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It doesn't always have to be medication. Some health problems, from chronic #pain and #inflammation to #neurological diseases, can also be treated by #nerve stimulation, for example with the help of electrodes that are attached to the ear and activate the #vagus nerve.
#Biomedical #sflorg
sflorg.com/2025/01/bmed0127250

www.sflorg.comNerve Stimulation: the Brain is Not Always ListeningThe vagus nerve plays an important role in our body: it is the longest nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system

#Nerve #cells (#neurons ) are amongst the most complex cell types in our body. They achieve this complexity during development by extending ramified branches called #dendrites and #axons and establishing thousands of synapses to form intricate networks.
#Neuroscience #sflorg
sflorg.com/2024/04/ns04082401.

www.sflorg.comFueling nerve cell function and plasticityHow mitochondria control tissue rejuvenation and synaptic plasticity in the adult mouse brain

A new model that provides a holistic view on how our #brain manages to learn quickly and forms stable, long-lasting #memories. Their study sheds light on the crucial role of interactions among neighboring contact sites of #nerve cells for brain plasticity
#Neuroscience #Psychiatry #sflorg
sflorg.com/2024/03/ns03212401.

www.sflorg.comNeighboring synapses shape learning and memorySynaptic plasticity: The brain’s method for learning

PSI researchers have discovered a surprising trick that could expand the possibilities for medical use of #botulinum toxin A1, better known under the name #Botox , as an active agent. They have developed #antibody-like #proteins that speed up the enzyme’s effect on the transmission of #nerve signals.
#Pharmaceutical #Biology #Microbiology #Medical #sflorg
sflorg.com/2023/12/phar1218230

www.sflorg.comNew possibilities for a healing toxinBotulinum neurotoxins are categorized in seven so-called serotype groups designated by the letters A through G