Sentences with phrase «by neurodegenerative diseases»

The findings could open the door for new therapeutics designed to help repair nerve cells damaged by neurodegenerative disease.
PIND's goal is an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to the study of neurodegenerative diseases and their mechanisms, with the aim of transforming cutting - edge science into novel therapies and diagnostics that directly benefit individuals affected by neurodegenerative diseases.
Study co-author Marius Wernig, a postdoctoral biologist at M.I.T., reports in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, that this is the first time scientists have successfully manipulated such cells to integrate into brain tissue and reverse damage caused by a neurodegenerative disease.
Dexterous movements of limbs and fingers are critical motor functions often affected by neurodegenerative disease and injury.
Studies of PQQ have shown it can optimize the health of the entire central nervous system, reverse cognitive impairment, improve memory, help in stroke recovery, slow the damage caused by neurodegenerative disease and help protect the brain from toxicity, such as from mercury.
Langston says replacing tissue in the brain damaged by neurodegenerative disease, such as Alzheimer's or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — Lou Gehrig's disease — is currently beyond our capacity.
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