Nerve Signals

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  Eyes Offer Biomarkers for ADHD and ASD Disorders, Study Reveals

  Researchers from the University of South Australia and Flinders University have found that recordings from the human retina can offer distinct signals for both disorders. Retinal signals are generated by specific nerves and identifying the difference in them can help them shed light on the differences between children with ADHD and those with ASD.

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  Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Provide Pain Relief on Demand, Eliminate Need for Addictive Painkillers

  In a game-changing discovery in medical sciences, researchers have developed a flexible implant that can relieve pain in the patient. The implant can serve as an alternative to painkillers and can help obviate the need to use addictive medications. The implant is a biocompatible and water-soluble device that functions by wrapping around the nerves ...

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  IIT-Mandi Researchers Show The Possible Role Of Signal Peptide Aggregation On Alzheimer’s Disease

  Alzheimer’s disease is linked with the deposition of misfolded peptides called amyloid ß42 (Aß42) in the spaces between nerve cells

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  Facebook Developing Neural Wristband to Support Augmented Reality Glasses

  Facebook on Friday said that it is developing a wristband to control its augmented reality (AR) glasses that are expected to be launched this year. The AR-supporting wearable device will also be capable of detecting nerve signals to interpret complex hand gestures and moves, the company detailed in a blog post.

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  How Binge Drinking Affects Male And Female Brains?

  Repeated binge drinking was found to significantly alter molecular pathways in the nucleus accumbens -- a region of the brain linked to addiction.

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  Discovered! Targeting This Blood Protein Can Help In Treating Most Neurological Disorders

  A particular blood-clotting protein can hamper repair in the brain. Nerve cells then get exposed to the environment leading to impaired cognitive function and loss of an ability to transmit nerve signals to the brain faster. Read full report here.

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  Hearing Loss May Now be Treated By a Shot of a New Drug

  Researchers discovered a drug combination that can regenerate hair cells in human ears that detect sound waves and translate them into nerve signals enabling one to regain the sense of hearing.

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  Samsung's Entrim 4D Headset Lets You 'Move' in Virtual Reality

  At SXSW, Samsung unveiled its new Entrim 4D headhones that will give you the sensation of movement by sending electric signals to a nerve in your ear.

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  First Serotonin Neurons Made From Human Stem Cells

  For the first time, researchers have used stem cells to create a specialised nerve cell that makes serotonin, a signalling chemical with a broad role in the brain.

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  Now, Researchers Discover Gene Responsible for Pain

  Scientists at University College London have found the recipe for painlessness in a study that used genetically modified mice to show a channel responsible for allowing pain signals to pass along nerve cell membranes is vital to feel agony.

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  In a First, Retinal Nerve Cells Grown in Lab

  Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have developed a method to efficiently turn human stem cells into retinal nerve cells that transmit visual signals from the eye to the brain.

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  Scientists Find Gene Linked to Parkinson's Disease

  British researchers said they have identified a new gene linked to nerve function, that could hold the key to treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.

• Fatty Foods Interrupt Stomach's Signals to the Brain: Study

  Indulging in fatty foods could destroy stomach's signals to the brain, according to a new study which gives insight why many dieters tend to regain the weight after losing it.New University of Adelaide research has found the nerves in the stomach which...