Scientists have made a key discovery that could speed up the production of cells in the lab for
studying diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Not exact matches
Numerous
studies have also proven that children who are breastfed are less likely to develop certain
diseases later in life
such as juvenile diabetes,
multiple sclerosis, heart
disease and childhood cancer.
Studying itching sensations is a relatively new field, but if we look at the number of
diseases where itch is a major symptom, it includes not only atopic dermatitis but also nervous system disorders
such as multiple sclerosis,
as well
as infection and end stage kidney
disease.
They have also been associated with neuroinflammatory
diseases such as multiple sclerosis, but no
study has shown a role in neurodevelopment disorders.
The THC and cannabidiol
studies will be extended to include chronic types of pain typically seen in people who request medical marijuana —
such as those with debilitating back or joint pain, cancer, Crohn's
disease,
multiple sclerosis, severe muscle spasms and more.
«This
study suggests that the same approach may be adapted to prevent autoimmune
diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, coeliac
disease,
multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and others.»
Oligodendrocytes, a type of brain cell that plays a crucial role in
diseases such as multiple sclerosis, are more diverse than have previously been thought, according to a new
study led by Sten Linnarsson, Karolinska Institutet / SciLifeLab and Gonçalo Castelo - Branco, Karolinska Institutet.
[NEWS, 4 June 2013] Protein microarrays, representing more than one third of all human proteins, provide a unique possibility to
study complex autoimmune
diseases,
such as multiple sclerosis (MS).
In a proof - of - principle
study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, the researchers report that defects in the regeneration of the myelin sheaths surrounding nerves, which are lost in
diseases such as multiple sclerosis may be at least partially corrected following exposure of an old animal to the circulatory system of a young animal.
These scientists
study spinal cord injuries, brain injuries and central nervous system
diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and Huntington's.
These mice were created and deposited by The Pleiades Promoter Project (Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia); their goal is to generate 160 fully characterized, human DNA promoters of less than 4 kb (MiniPromoters) to drive gene expression in defined brain regions of therapeutic interest for
studying disorders
such as Alzheimer's
disease, Parkinson's
disease, Huntington's
disease, Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease),
Multiple Sclerosis, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Depression, Autism, and Cancer.
Researchers found that 18 out of 25 different autoimmune
diseases,
such as lupus, psoriasis or
multiple sclerosis, «showed a statistically significant association with dementia,» said
study co-author Dr. Michael Goldacre.
More
studies have linked the microbiome to mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, attention problems, autism spectrum disorder, and neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's,
as well
as autoimmune problems
such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel
disease, and
multiple sclerosis.