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• Can we repair the brain?
  

  Cell replacement may play an increasing role in alleviating the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) in future. Writing in a special supplement to the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, experts describe how newly developed stem cell technologies could be used to treat the disease and discuss the more

• Identifying brain protein crucial to recovery from stroke
  

  Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke and available therapies, such as clot busting drugs or clot removal devices, are focused on limiting the extent of brain damage. Now, research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System more

• A starch and graphene hydrogel geared towards electrodes for brain implants is developed
  

  Hydrogels are physical and chemical polymer networks capable of retaining large quantities of liquid in aqueous conditions without losing their dimensional stability. They are used in a whole host of applications and when various components are added to them, they acquire specific properties such as more

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Chemical Structures of Neurotransmitters

A bit of a chemistry/biology tie in today with a series of posters looking at the chemical structures of some of the main neurotransmitters in the brain. I’ve also included a little information on the main effects and roles of each underneath the structures – however, I’d hasten to add that, since t more

Publications Neurology

• Conflicts of interest of editors of medical journals

  by Waqas Haque, Abu Minhajuddin, Arjun Gupta, Deepak Agrawal Background Almost all medical journals now require authors to publicly disclose conflicts of interests (COI). The same standard and scrutiny is rarely employed for the editors of the journals although COI may affect editorial decisions. more

• Stars of neurology meet at AAN 2018

  Stars of neurology meet at AAN 2018 Stars of neurology meet at AAN 2018, Published online: 15 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41582-018-0012-0 Stars of neurology meet at AAN 2018 more

• ECTRIMS/EAN guideline on the pharmacological treatment of people with multiple sclerosis

  Background and purpose Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease of the central nervous system. As new drugs are becoming available, knowledge on diagnosis and treatment must continuously evolve. There is therefore a need for a reference tool compiling current data on benefit and safety, to a more