Steering brain cells with magnetic nanoparticles to rebuild lost connections

Steering brain cells with magnetic nanoparticles to rebuild lost connections

A collaborative study led by Professor Vittoria Raffa at the University of Pisa and Assistant Professor Fabian Raudzus (Department of Clinical Application) has unveiled a novel approach that uses magnetically guided mechanical forces to direct axonal growth, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurological conditions.

Better Understanding the Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration

Transcranial magnetic stimulation has been shown to produce benefits in some studies, but reproduction in this field is challenging. There are many options for equipment, frequency, power, duration of treatment, and so forth, and many of these parameters are (a) likely important in determining whether or not the treatment has any beneficial effect and (b) incompletely specified in publications. Further, the mechanisms by which transcranial magne…

Magnet-pulling brain cells to treat Parkinson's

A collaborative study led by Professor Vittoria Raffa at the University of Pisa and Assistant Professor Fabian Raudzus at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, has unveiled a novel approach that uses magnetically guided mechanical forces to direct axonal growth, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurological conditions.