Brain Cancer·January 27, 2012·3 min readDiagnostic Brain Tumor Test Could Revolutionize Care of Patients with Low-Grade GliomasResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroethicsNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·January 25, 2012·4 min readResearchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons from Pluripotent Stem CellsFirst-ever feat provides new method to understand cause of disease, develop drugs Led by researchers at the University of California,...Read More
Genetics·January 19, 2012·3 min readGenetic Study Offers Clues to How Intelligence Changes Through LifeScientists have estimated for the first time the extent to which genes determine changes in intelligence across the human life...Read More
Featured Articles·January 16, 2012·3 min readCSHL Team Introduces Automated Imaging to Greatly Speed Whole Brain Mapping EffortsFacilitates systematic comparison of mouse models of disorders including schizophrenia, autism A new technology developed by neuroscientists at Cold Spring...Read More
Neurology·January 16, 2012·4 min readNeural Balls and Strikes: Where Categories Live in the BrainBrain circuits for visual categorization revealed by new experiments Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·January 13, 2012·2 min readWalk This Way: Scientists and MBL Physiology Course Students Describe How a Motor Protein “Steps Out”Just like people, some proteins have characteristic ways of “walking,” which (also like human gaits) are not so easy to...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 13, 2012·3 min readBrain Glia Cells Increase Their DNA Content to Preserve Vital Blood Brain BarrierThe blood-brain barrier is essential for maintaining the brain’s stable environment — preventing entry of harmful viruses and bacteria and...Read More
Neurology·January 12, 2012·3 min readBrain Region Can Signal Early Stage Alzheimer’s and Other DementiasEarly changes to the inferior frontal junction observed in early dementias A key misplaced yet again? Unable to recall a...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 10, 2012·3 min readDisruption of Biological Clocks Causes Neurodegeneration, Early DeathNew research at Oregon State University provides evidence for the first time that disruption of circadian rhythms – the biological...Read More
Neurology·January 9, 2012·1 min readClinical Trial: Nicotine Patch Shows Benefits in Mild Cognitive ImpairmentUsing a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a study published in the...Read More
Psychology·January 6, 2012·2 min readCognitive Decline Can Begin as Early as 45, Warn ExpertsThe brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 6, 2012·2 min readHopes for Reversing Age-Associated Effects in MS PatientsProof of principle study suggests the age-associated decline of the remyelination process is reversible New research highlights the possibility of...Read More