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·June 7, 2017·5 min read

Predicting Autism: Study Links Infant Brain Connections to Diagnoses at Age 2

Researchers use MRI data from six month old babies to show how brain regions connect and synchronize. By using neuroimaging, they were able to predict which infants were at higher risk of developing autism and would be diagnosed with ASD by 2 years of age.

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·June 6, 2017·4 min read

Memory Loss and Other Cognitive Decline Linked to Blood Vessel Disease in the Brain

A new study links cognitive decline and memory loss to cerebral small vessel disease.

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·May 26, 2017·5 min read

Gray Matter Density Increases During Adolescence

While brain volume decreases during the transition from childhood to young adulthood, gray matter volume actually increases, researchers report.

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·May 24, 2017·4 min read

How Hand Amputation and Reattachment Affect the Brain

Researchers have discovered specific neurochemical changes in brain regions associated with brain remapping following amputation. Also, these changes may persist once the limb is reattached.

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·May 19, 2017·4 min read

Neurological Conditions May Begin In the Womb

Immune system protein could play a role in the development of schizophrenia and epilepsy during pregnancy, researchers report.

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·May 13, 2017·3 min read

Newborn Baby Brain Scans Will Help Researchers Track Brain Development

Researchers have released a massive selection of neonatal and newborn baby brain scans that can help other scientists conduct additional research on human brain development.

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·May 10, 2017·3 min read

First Year of Grade School Sharpens Kids’ Attention Skills

A new study reports children who transition earlier into formal education are more focused and less impulsive that their peers who remain in preschool.

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·May 10, 2017·3 min read

Loss of Spinal Nerve Fibers Not the Only Cause of Disability in MS

Researchers report spinal cord cross sectional area is not a good predictor of axonal loss in multiple sclerosis.

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·May 8, 2017·5 min read

Low Oxygen Reverses Mitochondrial Disease: Mouse Study

Researchers believe low oxygen therapy could prevent, and may even reverse, mitochondrial disorders in people.

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·May 4, 2017·3 min read

Breast Milk May Aid White Matter Microstructural Organization in Preterm Babies

An important new study reveals breast feeding not only helps pass immunity onto infants and reduces the risk of obesity, it can also help preterm babies develop more robust white matter.

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·May 2, 2017·6 min read

Unraveling Fluid Flow in the Brain

Findings may prove helpful in diagnosing neurological conditions from vascular dementia to hydrocephalus.

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·May 2, 2017·7 min read

Researchers Create a Roadmap of Bipolar Disorder and How It Affects the Brain

Reviewing brain scans of bipolar patients, researchers observe notable differences in the thickness of gray matter in areas of the brain associated with motivation and control inhibition compared to those without the disorder.