FeaturedNeurology·February 26, 2014·2 min readMysterious Polio Like Illness Found in Between 20 to 25 California ChildrenResearchers have identified a polio-like syndrome in a group of five California based children over a one year period.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 30, 2014·6 min readHead First: Reshaping How Traumatic Brain Injury Is TreatedA new study aims to help identify how to match personalized medicine to achieve the best outcomes for recovering in TBI patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 14, 2014·2 min readBrain Structure Shows Who is Most Sensitive to PainA new neuroimaging study finds the brain's structure is related to how intensely people perceive pain.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·January 13, 2014·3 min readMulti-Institutional Team Finds Targetable Mutation in Rare Brain TumorA genetic mutation associated with a number of cancers could also be responsible for papillary craniopharyngioma, a rare but debilitating brain tumor, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 13, 2014·3 min readScientists Develop Promising Drug Candidates for Pain, AddictionResearchers describe a pair of drug candidates which advance the search for new treatments for addiction, pain and other disorders.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2014·4 min readScientists Uncover New Target for Brain Cancer TreatmentResearchers demonstrate melanoma differentiation associated gene, mda-9/syntenin is a driving force behind the aggressive and invasive nature of glioblastoma brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 8, 2014·3 min readScientists Find a New Mechanism Underlying DepressionChanges in microglia underlie depressive symptoms brought on by exposure to chronic stress, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 19, 2013·5 min readAncient Cranial SurgeryAncient Peruvian healers practiced trepanation, a surgical procedure which involved removing a section of the cranial vault with a hand drill, over 1000 years ago in order to treat a variety of ailments, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurology·December 19, 2013·5 min readBrain Repair After Injury and Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have developed a new technology in order to regenerate functional neurons after brain injury.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·December 18, 2013·6 min readRecurrent Brain Cancers Follow Distinctive Genetic PathsRecurrent gliomas could have genetic profiles which are different from those of the initial tumors that spawned them, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 18, 2013·3 min readResearchers Provide New Insights into Cause of Human Neurodegenerative DiseaseResearchers identify Neurexin2 as a new target for potential treatment of spinal muscular atrophy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 17, 2013·2 min readResearch Team Finds Hope for Pharmacological Solution to Cocaine AddictionResearchers suggest a method of biologically manipulating neural circuitry could lead to a new pharmacological approach which could weaken cocaine withdrawal.Read More
