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Collision-course science: when a single locust joins a swarm
If an animal is to cope with changing environmental conditions, activity in its nervous system must also change. Scientists from Cambridge and Oxford are studying these changes in collision-detecting nerve cells in the visual system of the locust, an insect that alternates between two lifestyles.... view more (2003-03-26)

New method shows that neocortical nerve cells are not renewed
Most bodily organs continually die and regrow a little at a time. It takes two years, for example, for all the cells of the liver to be replaced by fresh ones. Research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now shows that there is one important exception to this - the nerve cells of the brain remain... view more (2006-08-14)

Weizmann scientists discover a new line of communication between nervous system cells
In a host of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and several neuropathies, the protective covering surrounding the nerves - an insulating material called myelin - is damaged.   view more (2007-06-27)

Protein shown to play a key role in normal development of nervous system
A protein that enables nerve cells to communicate with each other plays a key role in controlling the developing nervous system.   view more (2008-10-08)

New study shows xenon gas safe in surgery and could help stop nerve damaging illnesses
Scientists have successfully conducted the first clinical trial giving xenon gas to patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting in order to safeguard against postoperative brain damage that can occur following this procedure.   view more (2006-02-27)

Inert gas may help stop damaged nerve cells from dying
Scientists from Imperial College London have discovered that xenon gas could help in protecting damaged nerve cells. The research, published today in Anesthesiology, shows that xenon, an inert gas, acts as a neuroprotectant, helping to protect damaged nerve cells from dying. Based upon... view more (2002-05-29)

Sacral-nerve stimulation could help counteract incontinence (p 1270)
Results of a small trial in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that electrical stimulation of the sacral nerve could be a future treatment option for faecal incontinence. Anal incontinence affects an estimated 2% of the general population. Prevalence rises with age, affecting up to 11% of men... view more (2004-04-14)

'Lab on a chip' mimics brain chemistry
Johns Hopkins researchers from the Whiting School of Engineering and the School of Medicine have devised a micro-scale tool - a lab on a chip - designed to mimic the chemical complexities of the brain. The system should help scientists better understand how nerve cells in the brain work together to... view more (2008-02-13)

New Down syndrome gene identified by Stanford/Packard scientists
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital have identified one possible cause of mental retardation in Down syndrome.   view more (2006-07-06)

New research targets treatment for dementia and brain injuries
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) researchers have identified a process that could lead to development of repair mechanisms for people suffering from dementia and acquired brain injury.   view more (2005-11-29)

Severed nerves can be made to grow again
IT IS being hailed as one of the most significant advances in nerve regeneration in a decade. After severing an optic nerve in rats, neurologists have found a way to reconnect it to the brain so that it once again transmits normal electrical signals.... view more (2001-12-05)

Novel stem cell technology leads to better spinal cord repair
Researchers believe they have identified a new way, using an advance in stem-cell technology, to promote recovery after spinal cord injury of rats, according to a study published in today's Journal of Biology.   view more (2006-04-28)

Wellcome Trust grant to investigate degenerative brain diseases known as `tauopathies`
Dr Julian Thorpe, head of the Electron Microscopy Lab at the University of Sussex, will be working towards a better understanding of degenerative brain diseases thanks to a £247,000 grant from the Wellcome Trust. He is taking a very close look at a possible contributory cause of nerve cell... view more (2002-04-17)

Standing up to paraplegia with gene therapy
Elena Rugarli and colleagues from the National Neurological Institute in Milan have used gene therapy to save sensory and skeletal muscle nerve fibers from degeneration in mice with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP).   view more (2005-12-16)

QBI neuroscientists make Alzheimer's disease advance
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientists at UQ have discovered a new way to reduce neuronal loss in the brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease.   view more (2008-06-10)

Isolation of a new gene family essential for early development
Researchers at BRIC, University of Copenhagen, have identified a new gene family (UTX-JMJD3) essential for embryonic development. The family controls the expression of genes crucial for stem cell maintenance and differentiation, and the results may contribute sig-nificantly to the understanding of... view more (2007-08-23)

Brain cells help neighboring nerves regenerate
Researchers have uncovered a completely unexpected way that the brain repairs nerve damage, wherein cells known as astrocytes deliver a protective protein to nearby neurons.   view more (2008-05-28)

Hopes of a New Treatment Approach for Paralysis
Scientists at the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg) were recently able to show in experiments with mice that a paralysis can be reversed by blocking programmed cell death. Paralysis in the form of paraplegia and quadriplegia is usually the result of... view more (2004-03-15)

Endogenous cannabinoids linked to fetal brain damage imposed by maternal cannabis use
A critical step in brain development is governed by endogenous cannabinoids, 'the brain's own marijuana'.   view more (2007-05-25)

New marker for raised intracranial pressure
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of the thickness of the optic nerve sheath are a good marker for raised intracranial pressure (ICP).   view more (2008-09-11)

European Transport Policy and Research: What Future?
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT   view more (1999-02-26)

Connecting Transport Research Solutions To European Transport Policy
A new, free web-service launched this week will raise the visibility of transport research solutions emerging from EU and national research programmes from the European Research Area (ERA). Europe is delivering vast amounts of results in terms of both technologies and concepts that are produced by... view more (2004-07-05)

How actin networks are actin'
Dynamic networks of growing actin filaments are critical for many cellular processes, including cell migration, intracellular transport, and the recovery of proteins from the cell surface.   view more (2008-01-03)

Delft researcher develops design-rules for transport networks
Large changes unnecessary for multimodal transport Multimodal transport is not in need of redesigned networks, rather of well designed ones. This is one of the conclusions from the PhD research of Rob van Nes, who will defend his thesis on Wednesday 25 September at TU Delft. "A highway with... view more (2002-09-24)

New research shows neuroprotective effect of lovastatin
High cholesterol levels are considered to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease including stroke.   view more (2008-04-10)
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