FeaturedNeurology·March 6, 2012·2 min readSpecific Antibodies Halt Alzheimer’s Disease in MiceAntibodies that block the process of synapse disintegration in Alzheimer’s disease have been identified, raising hopes for a treatment to...Read More
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Brain Cancer·January 30, 2012·3 min readGenetic Breakthrough for Brain Cancer in ChildrenCanadian-led research team identifies two mutations in crucial gene involved in deadly pediatric brain tumours. An international research team led...Read More
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NeurologyNeuroscience Videos·December 16, 2011·2 min readNew Research Identifies Changes in Spinal Cord CompressionResearch from The University of Western Ontario is now looking beyond spinal cord injuries in patients to better understand what...Read More
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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·November 28, 2011·1 min readResearchers Design Steady Handed Robot for Brain SurgeryNeurosurgeons may one day get help in operating rooms from a robot with movements 10 times steadier than the human...Read More
Neurology·November 10, 2011·3 min readNew Test for Consciousness in Comatose PatientsThe Coma Science Group (CRCyclotron, University of Liège /Liège University Hospital), led by Dr Steven Laureys, has developed, along with...Read More
Neuroscience·November 9, 2011·4 min readHC: Woman with Amnesia Unable to Hold a Single Face in Short-term Memory … Unless it’s Paris HiltonStudy shows intact memory for familiar information, despite memory deficit A 22-year-old woman known as “HC” with amnesia since birth...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurosciencePsychology·August 5, 2011·2 min readProject to Use Prison Research in Studying Neural Basis of PsychopathyA leading University of Chicago researcher on empathy is launching a project to understand psychopathy by studying criminals in prisons....Read More