Magnetically regulated gene therapy technology provides precise control of brain circuitry
Gene therapy allows precise control of the magnetic field of specific brain circuits without implanted devices. Image shows restricted mRNA ...
Tag: brain
New techniques shed light on how brain landscapers prune unnecessary synapses
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells, or OPCs (the purple and green spots above), prune unnecessary synapses (the silver streaks) in the brain's ...
Computer simulation mimics how the brain develops neurons, paving the way for future disease treatments
3D mechanistic ABM for neuronal growth. Panel a shows the agent-based discretization and early stage of a neuron (pyramid cell) ...
Gene therapy shows long-term benefits for patients with rare pediatric brain disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) is a rare and progressive genetic brain disease that occurs primarily in young ...
Scientists create first map of DNA modification in developing human brain
Fluorescent image of a developing human seahorse. Credit: Oier Pastor-Alonso/UCSF A UCLA-led study has provided unprecedented insight into how gene ...
Ultra-powerful MRIs show damage to brain ‘control center’ causes persistent COVID-19 symptoms
3D projections of QSM χ maps on rendered brainstem ROI extracted from FreeSurfer segmentation for the healthy control group and ...
AI model shows potential to identify sex-specific risks associated with brain tumors
These images show regions of glioblastoma tumors in women (top) and men (bottom) where the researchers' AI models predict relatively ...
Imaging in neurosurgery patients reveals brain waste disposal pathways for first time
Erin Yamamoto, MD, and Juan Piantino, MD, are among the co-authors of a new study from Oregon Health & Science ...
Brain molecule reverses movement deficits in Parkinson’s disease, providing new therapeutic target
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain A research team from the University of California, Irvine, is the first to reveal that a ...
The first map of every neuron in an adult brain was made for a fruit fly
3D rendering of all ~140,000 neurons in the fruit fly brain. Credit: Data source: FlyWire.ai; Reported by Philipp Schlegel (University ...
