Research

Ketamine may have a role to play in reducing neuropathic pain, according to the findings of a biopharma firm. Silo Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company, announced that using ketamine in animal trials reversed allodynia and hyperalgesia - prominent symptoms of neuropathic pain. Allodynia is defined as “pain due to a stimulus that does not normally provoke [...]

A protein identified as having a potential role in Parkinson’s has been linked to causing severe motor disorders in a study. The protein, Creld, plays an important role in the development of the heart in mammals, researchers say. A study at the University of Bonn analysed fruit flies of the genus Drosophila, which had been genetically modified [...]

A groundbreaking programme in San Francisco sees the YMCA working with scientists to innovate a better way to community-based dementia care. It comes on the back of funding from the National Institute of Health to Posit Science, for the development of a model-community based programme for dementia prevention in collaboration with the YMCA of San Francisco. NR [...]

Stroke surgery and other neuro-endovascular procedures could be made safer and easier through robotics, research suggests. A study presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 19th annual meeting, showed that a new multi-articulated self-steering microcatheter for neuroendovascular surgery has the potential to increase technical precision, reduce procedural time, reduce radiation exposure and enable semi-automation of [...]

Research shows it can significantly disrupt sleep quality and circadian rhythms, even after years of working nights

A new study suggests that cognitive decline and dementia may be preventable and reversible. The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, found an improvement in grey matter volume and slow hippocampal volume loss following a cognitive training for patients with dementia. Researchers analysed 25 patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment using the [...]

A study has shed new light on one of the driving forces behind the onset of dementia. The research has displayed how a protein known as tau, a critical factor in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, changes from a state of norm to diseased, and furthermore, demonstrates how this finding could deliver a therapeutic target. [...]

Older individuals with hypothyroidism, also known as under-active thyroid, could be at an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a study. Researchers examined the health records of 7,843 individuals newly diagnosed with dementia in Taiwan and compared them to the same number of individuals who did not suffer with dementia. The average age of [...]

Using hand signals receives more attention if verbal communication is impeded, research reveals

Research in mice could prove significant in treating disorders including PTSD