Latest

neurodegeneration

The image shows a brain slice from 5 week old mice with htt.

·July 9, 2014·4 min read

Huntington’s Disease Protein Helps Wire the Young Brain

The Htt protein, which is mutated in Huntington's disease patients, is critical for wiring the brain in early life, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 2, 2014·1 min read

Short Sleep, Aging Brain

The less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age, a new study reports.

The image shows a retinal ganglion cell.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·June 19, 2014·3 min read

Neurons Get Their Neighbors To Take Out Their Trash

Some retinal nerve cells shed mitochondria so that neighboring astrocytes can break them down.

The image shows lewy bodies in the brain of a Parkinson's patient.

Featured Neurology

·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Study Describes New Models for Testing Parkinson’s Disease Immune Based Drugs

Researchers demonstrate immunotherapy with specifically targeted antibodies could block the development and spread of Parkinson's disease pathology in the brain.

The image shows high concentrations of GABA in the astrocytes of an alzheimer's brain.

Featured Neurology

·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Rescue of Alzheimers Memory Deficit Achieved by Reducing Excessive Inhibition

Researchers discover a potential new drug target for Alzheimer's disease.

The basal ganglia can be seen as the two darker spots in this image.

Featured Neurology

·June 11, 2014·4 min read

MRI Brain Scans Detect People with Early Parkinson’s

Researchers have developed a simple MRI technique which could help with early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.

This image shows the path taken by a single cholinergic neuron as it branches through a thin section of the forebrain of a mouse.

Featured Neurology

·June 9, 2014·4 min read

Tangled Path of Alzheimer’s Linked Brain Cells Mapped in Mice

Researchers have mapped cholinergic neurons, the first type of cells to degenerate in people with Alzheimer's disease.

This image shows a the researchers looking at their data on a computer screen.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 6, 2014·4 min read

Brain Traffic Jams That Can Disappear in 30 Seconds

Cellular blockages in fruit fly's neurons can form and dissolve in 30 seconds or less, a new study reports. The findings could help pave the way for new treatments of some neurodegenerative disorders.