Tau-mediated RNA splicing errors linked to Alzheimer’s

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A sculpture of a cross-section of the human brain. Dr. Joshua Shulman, associate professor of neurology, neuroscience and molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine and investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital. A collaborative study published today in the […]

New at Peter White Public Library

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You don’t have to be a psychologist or philosopher to contemplate the “big questions” of human existence: What is consciousness? Does free will exist? How do our immaterial minds operate in a physical universe? What really makes us human? Experts and laymen alike have spent centuries pondering these questions. […]

Researchers identify brain protein that promotes maintenance of chronic pain

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Credit: CC0 Public Domain A protein called RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signaling 4) plays a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain states and may serve as a promising new target for the treatment of chronic pain conditions, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of […]

Conclusions from a behavioral aging study on male and female F2 hybrid mice on age-related behavior

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IMAGE: Figure 1. Survival of C57BL/6N×BALB/c F2 hybrid male and female mice presented as intervals of natural lifespan. The lower limit of the lifespans, referred to as ‘Survival Curve A’ in… view more Credit: Malin Hernebring malin.hernebring@gu.se Due to strain-specific behavioral idiosyncrasies, inbred mouse strains are suboptimal research models […]

Neuroscience startup NeuroLeap raises funding from Rajashree Birla, Sminu Jindal

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Photo Credit: Pixabay NeuroLeap, a brain enhancement and mental health startup based in Mumbai, has raised funding from philanthropist Rajashree Birla and Jindal SAW Ltd managing director Sminu Jindal. The startup said in a statement that the investments by Birla, the chairperson of the Aditya Birla Centre for community […]

Weekly pick of Neuroscience news from around the world

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Researchers based in Scotland have revealed details of their work towards a blood test that could be helpful in detecting brain tumours. Details of their study were published in the journal Nature Communications . The research team used infrared light to create a ‘bio-signature’ of people’s blood samples and […]

Global Neuroscience Market 2019-2025: GE Healthcare, Doric Lenses Inc, Mightex Systems, Prizmatix, Med Associates Inc, NeuroNexus, Noldus Information Technology

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Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system, which includes the brain and the spinal cord. It’s a broad term encompassing numerous, more specific disciplines, including cognitive, clinical, and developmental neuroscience. The Global Neuroscience Market is expected to exhibit a CAGR of more than +3% between 2017 and 2025. […]

Cognition Therapeutics to Present Findings from the Elayta Clinical Development Program at Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

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Pittsburgh, Oct. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. , a clinical stage neuroscience company focused on the protection and restoration of synaptic function in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, today announced that the Company would be presenting three posters on Elayta™ (CT1812), Cognition’s lead experimental medicine, […]

New Zealand Study Connects Walking Speed with Brain Health in 45-Year-Olds

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DURHAM, N.C. — The walking speed of 45-year-olds, particularly their fastest walking speed without running, can be used as a marker of their aging brains and bodies. Slower walkers were shown to have “accelerated aging” on a 19-measure scale devised by researchers, and their lungs, teeth and immune systems […]

Cutting edge company teaching cars to read body language

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In Boston, pedestrians have a unique way of crossing the street. A nod here, a gesture there, and cars know to stop. But how can companies developing self-driving cars teach their machines to read those signals? Sam Anthony is Co-founder of Perceptive Automata, which has developed […]