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This image shows the differences in superior colliculus between Parkinson's patients and those without the disease.

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·March 29, 2014·4 min read

New Parkinson’s Disease Chemical Messenger Discovered

Researchers identify a new chemical messenger that is critical for protecting the brain against PD.

The image shows different amounts of REST in the brain at different points in life.

Featured Genetics

·March 19, 2014·7 min read

The Aging Brain Needs REST

Researchers discover REST is lost in critical brain areas of those with AD.

this shows the neuronal changes in alzheimers.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 18, 2014·3 min read

How Age Opens the Gates for Alzheimer’s

Researchers discover why aging and molecular changes in brain circuitry can lead to tangles associated with AD.

These are the restored Golgi cells in red.

Featured Neurology

·March 17, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Slow Development of Alzheimer’s Trademark Cell Killing Plaques

Researchers claim they have learned to fix the Golgi structure which becomes fragmented in patients with AD.

This shows the nervous system of a C.elgegan. It is a green loop.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 13, 2014·2 min read

Forgetting Is Actively Regulated

Researchers discover a molecular mechanism which actively regulates the process of forgetting.

This shows blood being drawn from a finger.

Featured Neurology

·March 9, 2014·4 min read

Blood Test Identifies Those at Risk for Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Within 3 Years

Researchers have created and validated a blood test which can, with 90 percent accuracy, predict if a healthy person will develop AD within 3 years.

This image shows two brain slices, one with alzheimers and one of a normal brain.

Featured Neurology

·March 7, 2014·2 min read

Inherited Alzheimer’s Damage Greater Decades Before Symptoms Appear

Neuronal damage can begin up to twenty years before Alzheimer's symptoms appear, researchers report.

This image shows a motor neuron which was created from stem cells.

Featured Genetics

·March 6, 2014·4 min read

3D Changes in DNA May Lead to a Genetic Form of ALS

Researchers discover how a genetic code variation in the C9orf72 gene alters the shape of DNA, making cells more vulnerable to stress and apoptosis.

This is a computer generated model of amyloid beta.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 4, 2014·4 min read

New Probes Quantify Folded and Misfolded Protein Levels in Cells

A new probe which allows researchers to quantify folded and misfolded protein levels in a cell could help pave the way for drug treatments for misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.

This is an image of a 3d representation of MAOB.

Featured Neurology

·March 3, 2014·4 min read

Fluorogenic Probe Created To Evaluate Potential Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers have created a two photon flurogenic probe which could be a useful tool to assess a person's potential risk of developing Parkinson's disease and to track the diseases progression.

This image shows plastinated brains with alzheimers.

Featured Neurology

·February 27, 2014·3 min read

After Death, Twin Brains Show Similar Patterns of Neuropathologic Changes

Researchers compared the brains of twins where one, or both, died with Alzheimer's disease. They discovered many of the twins not only had similar progressions of the disease before death, but also similar combinations of pathologies.