Substance in Humans is Effective Fighting Stroke Damage AcSDKP, a molecular substance which occurs naturally in humans, provides neurological protection when administer within hours of an ischemic stroke.
Researchers Model a Key Breaking Point Involved in Traumatic Brain Injury A new study sheds light on the mechanical properties of tau and its role in the elasticity of neurons. The findings could answer some important questions about tbi.
Study Identifies New Drug Target for Chronic Touch Evoked Pain Researchers have identified a subset of neurons which mediate tactile allodynia, a touch evoked pain condition that is resistant to conventional pain medications.
Blood Test Identifies Those at Risk for Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Within 3 Years Researchers have created and validated a blood test which can, with 90 percent accuracy, predict if a healthy person will develop AD within 3 years.
Touching the Brain Researchers discover evidence of brain plasticity in patients a number of years after suffering strokes which cause permanent brain damage.
Inherited Alzheimer’s Damage Greater Decades Before Symptoms Appear Neuronal damage can begin up to twenty years before Alzheimer's symptoms appear, researchers report.
Researchers Find Drug Therapy That Could Eventually Reverse Memory Decline in Seniors Researchers believe they have found a drug therapy which could potentially reverse age related memory decline.
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.
