NLS research-box

The human brain, consisting of approximately 86 billion neurons connected by around 100 trillion synapses (Herculano-Houzel, 2009), is in many aspects still a mystery.

Scientists at Icelandic deCODE genetics have found a new biomarker for osteoarthritis, that outperforms previously reported biomarkers and is an independent predictor of disease. In a study published in the medical journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology, the scientists introduced the new biomarker. Using SOMAscan platform in a non-hypothesis driven scan of 4,792 plasma proteins in 39,155 […]

Researchers at the University of Helsinki are growing a human-derived mini-brain from stem cells, containing all of the most important cell types of the human brain. The mini-brain can be used to design personalized therapies for brain diseases. The project has received more than €600,000 support from Business Finland. The new Living Human Brain The […]

Scientists have identified 15 novel biomarkers that are linked to late-onset dementias. These biomarkers are proteins, which predict cognitive decline and subsequent increased risk of dementia already 20 years before the disease onset. The proteins are related to immune system dysfunction, blood-brain-barrier dysfunction, vascular pathologies, and central insulin resistance. Six of these proteins can be […]

With the application of a novel 3D imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that one portion of the autonomic nervous system in the liver undergoes severe degeneration in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The study, which is conducted in mice and human liver tissue, shows that the degeneration of nerves is correlated with the […]