Online Registry Aims to Drive Brain Disease Research The Brain Health Registry promises to cut the time and costs of conducting clinical trails for neurological diseases. The online project, led by UCSF, will help researchers to analyze and track the brain functions of thousands of volunteers over time.
Too Much Protein May Kill Brain Cells as Parkinson’s Progresses Researchers discover how the most common genetic cause of PD kills neurons. The findings could assist in monitoring the disease progression and provide new treatment options.
Google Glass Puts the Focus on Parkinson’s Researchers are investigating Google Glass as an aid to help people with PD retain their independence for longer.
What Songbirds Tell Us About How We Learn According to new research, the basal ganglia plays an important role for vocal learning across different species.
Bioengineer Studying How the Brain Controls Movement Researchers use computer technology to help understand how the brain circuitry controls movement.
Uncovering the Underlying Causes of Parkinson’s Disease Researchers believe they have found evidence that an imbalance of dopamine and iron in the SNc is the root cause of PD.
New Parkinson’s Disease Chemical Messenger Discovered Researchers identify a new chemical messenger that is critical for protecting the brain against PD.
New Probes Quantify Folded and Misfolded Protein Levels in Cells A new probe which allows researchers to quantify folded and misfolded protein levels in a cell could help pave the way for drug treatments for misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
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.
Geneticists Show How Molecular Switches Coordinate the Nervous System Geneticists discover the same molecular switches which induce non-descript cells to specialize also makes nerve cells respond differently to the environment.
Study in Fruitflies Strengthens Connection Among Protein Misfolding, Sleep Loss, and Age Researchers investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning sleep.
Filling Me Softly Implant stiffness is a major cause of foreign body reaction, neuroscience researchers claim.
New Insight into Neuron Changes Brought About by Aging A new study offers insight into how aging affects neural circuitry, in some cases significantly altering gene expression in single neurons.
Research into Axon Degeneration Hits a Nerve Researchers identify a gene which protects against spontaneous, adult onset progressive neurodegeneration.
The Logistics of Learning Two new studies provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms that underlie the learning process.
