FeaturedNeurology·March 11, 2014·3 min readRestoring Order in the BrainResearchers discover hippocampal neurogenesis reduces symptoms of AD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 10, 2014·4 min readResearchers Increase and Decrease Pain Sensitivity Using LightUsing optogenetics, researchers report being able to control pain sensitivity in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 10, 2014·5 min readResearchers Model a Key Breaking Point Involved in Traumatic Brain InjuryA new study sheds light on the mechanical properties of tau and its role in the elasticity of neurons. The findings could answer some important questions about tbi.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 10, 2014·4 min readStudy Identifies New Drug Target for Chronic Touch Evoked PainResearchers have identified a subset of neurons which mediate tactile allodynia, a touch evoked pain condition that is resistant to conventional pain medications.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 9, 2014·4 min readBlood Test Identifies Those at Risk for Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Within 3 YearsResearchers have created and validated a blood test which can, with 90 percent accuracy, predict if a healthy person will develop AD within 3 years.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 7, 2014·3 min readTouching the BrainResearchers discover evidence of brain plasticity in patients a number of years after suffering strokes which cause permanent brain damage.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 7, 2014·3 min readAntipsychotic Medications Offer New Hope in the Battle Against GlioblastomaAn FDA approved anti psychotic drug is proving to be effective in killing glioblastoma brain cancer tumors, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 7, 2014·2 min readInherited Alzheimer’s Damage Greater Decades Before Symptoms AppearNeuronal damage can begin up to twenty years before Alzheimer's symptoms appear, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 6, 2014·4 min read3D Changes in DNA May Lead to a Genetic Form of ALSResearchers discover how a genetic code variation in the C9orf72 gene alters the shape of DNA, making cells more vulnerable to stress and apoptosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 4, 2014·4 min readBlasts May Cause Brain Injury Even Without SymptomsAccording to a new study, veterans exposed to explosions but do not report symptoms to TBI may still have damage to the white matter in their brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 4, 2014·4 min readAlzheimer’s in a DishResearchers have successfully converted skin cells from patients with early onset Alzheimer's into neurons which are affected by the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 3, 2014·3 min readExperimental Stroke Therapeutic Shows Promise for People with ALSAn experimental drug for human stroke patients appears to delay motor neuron impairment and degeneration.Read More
