue' animal brain cells that they had intentionally damaged by manipulating a newly discovered... — full story
Johns Hopkins scientists show how tiny cells deliver big sound
— 26 Oct 2009 16:10 | HealthDeep in the ear, 95 percent of the cells that shuttle sound to the brain are big, boisterous neurones that, to date, have explained most of what scientists know about how hearing works.... — full story