Author: Julie
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CAN Election results
Our newly elected board members are: Lynn Raymond (President-elect), Ed Ruthazer (Secretary), Shernaz Bamji, Stephanie Borgland and Roger Thompson (Board members). Read more: http://can-acn.org/2015-elections-results
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His and hers pain circuitry in the spinal cord
New animal research reveals fundamental sex differences in how pain is processed. New research released today in Nature Neuroscience reveals for the first time that pain is processed in male […]
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New Treatment Hope for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
A previously unknown link between the immune system and the death of motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has been discovered by scientists […]
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Blood to feeling: McMaster scientists turn blood into neural cells
Scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make adult sensory neurons from human patients simply by having them roll up their sleeve and providing a blood sample. Specifically, stem […]
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Study on cerebral astrocytes in depression and suicide
Towards a better understanding of the mechanisms of depression A new study published by the team of Naguib Mechawar, Ph.D., a researcher with the McGill Group for Suicide Studies (MGSS) […]
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Researchers get a closer look at how the Huntington’s gene works
Huntington’s disease is caused by a mutation in the Huntington’s disease gene, but it has long been a mystery why some people with the exact same mutation get the disease […]
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How your brain reacts to emotional information is influenced by your genes
Your genes may influence how sensitive you are to emotional information, according to new research by a UBC neuroscientist. The study, recently published in The Journal of Neuroscience, found that […]
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Every bite you take, every move you make, astrocytes will be watching you
Chewing, breathing, and other regular bodily functions that we undertake “without thinking” actually do require the involvement of our brain, but the question of how the brain programs such regular […]
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The α6 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor determines variability in chronic pain sensitivity
Dr. Jeffrey Mogil from McGill University led an important study published recently in Science Translational Medicine showing that expression levels of the α6 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), […]
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How the blood-brain barrier is maintained
A study on a protein that helps maintain the blood-brain barrier and ameliorated the effects of a multiple sclerosis-like disease in an animal model. The brain is a privileged organ […]