FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 4, 2011·4 min readNeuronal Loss in ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Possibly Due to TDP-43 LossResearch into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has lead to new information about neuronal loss...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2011·3 min read‘Can you hear me now?’ Researchers Detail How Neurons Decide How to Transmit InformationThere are billions of neurons in the brain and at any given time tens of thousands of these neurons might...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 1, 2011·2 min readSkywalker Ensures Optimal Communication Between NeuronsCommunication errors between brain cells may lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s Patrik Verstreken (VIB/K.U.Leuven) has discovered the mechanism...Read More
Neurology·April 4, 2011·2 min readResearchers Link Herpes to Alzheimer’s Disease‘Cold sores’ connected to cognitive decline Laboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2011·2 min readFreeway Air Bad for Mouse BrainStudy finds brain damage typical of aging and memory loss after short-term exposure to vehicle pollution If mice commuted, their...Read More
Neuroscience·April 8, 2011·2 min readDopamine Controls Formation of New Brain CellsA study of the salamander brain has led researchers at Karolinska Institutet to discover a hitherto unknown function of the...Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·April 8, 2011·2 min readWorld First: Discovery of a Common Genetic Cause of Autism and EpilepsyResearchers from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) have identified a new gene that predisposes people to both autism and epilepsy....Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 2, 2011·3 min readResearchers Map, Measure Brain’s Neural ConnectionsComputer scientists at Brown University have created software to examine neural circuitry in the human brain. The 2-D neural maps...Read More
Electrophysiology·June 9, 2011·2 min readNicotine Triggered Appetite Suppression Site Identified in BrainIt is widely known that smoking inhibits appetite, but what is not known, is what triggers this process in the...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 14, 2011·2 min readResearchers Discover ‘Road Map’ in Fish Brain for How Vertebrates Produce SoundsCornell researchers have identified regions of a fish brain that reveal the basic circuitry for how all vertebrates, including humans,...Read More
AutismElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2011·2 min readCompetition Between Brain Cells Spurs Memory Circuit DevelopmentFrom the Petri dish into a living organism, for the first time U-M scientists observe key aspects of how the...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 30, 2011·3 min readNervous System Stem Cells Can Replace Themselves, Give Rise to Variety of Cell Types, Even AmplifyTeam reconstituted stem cells’ “family tree” A Johns Hopkins team has discovered in young adult mice that a lone brain...Read More
