Biotin may shield brain from manganese-induced damage, study finds
While manganese is an essential mineral involved in many bodily functions, both deficiency and excessive exposure can cause ...
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Nanoparticles restore neurons in Parkinson's with wireless brain stimulation
Its pathological hallmark is the abnormal aggregation of α-synuclein (α-syn) into insoluble fibrils and Lewy bodies, leading to the degeneration and death of dopaminergic neurons in the ...
Wireless Nanoparticle-Based System Found To Reverse Parkinson’s Disease
A novel wireless photothermal DBS nanosystem uses nanoparticles to target and restore damaged neurons in Parkinson’s disease, ...
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Bayer's two-pronged cell/gene therapy assault on Parkinson's enters clinic
In the BlueRock trial, an unnamed patient has now been administered the first dose of pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neurons – MSK-DA01 – via a surgical transplant procedure into ...
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Sex-specific neural circuits underlie shifting social preferences for male or female interaction among mice
These preferences are mediated by different neuronal circuitry in male and female mice related to dopaminergic neurons in the brain’s ventral tegmental area, the researchers found. The findings ...
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Biotin: A Powerful Weapon Against Manganese-Induced Brain Damage
Manganese exposure raises the risk of Parkinson's disease, but biotin might be the key to preventing manganese-induced brain ...
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Mice's sex-based social preferences shift under stress: Dopamine circuits play crucial role
Utilizing dual-color fiber photometry calcium recordings alongside projection-specific chemogenetic and optogenetic manipulations of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), the ...