Research on neurodegenerative diseases of the nervous system

neurological disease. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Death on the bypass

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists have uncovered an unusual mechanism of cell death. The findings may lead to new treatments for various diseases
Confocal microscopy image of peripheral nervous system sensory neurons in culture. Courtesy of the Weizmann Institute

A new approach to the development of chronic pain treatment

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Proof that drugs already approved for other purposes can be used to treat chronic pain sufferers. Since the safety of these compounds has been proven in humans, clinical trials for the new use are already possible in the near future.
Decreased mitochondrial calcium uptake in cells where the MTCH2 gene has been neutralized. The photo on the left shows a nerve cell that has not been genetically modified. The photo on the right shows a transgenic nerve cell (without MTCH2). Fluorescent sensors were inserted into the cells in order to illuminate the absorption of calcium in the mitochondria, and calcium was added to the growth medium of the cells. As you can see, the sensors illuminate significantly less in the engineered cell (the color scale ranges from blue, indicating low calcium absorption, to yellow, indicating high calcium absorption), which indicates impaired calcium absorption in the mitochondria. Source: from the article.

calcium escape from the brain

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Neurons of a mouse embryo grown in a Petri dish. The axons, the extensions of the nerve cells, are the green extensions in the picture. Source: NIH.

A little less, a little more

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The great atrophy of the brain

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A paralyzed boy kicks a ball. Imagery: Camp Ramier

Neural engineering - movement with first thought / Miguel A. L. Nicolalis

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Development of the nervous system in the fetus

A gardener grew (and pruned) a nerve in the garden

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The roll kit

Sheba Hospital will present at Biomed a kit to improve brain function in those suffering from decreased sensation in the hands

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DNA. From Wikipedia

First gathering for an authorized program for biomedical research within the framework of the National Science Foundation

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

memorandum of understanding

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