central nervous system

Comparative study finds three anti-seizure drugs to be equally safe and effective

A new study finds that the three most common treatment options administered in the emergency department for patients who experience refractory status epilepticus are equally safe and effective. Source link

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New method for correcting hypoxic conditions of the central nervous system

Hypoxia is a key factor that accompanies most brain pathologies, including ischemia and neurodegenerative diseases. Source link

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New technique to detect common cause for diseases related to thrombotic microangiopathies

There is a group of diseases whose symptoms have a common origin: a lesion in the endothelial tissue that covers the inside of the blood vessels. Source link

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Liposomes cross blood brain barrier, could get healing drugs to stroke-affected brain

A new study from University of Manchester researchers, published in ACS Neuro, shows a high possibility of treating stroke patients using very small cell sacs called liposomes to bypass the...

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Syphilis rates in patients with kidney failure found to be greater than general population

Syphilis rates, like other sexually transmitted disease rates in the United States, are soaring, and the first known study to examine syphilis rates in patients with kidney failure found an...

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Late 30s Could Be 'Critical Time' for Starting MS Therapy

A large study of patients with multiple sclerosis evaluated the interplay of age at disease onset and the timing of immunomodulatory therapy. Medscape Medical News Source link

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NLRX1 inhibits the early stages of CNS inflammation and prevents the onset of spontaneous autoimmunity

by Marjan Gharagozloo, Shaimaa Mahmoud, Camille Simard, Kenzo Yamamoto, Diwakar Bobbala, Subburaj Ilangumaran, Matthew D. Smith, Albert Lamontagne, Samir Jarjoura, Jean-Bernard Denault, Véronique Blais, Louis Gendron, Carles Vilariño-Güell, A. Dessa...

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Surgery crucial for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

Epilepsy is a chronic, central nervous system or neurological disorder wherein the brain activity becomes impaired, leading to seizures. In some cases, it leads to periods of unusual behavior, loss...

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New mechanisms to enable regeneration of injured nerve fibers

Injuries to nerve fibers in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves usually result in functional losses as the nerve fibers are unable to regenerate. Source link

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Gut microbiota protects from viral-induced neurologic damage, study finds

Gut microbes produce compounds that prime immune cells to destroy harmful viruses in the brain and nervous system, according to a mouse study published today in eLife. Source link

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Schwann cells capable of generating protective myelin over nerves finds research

Researchers have found that Schwann cells, a special type of cells are capable of generating protective myelin sheath covers for the nerves at rates higher than earlier believed. Source link

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Scientists discover how Schwann cells generate myelin at the molecular level

Scientists have discovered that a special type of cell is much more prolific in generating a protective sheath covering nerve fibers than previously believed. Source link

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Mice study finds additional evidence that Parkinson's disease originates in the gut

In experiments in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found additional evidence that Parkinson's disease originates among cells in the gut and travels up the body's neurons to...

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The interleukin-4/PPARγ signaling axis promotes oligodendrocyte differentiation and remyelination after brain injury

by Qingxiu Zhang, Wen Zhu, Fei Xu, Xuejiao Dai, Ligen Shi, Wei Cai, Hongfeng Mu, T. Kevin Hitchens, Lesley M. Foley, Xiangrong Liu, Fang Yu, Jie Chen, Yejie Shi, Rehana...

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Correction: Lipoprotein Receptor LRP1 Regulates Leptin Signaling and Energy Homeostasis in the Adult Central Nervous System

by Qiang Liu, Juan Zhang, Celina Zerbinatti, Yan Zhan, Benedict J. Kolber, Joachim Herz, Louis J. Muglia, Guojun Bu Source link

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Obesity Can Make MS Symptoms Worse

The researchers foundt hat obese people have higher levels of inflammation than people of lower weight. That inflammation can affect the central nervous system and cause MS symptoms to worsen....

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URMC biotech start-up receives funding to develop cell-based therapies for neurological disorders

Oscine Therapeutics, a new biotechnology company based on discoveries made and developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received a significant multi-year investment to support both research and...

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New study explores link between traffic-related air pollution and childhood anxiety

Exposure to air pollution is a well-established global health problem associated with complications for people with asthma and respiratory disease, as well as heart conditions and an increased risk of...

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Combination of different treatments can have a positive effect for IBS sufferers

[ad_1] The more abnormalities in intestinal and brain function that IBS sufferers have, the more severe their symptoms of this functional bowel disorder, and the more adversely their everyday life...

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Researchers develop fast diagnostic tool that shows MS patients in relapse

[ad_1] Dr. Horea Rus is an expert in diagnosing and treating patients with multiple sclerosis, and his research laboratory at the University of Maryland is producing new tools for treating...

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