U.S. launches national plan to tackle Parkinson's disease and related disorders
With support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), ...
Tag: Nervous System
Study reveals route of entry for Semliki Forest virus into the brain
In a recent study, researchers from Uppsala University show that the Semliki Forest virus enters the central nervous system by ...
Study demonstrates safety of neural stem cell transplant for treating chronic spinal cord injury
A Phase I clinical trial led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has demonstrated the ...
AI tool tracks infant movement to predict neurologic changes in NICU
A team of clinicians, scientists, and engineers at Mount Sinai trained a deep learning pose-recognition algorithm on video feeds of ...
$1 million grant supports research on groundbreaking therapies for MS
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease of the brain and spinal cord that impacts millions worldwide. In MS, the ...
Research uncovers new insights into neuronal aging and rejuvenation
When a neuron ages, it loses synaptic connections with other neurons, it is less able to transmit nerve impulses, and ...
Mount Sinai launches new center for complex chronic illnesses
Mount Sinai's Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance has announced the grand opening of the Cohen Center for Recovery From ...
Study uncovers decision-making impairments linked to Parkinson's drug
Parkinson's disease (PD), also known simply as Parkinson's, is a disorder of the nervous system that affects millions of people ...
Hybrid neuron-glia cells found in glioma may impact tumor growth
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital have ...
SARS-CoV-2 evolves differently in the brain, revealing critical insights into viral tropism
Study: Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the murine central nervous system drives viral diversification. Image Credit: Stock_Good / Shutterstock.com Multiple sequelae of ...
