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Stunted Neuron Branching Restored in Mice

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 12, 2013

Mutations of a gene associated with some forms of autism in humans can hinder the correct growth and connectivity of neurons in mice. This understanding allowed researchers to restore proper neuronal growth in the mice.... Read More...

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Researchers Find Zinc’s Crucial Pathway to the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 26, 2013

New research explains how parts of the brain keep a delicate balance of zinc during embryonic neurodevelopment.... Read More...

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Researchers Explain How Neural Stem Cells Create New and Varied Neurons

Neuroscience NewsJune 19, 2013

Examining the brains of Drosophila fruit flies, researchers discover a novel stem cell mechanism which could help explain how neurons form in humans.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s, Schizophrenia & Autism Can Be Studied with Brain Cells Reprogrammed from Skin Cells

Neuroscience NewsJune 6, 2013

A new method for obtaining mature neuronal cells from reprogrammed skin cells allows researchers to safely and effectively study diseases such as schizophrenia and autism.... Read More...

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Neuronal Regeneration and the Two Part Design of Nerves

Neuroscience NewsJune 4, 2013

Manipulating the genes of the Drosophila fruit fly to promote the growth of one part of a neuron simultaneously stunts the growth of the other part, new research suggests.... Read More...

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A Better Way to Culture Central Nervous Cells

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 29, 2013

A protein associated with neuron damage in Alzheimer's patients provides a superior scaffold for growing central nervous system cells in the lab. ... Read More...

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Findings on Potential to Prevent, Reverse Serious Disabilities Affecting Children Born Prematurely

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2013

Researchers report that low blood and oxygen flow to the developing brain does not, as previously thought, cause an irreversible loss of brain cells, but rather disrupts the cells’ ability to fully mature.... Read More...

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Researchers Say Daily Drinking Can Be Risky

Neuroscience NewsOctober 24, 2012

Drinking a couple of glasses of wine each day has generally been considered a good way to promote cardiovascular and brain health. A new study indicates there is a fine line between moderate and binge drinking - a risky behavior that can decrease the making of adult brain cells by as much as 40 percent.... Read More...

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Chemical P7C3 Grows New Neurons and Improves Learning

Neuroscience NewsJuly 9, 2010

Scientists find the chemical P7C3 grows new neuronal growth within the dentate gyrus and improves learning and memory.... Read More...

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News

Depression in early adulthood linked to memory loss in your fifties

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words

Neuroscience

Depression in early adulthood linked to memory loss in your fifties

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words

Neurology

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury

Inflammation inhibitor blocks neurodevelopmental disorders in mouse model

AI

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A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Psychology

Depression in early adulthood linked to memory loss in your fifties

African-Americans more likely to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia

Sports involvement linked to fewer depressive symptoms in children

Stunted Neuron Branching Restored in Mice

Researchers Find Zinc’s Crucial Pathway to the Brain

Researchers Explain How Neural Stem Cells Create New and Varied Neurons

Alzheimer’s, Schizophrenia & Autism Can Be Studied with Brain Cells Reprogrammed from Skin Cells

Neuronal Regeneration and the Two Part Design of Nerves

A Better Way to Culture Central Nervous Cells

Findings on Potential to Prevent, Reverse Serious Disabilities Affecting Children Born Prematurely

Researchers Say Daily Drinking Can Be Risky

Chemical P7C3 Grows New Neurons and Improves Learning