HONG KONG – A neural plasticity enhancer, edonerpic maleate, could be the first clinically effective compound for accelerating rehabilitation after brain damage, potentially revolutionizing the future management of stroke patients, according to the results of a new Japanese study reported in the April 6, 2018, edition of Science.

HONG KONG – The discovery that autophagy can enhance erasure of memory suggests that autophagy inducers could represent a useful new therapeutic tool for treating common chronic anxiety-associated conditions in individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The discovery that autophagy can enhance erasure of memory suggests that autophagy inducers could represent a useful new therapeutic tool for treating common chronic anxiety-associated conditions in individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

HONG KONG – A guild of gut bacteria that helped to alleviate the symptoms of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in patients receiving a high-fiber diet, has been identified in a randomized clinical trial performed in China.

HONG KONG – Scientists at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have for the first time confirmed the existence of human pancreatic progenitor cells and have shown they can be induced to develop into glucose-responsive pancreatic beta cells.

HONG KONG – Scientists at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have for the first time confirmed the existence of human pancreatic progenitor cells and have shown they can be induced to develop into glucose-responsive pancreatic beta cells.

HONG KONG – A Chinese study has shown for the first time that the powerful antidepressant effects of ketamine are due to blockade of rapid neuronal firing in the brain's lateral habenula (LHb) region. Such blockade was found to disinhibit reward centers and relieve depressive symptoms rapidly in animal models.