Researchers have discovered that one or more substances produced by a certain type of immune cell may be involved in the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease affecting the brain and spinal cord. The finding might lead to new, targeted treatments for those suffering from MS.
Neuro News
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07/08/2012
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01/08/2012
High-bidding Mitre 10 staff raised $38,500 for the Neurological Foundation at a lively charity auction on Friday night. The auction featured on the closing night of the Mitre 10 New Zealand annual conference, held in Melbourne this year.
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30/07/2012
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel group of proteins that accumulate in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. These findings, which appear online in the Journal of Neuroscience, may open up novel approaches to diagnose and stage the progression likelihood of the disease in Alzheimer patients.
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26/07/2012
Scientists at the University of Manchester have uncovered how the internal mechanisms in nerve cells wire the brain. The findings open up new avenues in the investigation of neurodegenerative diseases by analysing the cellular processes underlying these conditions.
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23/07/2012
A kiwi scientist has come home with hopes that she can help find a treatment for autism.
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18/07/2012
Former Pakuranga College head girl Jessie Jacobsen will return to New Zealand thanks to a Neurological Foundation Repatriation Fellowship.
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16/07/2012
Research involving brain stimulation to improve memory in people with dementia is one of several University of Otago projects boosted by more than $330,000 in grants from the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand.
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11/07/2012
Dr Jessie Jacobsen has been awarded the 2012 Neurological Foundation Repatriation Fellowship.
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11/07/2012
The Neurological Foundation announced today that funding of over $800,000 for neurological research and educational scholarships has been approved in its July 2012 grant round.
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02/07/2012
A leading Belgian neurosurgeon and brain researcher has been appointed as the inaugural Neurological Foundation Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Otago. An ongoing campaign led by the Foundation is seeking to ensure that this professorial position can be funded in perpetuity.