Rapidly reversing sensory and motor problems after stroke
A drug class that blocks a neuronal receptor’s activity could help stroke patients quickly regain their senses of touch and control over movements.
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Deadly alcoholic hepatitis finds hope in epigenetics
Deadly alcoholic hepatitis finds hope in epigenetics
With a high mortality rate and no treatment, alcoholic hepatitis is a tragic diagnosis. But a new molecule that alters patient epigenetics may become the first effective therapy for the disease.
Musical medicine for Parkinson’s disease
Musical medicine for Parkinson’s disease
By measuring neural oscillations in the brain, Isabelle Buard studies the effect of music therapy on improving fine motor movements in neurological disorders.
What foraging teaches about mental health
What foraging teaches about mental health
Investigating the neural and molecular pathways that help foragers decide when to look for better resources could lead to new ways to treat mental health conditions.
Tracking the movement of individual proteins in dementia
Tracking the movement of individual proteins in dementia
A dementia-associated tau mutation promotes unusual clustering of Fyn, a protein important for learning and memory.
COVID-19 severity ties to testosterone metabolism
COVID-19 severity ties to testosterone metabolism
Inhibiting an enzyme variant that contributes to severe COVID-19 in men holds promise for treating SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Filtering out cancer’s invisibility cloak
Filtering out cancer’s invisibility cloak
By removing immunosuppressive factors from the blood, researchers hope to give the immune system a fighting chance against advanced tumors.
