Tag: Neurology and Neuroscience
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Regulating Sodium Channels in Epilepsy
A Northwestern Medicine study uncovered novel findings about sodium channels in neurons that may represent a novel therapeutic target for epilepsy treatment.
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Identifying Neural Adaptations Underlying Cocaine Addiction
Northwestern Medicine scientists and co-authors defined a role for the WAVE1 protein in the cellular mechanisms behind cocaine addiction.
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Jet Lag Impairs Performance of Major League Baseball Players
When Major League Baseball players travel in a way that misaligns their internal 24-hour clock with the natural environment and its cycle of sunlight, they suffer negative consequences, according to a recent study.
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Student Uncovers a Potential Path to Treating Age-Related Memory Loss
A Northwestern Medicine study, led by a PhD student, found that overexpressing a protein called CREB improved memory impairments in aged rats.
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Children Born With Heart Defects at Increased Risk for Epilepsy
Children with congenital heart disease have a higher risk of epilepsy through adulthood, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Huntington’s Disease Linked to Dysfunction of Brain Structure
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a link between Huntington’s disease and dysfunction of the subthalamic nucleus, a component of the basal ganglia, a group of brain structures critical for movement and impulse control.
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New Insights Into Signaling Pathway Could Lead to Novel Therapies for Neurological Disorders
Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated an alternate method of signaling used by proteins called group I metabotropic glutamate receptors, a finding that could be used to develop novel drug treatments for many neurological disorders.
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Unlocking the Secrets to ‘SuperAging’
Northwestern investigators want to know why some people are immune to age-related cognitive decline. Their answers could inform future therapies for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
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Transcription Factor Responsible for Variability in Congenital Brain Disorder
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified one of the molecular mechanisms behind the variability of holoprosencephaly, a congenital brain malformation.
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Astrocytes May Play a Role in Parkinson’s Disease
New Northwestern Medicine research shows how astrocytes, a type of cell in the brain, may play a role in regulating a pathway that is overactive in Parkinson’s disease.
