Currently dopamine replacement medications, like levodopa and dopamine agonists, are the primary treatment for Parkinson's ...

This study provides important findings on the neural circuits underlying dishabituation of the olfactory avoidance response in Drosophila. The data as presented provide solid evidence that the ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working ...

Mild physical activity, such as a short, slow run, can temporarily but effectively boost executive function. Previous rodent ...

Tau protein is essential for microtubule stability and neuronal function. The protein’s disfunction is linked to several ...

Transforming growth factor (TGF)-α is neurotrophic for midbrain dopaminergic neurons in vitro. Here I investigated whether a null mutation in the TGF-α gene affects the normal development or ...

Fifty years of outstanding neuroscience research studies have revealed many secrets of how drugs of abuse affect and change ...

Animal studies have demonstrated that nicotine can protect dopaminergic neurons, which are the brain cells that are damaged in Parkinson's disease. In laboratory models, exposure to nicotine before or ...

DelveInsight's Traumatic Brain Injury pipeline report depicts a robust space with 20+ active players working to develop 22+ ...

A study found that rebamipide, used as a treatment for gastrointestinal diseases, is effective in protecting nerve cells and alleviating brain inflammation, so it may be used to treat brain diseases ...

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New method detects Parkinson’s disease through ear wax odor using artificial intelligence and volatile organic compound ...