Search Results for: neurodegenerative diseases

May 12, 2019May 12, 2019

Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases.

Publication date: May 08, 2019 Microglia, being the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, play an important role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and contributes towards brain development under ... Read more

May 12, 2019May 12, 2019

STIM Proteins and Glutamate Receptors in Neurons: Role in Neuronal Physiology and Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Huntington's Disease Literature

Publication date: May 09, 2019 Neuronal calcium (Ca) influx has long been ascribed mainly to voltage-gated Ca channels and glutamate receptor channels. Recent research has shown that it is also ... Read more

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Panoramic Visualization of Circulating MicroRNAs Across Neurodegenerative Diseases in Humans.

Multiple Sclerosis Literature

Publication date: Apr 29, 2019 Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and dementia pose one of the greatest ... Read more

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Panoramic Visualization of Circulating MicroRNAs Across Neurodegenerative Diseases in Humans.

Multiple Sclerosis Literature

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Mitophagy links oxidative stress conditions and neurodegenerative diseases.

Huntington's Disease Literature

Publication date: May 01, 2019 Mitophagy is activated by a number of stimuli, including hypoxia, energy stress, and increased oxidative phosphorylation activity. Mitophagy is associated with oxidative stress conditions and ... Read more

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

Depression in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Common Mechanisms and Current Treatment Options.

Huntington's Disease Literature

Publication date: Apr 14, 2019 Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent psychiatric disorder and a major cause of disability worldwide. This neurological condition is commonly associated with neurodegenerative ... Read more

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

P2X7 Receptor, Inflammation and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Parkinson's Disease News

Publication date: Apr 17, 2019 Parkinson disease (PD) is a chronic degenerative disease characterized by a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Its pathophysiological mechanisms are still ... Read more

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

Protein complex may help prevent neurodegenerative diseases

Huntington's Disease News

Publication date: Apr 12, 2019 Credit: Karina Gense Researchers from the Universities of Konstanz (Germany), Leeds (U. K.) and Stanford (U. S.) have discovered that the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) ... Read more

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019

Northwestern researchers find possible link between disrupted sleep-cycles and protection against neurodegenerative diseases

Huntington's Disease News

Publication date: Apr 08, 2019 Northwestern researchers experimented on clusters of flies with Huntington’s disease to determine the relationship between altered sleep-wake cycles and neurodegenerative diseases. Northwestern researchers experimented on ... Read more

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

Circadian clock plays unexpected role in neurodegenerative diseases

Huntington's Disease News

Publication date: Apr 03, 2019 In a new study, Northwestern University researchers induced jet lag in a fruit fly model of Huntington’s disease and found that jet lag protected the ... Read more