Brain CancerFeaturedPsychology·December 4, 2015·3 min read‘Chemobrain’ Study Examines Effects of Chemotherapies on Cognition in Breast Cancer SurvivorsAnthracycline based chemotherapies could have greater negative effects on cognition than nonanthracycline treatments for breast cancer survivors, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·December 2, 2015·4 min readAntidepressant Appears to Protect Against Compound That Causes DementiaResearchers report that a commonly prescribed antidepressant may also protect against compounds that can cause memory loss and dementia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 21, 2015·6 min readNeurotoxicity Predicted by Organoids Derived from Stem CellsResearchers have developed a new approach to predicting developmental neurotoxicity that uses stem cells to model features of the developing human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 25, 2015·4 min readLighting Up the Dark Secrets of Alzheimer’s DiseaseRaman spectroscopy techniques allows researchers to take a closer look at the elusive amyloid beta.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 13, 2015·7 min readDifferences in How Anesthesia Affects the Brains of Children and AdultsTwo new studies detail the way general anesthesia affects the brains of both older patients and children.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 23, 2015·3 min readNovel Regulator Inhibits Toxic Protein Aggregates in Huntington’s DiseaseResearchers discover a novel factor which suppresses misfolding and aggregation of the huntingtin protein.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 19, 2014·3 min readResearchers Hone in on Alzheimer’s DiseaseWith the help of the Gordon supercomputer, researchers discover new ways to elucidate the creation of oligomers associated with Alzheimer's.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 22, 2014·2 min readNMDA Receptors Can Be Blocked to Limit NeurotoxicityResearchers obtain new results which are likely to advance efforts to develop new drugs targeting NMDA receptors in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 17, 2013·3 min readContrast Agent Linked with Brain Abnormalities on MRIResearchers confirm an association between a common MRI contrasting agent and abnormalities on brain MRI.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 16, 2013·5 min readResearchers Reduce Toxicity Associated With Lou Gehrig’s Disease in Animal ModelsResearchers discover a new way of reducing disease toxicity in ALS which slows the dysfunction of neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 11, 2013·3 min readStaying Ahead of Huntington’s DiseaseResearchers work to understand how expanded polyglutamine tracts form the types of supramolecular structures that are presumed to be toxic to neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 20, 2013·5 min readStudy Reveals How Variant Forms of APOE Protein Impact Risk of Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports even low levels of APOE4 can increase beta-amyloid plaques in the brain and neuronal damage in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. However, introducing APOE2 can reduce amyloid deposits and other associated damage.Read More