Neurology·January 25, 2012·2 min readStudy: Men at Higher Risk for Mild Memory Loss than WomenMen may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that...Read More
Genetics·January 19, 2012·3 min readGenetic Study Offers Clues to How Intelligence Changes Through LifeScientists have estimated for the first time the extent to which genes determine changes in intelligence across the human life...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
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
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
Psychology·January 6, 2012·2 min readCognitive Decline Can Begin as Early as 45, Warn ExpertsThe brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·December 28, 2011·4 min readScripps Research Scientists Discover a Brain Cell Malfunction in SchizophreniaThe findings could point the way to new therapies. Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that DNA stays...Read More
Neurology·December 22, 2011·2 min readUT Health Researchers Link Multiple Sclerosis to Different Area of BrainRadiology researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found evidence that multiple sclerosis affects...Read More
GeneticsNeurology·December 13, 2011·2 min readSome Muscular Dystrophy Patients at Increased Risk for CancerPeople who have the most common type of adult muscular dystrophy also have a higher risk of getting cancer, according...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 12, 2011·3 min readMore Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson’s Disease with Newly Developed Structural PatternHippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 10, 2011·2 min readResearchers Design Alzheimer’s AntibodiesA Surprisingly Simple Method To Target Harmful Proteins Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to design...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 10, 2011·3 min readParkinsonian Worms May Hold the Key to Identifying Drugs for Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that...Read More
