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Astrocytes (red) are vital to forming neural connections. Jeffrey C. Smith Lab, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH

Star‑shaped cells make a molecule that can ‘rewire’ the brains of mice with Down syndrome – understanding how could lead to new treatments

Ashley Brandebura, University of Virginia

Down syndrome results in changes to the structure and function of neural circuits in the brain. Delivering a specific protein to neurons could reverse these changes.
People with ALS gradually lose the ability to perform voluntary movements due to a loss of communication between the nervous system and the muscles. (Shutterstock)

A promising new study could lead to a reduction in symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Mari Carmen Pelaez; Antoine Desmeules, and Chantelle F. Sephton

A new study shows that it is possible to reduce the symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by reducing the inflammation caused by immune cells in the brain.
The colors in this microscope photo of a fruit fly brain show different types of neurons and the cells that surround them in the brain. Sarah DeGenova Ackerman

Astrocyte cells in the fruit fly brain are an on‑off switch that controls when neurons can change and grow

Sarah DeGenova Ackerman, University of Oregon

Adaptable neurons are tied to learning and memory but also to neurological disorders. By studying fruit flies, researchers found a mechanism that controls neuroplasticity.

Related Topics

  1. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  2. Brain
  3. Clinical research
  4. Learning
  5. Neurodegenerative disease
  6. Neurons
  7. Neuroplasticity
  8. Neuroscience
  9. New research
  10. Schizophrenia

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