Cooling Treatment Improves Survival Without Brain Damage in Later Childhood Researchers report cooling babies suffering from perinatal asphyxia can significantly improved chances of survival without brain damage later in childhood.
Huntington’s Disease Protein Helps Wire the Young Brain The Htt protein, which is mutated in Huntington's disease patients, is critical for wiring the brain in early life, a new study reports.
Brain Tumor Invasion Along Blood Vessels May Lead to New Cancer Treatments Researchers discover glioblastoma brain tumor cells disrupt the blood brain barrier. The findings offer potential new avenues to treat brain cancer.
New Study Discovers Biological Basis for Magic Mushroom Mind Expansion The brain displays a similar pattern of activity during dreaming as it does during a psychedelic trip, a new study reports.
Biomarker Predicts Effectiveness of Brain Cancer Treatment Researchers have discovered a biomarker which predicts whether glioblastoma brain tumors will respond to chemotherapy.
Potential Alzheimer’s Drug Prevents Abnormal Blood Clots in the Brain RU 505, a compound which could halt the progression of Alzheimer's may also be able to prevent abnormal blood clots in the brain, researchers report.
People with Tinnitus Process Emotions Differently from Their Peers People with tinnitus process emotions differently in the brain from those with normal hearing, a new study reports.
Study Shows How Brain Tumor Cells Move and Damage Tissue Researchers shed new light on how glioma cells migrate in the brain and cause tumors.
New Device Allows Brain to Bypass Spinal Cord and Move Paralyzed Limbs A new electronic neural bypass device allows a paralyzed man to move his fingers and hand.
A New Twist on Neurological Disease Researchers detail new discoveries about the basic biology of dystonia.
Progesterone Could Become Tool Versus Brain Cancer Researchers find high levels of progesterone can kill glioblastoma cells and inhibit brain tumor growth.
Researchers Link Placental Marker of Prenatal Stress to Brain Mitochondrial Dysfunction Researchers discover OGT, an enzyme in the placenta, translates maternal stress into a reprogramming signal for the brain before birth.
Blocking Brain’s ‘Internal Marijuana’ May Trigger Early Alzheimer’s Deficits Amyloid beta has been implicated in blocking endocannabinoids in the hippocampus; impairing learning and memory long before Alzheimer's plaques form in the brain.
Study Yields Important Clues to the Genetics of Epilepsy Researchers have discovered a significant genetic component of IGE.
Study Describes New Models for Testing Parkinson’s Disease Immune Based Drugs Researchers demonstrate immunotherapy with specifically targeted antibodies could block the development and spread of Parkinson's disease pathology in the brain.
