Tag: Neurology and Neuroscience
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Rescuing Damaged Neurons in Parkinson’s Disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists shed light on a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease that has been poorly understood, the buildup of a protein called α-synuclein in the brain.
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Decoding How the Brain Generalizes Information
New Northwestern Medicine research explored how dopamine regulates stimulus generalization, highlighting a potential target for future treatments to help patients with psychiatric disorders.
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Targeting Upper Motor Neurons to Treat ALS
Scientists showed that it is possible to specifically modify gene expression in diseased upper motor neurons in a new Northwestern Medicine translational study.
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Mapping the Stages of Motor Memory
A recent study conducted by Feinberg postdoctoral fellow Sungshin Kim, PhD, used neuroimaging to show how motor learning unfolds in the brain over time.
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Patient-Centered Innovation
New neurosurgery chair, Maciej S. Lesniak, MD, MHCM, combats brain cancer with a multifaceted biological approach.
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Revealing a Neurotransmitter’s Role in Critical Brain Region
Northwestern Medicine scientists discovered that nitric oxide is part of a new form of cell learning in the striatum, the region of the brain involved in the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia.
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Ending Chronic Pain With New Drug Therapy
A brain region controlling whether we feel happy or sad, as well as addiction, is remodeled by chronic pain, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, and a new treatment targeting this region may dramatically lessen symptoms.
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Northwestern Research Magazine Focuses on Cognitive Sciences
The Fall and Winter issue of Northwestern Research Magazine, which highlights the discoveries of Northwestern scholars, focuses on interdisciplinary cognitive science, including several Feinberg scientists.
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How Multiple Sclerosis Can Be Triggered By Brain Cell Death
A specially developed nanoparticle may be able to prevent progression of multiple sclerosis triggered by the death of brain cells that make the insulation around nerve fibers.
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Celebrating Research and Clinical Care at Fifth Annual Les Turner ALS Symposium
The Fifth Annual Les Turner Symposium on ALS and NeuroRepair celebrated a new research and clinical care center and featured a variety of presentations, a keynote lecture and a poster session.
