Touching the Brain Researchers discover evidence of brain plasticity in patients a number of years after suffering strokes which cause permanent brain damage.
Antipsychotic Medications Offer New Hope in the Battle Against Glioblastoma An FDA approved anti psychotic drug is proving to be effective in killing glioblastoma brain cancer tumors, a new study reports.
Inherited Alzheimer’s Damage Greater Decades Before Symptoms Appear Neuronal damage can begin up to twenty years before Alzheimer's symptoms appear, researchers report.
3D Changes in DNA May Lead to a Genetic Form of ALS Researchers discover how a genetic code variation in the C9orf72 gene alters the shape of DNA, making cells more vulnerable to stress and apoptosis.
Blasts May Cause Brain Injury Even Without Symptoms According to a new study, veterans exposed to explosions but do not report symptoms to TBI may still have damage to the white matter in their brain.
Alzheimer’s in a Dish Researchers have successfully converted skin cells from patients with early onset Alzheimer's into neurons which are affected by the disease.
Experimental Stroke Therapeutic Shows Promise for People with ALS An experimental drug for human stroke patients appears to delay motor neuron impairment and degeneration.
Improved Lab Screening Technique Opens Door for New Pediatric Neuroblastoma Therapies Researchers reveal the important role of microRNAs in regulating neuroblastoma brain cancer development.
Fluorogenic Probe Created To Evaluate Potential Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Researchers have created a two photon flurogenic probe which could be a useful tool to assess a person's potential risk of developing Parkinson's disease and to track the diseases progression.
Immune System Has Dramatic Impact on Children’s Brain Development Researchers reveal the effect the immune system has on brain development in infants.
3-D Imaging Sheds Light on Apert Syndrome Development Using 3-D imaging, researchers show the cranial deformation associated with Apert Syndrome begin before birth and continue throughout life.
Researchers Identify Brain Differences Linked to Insomnia Researchers find those with chronic insomnia show more activity and plasticity in the motor cortex than those who are able to sleep normally.
Scientists Wake Up to Causes of Sleep Disruption in Alzheimer’s Disease The biological clock doesn't stop working for those with Alzheimer's disease, but it does detach from sleep wake cycles, a new report claims.
Chaperone Binds Protein Responsible for Alzheimers Disease The molecular recognition mechanisms which play a role in the binding of tau to Hsp90 have been revealed in a new study.
After Death, Twin Brains Show Similar Patterns of Neuropathologic Changes Researchers compared the brains of twins where one, or both, died with Alzheimer's disease. They discovered many of the twins not only had similar progressions of the disease before death, but also similar combinations of pathologies.
