Neurology·February 1, 2012·1 min readObesity Reduces the Size of Your BrainNew research from Uppsala University shows that a specific brain region linked to appetite regulation is reduced in elderly people...Read More
Genetics·January 31, 2012·5 min readScientists Turn Skin Cells Into Neural Precursors, Bypassing Stem Cell StageMouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 31, 2012·5 min readScientists Decode Brain Waves to Eavesdrop on What We HearNeuroscientists may one day be able to hear the imagined speech of a patient unable to speak due to stroke...Read More
Genetics·January 26, 2012·2 min readEnvelope for an Artificial CellChemists have taken an important step in making artificial life forms from scratch. Using a novel chemical reaction, they have...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroethicsNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·January 25, 2012·4 min readResearchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons from Pluripotent Stem CellsFirst-ever feat provides new method to understand cause of disease, develop drugs Led by researchers at the University of California,...Read More
Artificial Intelligencebrain mappingEducationelectrophysiologyfuturismHealthMagnetic resonance imagingnanotechnologyneurobiologyneuroimagingneuroscience researchT-ray scannerT-raystechnology·January 20, 2012·3 min readT-rays Technology Could Help Develop Star Trek-style Hand-held Medical ScannersScientists have developed a new way to create Terahertz waves (T-rays) that may one day lead to biomedical detective devices...Read More
GeneticsNeuroethics·January 17, 2012·3 min readA First: Brain Support Cells from Umbilical Cord Stem CellsFor the first time ever, stem cells from umbilical cords have been converted into other types of cells, which may...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·January 13, 2012·2 min readWalk This Way: Scientists and MBL Physiology Course Students Describe How a Motor Protein “Steps Out”Just like people, some proteins have characteristic ways of “walking,” which (also like human gaits) are not so easy to...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 13, 2012·3 min readBrain Glia Cells Increase Their DNA Content to Preserve Vital Blood Brain BarrierThe blood-brain barrier is essential for maintaining the brain’s stable environment — preventing entry of harmful viruses and bacteria and...Read More
Neurology·January 12, 2012·3 min readBrain Region Can Signal Early Stage Alzheimer’s and Other DementiasEarly changes to the inferior frontal junction observed in early dementias A key misplaced yet again? Unable to recall a...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 12, 2012·5 min readReceptor for Tasting Fat Identified in HumansWhy do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds. Our tongues apparently recognize and have...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 10, 2012·3 min readDisruption of Biological Clocks Causes Neurodegeneration, Early DeathNew research at Oregon State University provides evidence for the first time that disruption of circadian rhythms – the biological...Read More
