History Is Made with First Small LVAD Implant for Young Patient
A patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is only one of three people in the US to receive a LVAD to keep his weakened heart pumping blood around his body.
Significant Progress Toward Creating “Benchtop Human” Reported
Researchers move a step closer to creating a bench-top human which could eventually replace animal testing.
Mysterious Polio Like Illness Found in Between 20 to 25 California Children
Researchers have identified a polio-like syndrome in a group of five California based children over a one year period.
Head First: Reshaping How Traumatic Brain Injury Is Treated
A new study aims to help identify how to match personalized medicine to achieve the best outcomes for recovering in TBI patients.
Brain Structure Shows Who is Most Sensitive to Pain
A new neuroimaging study finds the brain's structure is related to how intensely people perceive pain.
Multi-Institutional Team Finds Targetable Mutation in Rare Brain Tumor
A genetic mutation associated with a number of cancers could also be responsible for papillary craniopharyngioma, a rare but debilitating brain tumor, a new study reports.
Scientists Develop Promising Drug Candidates for Pain, Addiction
Researchers describe a pair of drug candidates which advance the search for new treatments for addiction, pain and other disorders.
Scientists Uncover New Target for Brain Cancer Treatment
Researchers demonstrate melanoma differentiation associated gene, mda-9/syntenin is a driving force behind the aggressive and invasive nature of glioblastoma brain cancer.
Scientists Find a New Mechanism Underlying Depression
Changes in microglia underlie depressive symptoms brought on by exposure to chronic stress, a new study reports.
Ancient Cranial Surgery
Ancient Peruvian healers practiced trepanation, a surgical procedure which involved removing a section of the cranial vault with a hand drill, over 1000 years ago in order to treat a variety of ailments, a new study reports.
Brain Repair After Injury and Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers have developed a new technology in order to regenerate functional neurons after brain injury.
Recurrent Brain Cancers Follow Distinctive Genetic Paths
Recurrent gliomas could have genetic profiles which are different from those of the initial tumors that spawned them, a new study reports.
Researchers Provide New Insights into Cause of Human Neurodegenerative Disease
Researchers identify Neurexin2 as a new target for potential treatment of spinal muscular atrophy.
Research Team Finds Hope for Pharmacological Solution to Cocaine Addiction
Researchers suggest a method of biologically manipulating neural circuitry could lead to a new pharmacological approach which could weaken cocaine withdrawal.
New Gene Discovery Sheds More Light on Alzheimer’s Risk
Researchers uncover a second rare genetic mutation which increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life.