FeaturedNeurology·May 23, 2012·3 min readAntioxidant Urate Could Protect Against Parkinson’s DiseaseStudy supports urate protection against Parkinson’s disease, hints at novel mechanism In vitro study indicates urate protection extends beyond antioxidant...Read More
Neurology·May 18, 2012·1 min readCognitive Effect of Head Impacts on Student AthletesDartmouth researchers investigate the cognitive effects of athlete head impacts. Dartmouth faculty and students played prominent roles in a recent...Read More
Neurology·May 9, 2012·2 min readResponse to First Drug Treatment May Signal Likelihood of Future Seizures in People with EpilepsyHow well people with newly diagnosed epilepsy respond to their first drug treatment may signal the likelihood that they will...Read More
Psychology·April 12, 2012·2 min readExcessive Worrying May Have Co-evolved with IntelligenceWhat is usually seen as pathology may aid survival of the species. Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 5, 2012·4 min readScientists Redraw the Blueprint of the Body’s Biological ClockDiscovery of key link between circadian rhythms and metabolism may lead to new therapies for sleep disorders and diabetes. The...Read More
Autism·April 4, 2012·3 min readResearchers Help Reveal Complex Role of Genes in AutismMulti-center study hones in on two genes as likely risk factors. Mutations in hundreds of genes involved in wiring the...Read More
Neurology·April 3, 2012·3 min readFormer Professional Baseball Pitcher Now Keeps His Strike Zone in ProteinsPerhaps no other biochemist in the world has his own baseball card, but University of Massachusetts Amherst doctoral student Elih...Read More
Neurology·April 2, 2012·2 min readStudy Raises Hopes for Treatment of StrokeTherapy to mend parts of the brain damaged by strokes has moved a step closer, thanks to research at Monash...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 27, 2012·3 min readChronic Stress Spawns Protein Aggregates Linked to Alzheimer’sRepeated stress triggers the production and accumulation of insoluble tau protein aggregates inside the brain cells of mice, say researchers...Read More
Neurology·March 20, 2012·2 min readNew Hope for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease: A Role for the FKBP52 ProteinNew research in humans published today reveals that the so-called FKBP52 protein may prevent the Tau protein from turning pathogenic....Read More
GeneticsNeuroethics·March 9, 2012·2 min readGenetic Manipulation Boosts Growth of Brain Cells Linked to Learning, Enhances Effects of AntidepressantsSouthwestern Medical Center investigators have identified a genetic manipulation that increases the development of neurons in the brain during aging...Read More
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
