Tag: Neurology and Neuroscience
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Study Finds Dopamine Signaling Promotes Compulsive Behavior
Northwestern investigators have discovered that dopamine signaling in the dorsomedial striatum promotes the development of compulsive behaviors, according to findings published in Current Biology.
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Olfactory Processing Comes in Waves
Neural waves of three distinct registers combine to give the brain a picture of what’s being smelled, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Iron Accumulation Linked with Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Age-related breakdowns in regulatory mechanisms cause iron to build up in the brain, increasing oxidative stress and causing cellular damage, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Improving Pre-Surgical Workups for Epilepsy
Using MRI, EEG and clinical characteristics, the pre-surgical workup can predict if patients with epilepsy will benefit from a more invasive examination.
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New Autism Biomarker Discovered in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a biomarker for one type of autism within cerebrospinal fluid, according to a recent study.
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Uncovering the Degenerative Basis of Parkinson’s Disease
Northwestern investigators have discovered the molecular signature of a subset of dopaminergic neurons that increases their vulnerability to degeneration.
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Fatty Acid Length Predicts Parkinson’s Disease Risk
Long chains of fatty acids in the lysosome are associated with a degenerative form of Gaucher disease, an inherited condition related to Parkinson’s disease.
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ALS Therapy Should Target Brain, Not Just Spine
A new study has shown that the degeneration of brain motor neurons in ALS is not merely a byproduct of the spinal motor neuron degeneration, and is a target for future treatments for the disease.
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Combination Therapy Reduces Toxic Aggregates in Parkinson’s Disease
A combination of drugs could fix the broken lysosomal enzyme pathway in Parkinson’s disease-afflicted neurons, according to a recent study.
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Neurobiologists Identify a New Gene Important for Healthy Daily Rhythms
A recent study identified a gene that is critical for daily behavioral rhythms, involved in a molecular pathway by which the core circadian clock controls daily sleep-wake cycles.
