New therapeutic strategy to reduce neuronal death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord causing loss of muscle control.
A healthy mouth helps to maintain balanced metabolic profiles
Common oral infections, periodontal diseases and caries, are associated with inflammatory metabolic profiles related to an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases, a new study by an international team…
Novel Workflow Closes the Gap in Detecting 5q-Spinal Muscular Atrophy
In their tailored 5q-SMA variant detection workflow published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases investigators were able to more accurately identify patients with 5q-SMA
Clustering method can better describe the pathological process in patients with traumatic brain injury
Monitoring brain injury biomarkers and glucose variation in patients who have suffered an acute cranial injury during the entire first week of hospitalisation can provide a more accurate…
Ultrafine particles from traffic disturb human olfactory cell function
Exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic alters the expression of many genes in human olfactory mucosa cells, a new study shows. The study, led by the University of…