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Research articles and news stories tagged with brain research

·March 22, 2011·3 min read

New Method Delivers Alzheimer’s Drug to the Brain

Oxford University scientists have developed a new method for delivering complex drugs directly to the brain, a necessary step for...

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·March 14, 2011·5 min read

RatCAP Allows Portable PET Brain Imaging, More Movement and Less Anesthesia

A wearable positron emission tomography (PET) scanner that rats can wear on their heads has been developed and tested effectively.

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·March 10, 2011·2 min read

Bone Marrow Stem Cells Safe for Young Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

The results of a Phase 1 clinical trial involving stem cells from a patient's own bone marrow used to treat traumatic brain injury in children show that the procedure is safe.

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·March 9, 2011·4 min read

Neural Network Model of 10 Neuron Visual Processing Circuit Created

Neurobiology research combining laser scanning and electron microscopy, novel neuroimaging techniques and neural network modeling is providing new insight into how real neural circuits may behave.

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·March 7, 2011·4 min read

Microtubule Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease Shares Some Blame

New Parkinson's disease research suggests defective regulation of microtubules may be responsible for some cases of Parkinson's disease.

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·March 4, 2011·4 min read

Neuronal Loss in ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Possibly Due to TDP-43 Loss

Research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has lead to new information about neuronal loss...

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·March 3, 2011·4 min read

Lactate From Astrocytes May Play Large Role in Long-Term Memory

New memory research suggests that lactate and astrocytes have more important roles in long-term memory formation than previously thought by...

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·March 2, 2011·4 min read

FLIP Switch of Programmed Cell Death

Research involving programmed cell death has lead to new information about the involvement of a protein named FLIP in cell...

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·February 28, 2011·3 min read

Quit Smoking Messages in the Brain

Quit smoking messages were more effective when tailored toward an individual and when that individual showed greater activity in self-related...

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·February 11, 2011·4 min read

Brain Cell Destruction Blocked in Parkinson’s Disease Models with SR-3306

Scientists show that SR-3306 delivered orally to mice and rat models of Parkinson's disease was able to protect brain cells from neurodegeneration. SR-3306 inhibits the c-jun-N-terminal kinases (JNK) class of enzymes, previously shown to play large roles in neuron survival.