FeaturedNeuroscience·November 30, 2010Diabetes Slows Synthesis of Brain CholesterolDiabetes research with mice has shown that diabetes can slow down the synthesis of brain cholesterol, important in synapse formation and many other neuronal functions. Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 22, 2010Can Career Choices Influence Dementia?Correlating data from 588 patients diagnosed with frontotemporal lobe degeneration (FTLD), researchers found that subjects with professions which related highly for verbal skills had greater tissue loss on the right hand side of the brain. By contrast, those whose professions required less aptitude for verbal skills, for example flight engineers, had more tissue damage to the left hand side of the brain. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 10, 2010Perforant Path Identified in Humans – Early ID of Alzheimer’s PossibleUC Irvine researchers have identified the perforant path in humans with the diffusion tensor imaging technique. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2010Neuroglobin Could Be Key To Preventing Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearch scientists from UC Davis and the University of Auckland have discovered that neuroglobin might be key to preventing Alzheimer's disease. Neuroglobin can prevent apoptosis in response to nautral stress. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 29, 2010New Molecular Clue About Cause Of Brain Cell Death In Neurodegenerative DiseasesResearchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered a new molecular clue about the cause of brain cell death in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2010Early Education Fights DementiaBrain research reveals a correlation between amount of education and dementia. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 11, 2010Research Shows Sirt1 Enhances Synaptic Plasticity And MemoryResearchers at MIT have discovered that Sirtuin1, a protein encoded by the SIRT1 gene, promotes synaptic plasticity and boosts memory. Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·July 9, 2010Chemical P7C3 Grows New Neurons and Improves LearningScientists find the chemical P7C3 grows new neuronal growth within the dentate gyrus and improves learning and memory. Read More
