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Scientists say they finally traced how Alzheimer’s spreads from neuron to neuron

A team led by Jason Shepherd at the University of Utah has identified the protein responsible for loading toxic tau into tiny ...

Researchers discover a cause of neuron excitability in ALS, suggesting a new potential treatment

Digging deep into the molecular mechanisms behind ALS, researchers at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine have ...

New drug unlocks elusive immune receptor, opening path toward motor neuron disease treatments

University of Queensland researchers have developed a drug that activates a hard-to-target immune receptor—a breakthrough ...

Inorganic nanoscale device behaves like a single neuron, opening doors for AI and retinal implants

McGill University researchers have developed a light-detecting nanoscale structure that mimics how a neuron processes ...
Phys.org

Scientists uncover insights into neuron function by simultaneously measuring two key signals in living animals

Researchers from Kyushu University have developed an innovative technique to non-invasively measure two key signals, membrane voltage and intracellular calcium levels, at the same time, in neurons of ...
ET HealthWorld

Excess iron accumulation weakens neuron defences, increase vulnerability to stressors: Study

New research uncovers the impact of excess iron accumulation in neurons, causing vulnerability to stress and leading to ...
The BMJ

Motor neuron disease: Australian state makes condition notifiable disease in world first

The Australian state of New South Wales is set to be the first jurisdiction in the world to make motor neuron disease (MND) a notifiable condition. Classifying MND in this way means that any new cases ...