FeaturedPsychology·October 25, 2013·5 min readNew Study Shows Promise for First Effective Medicine to Treat Cocaine DependenceTopiramate, a drug used to treat migraine headaches and epilepsy, could also help treat cocaine addiction, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 24, 2013·3 min readExperimental Drug Reduces Brain Damage in RodentsAn experimental drug appears to reduce brain damage, improve motor skills and eliminate hemorrhaging in older stroke afflicted rodents.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 23, 2013·4 min readResearchers Find Potential Route to Better Treatments for Fragile X and AutismResearchers discover three specific drugs affect three different kinds of neurotransmitter receptors which all appear to play roles in Fragile X.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2013·6 min read‘Individualized’ Therapy for the Brain Targets Specific Gene Mutations Causing Dementia and ALSUsing neurons created from iPS cells derived from people with ALS, researchers develop a new drug which appears to halt the impact of the genetic mutations in some forms of ALS and dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 11, 2013·2 min readNew Hope for Premature Babies at Risk of Brain DamageNewborns who suffer a brain hemorrhage at birth could be saved from developing hydrocephalus thanks to a new drug which prevents brain swelling, researchers discover.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 9, 2013·5 min readNew Strategy to Treat Multiple Sclerosis Shows Promise in MiceResearchers have identified a set of compounds which could be used to treat MS. These compounds boost a population of progenitor cells which can repair damage to nerve fibers caused by the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 26, 2013·4 min readSheep’s Mucosa Shows the Way to More Effective Medicine for Severe Neurological DiseasesResearchers report on how intranasal medications can be better absorbed and could provide more effective treatments for neurological diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 16, 2013·3 min readCognitive Enhancers Don’t Improve Cognition or Function in People with Mild Cognitive ImpairmentCognitive enhancement drugs do not help improve cognition or function in the long term for patients with mild cognitive impairment, a new study shows.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 13, 2013·4 min readResearchers Pinpoint Molecular Path that Makes Antidepressants Act Quicker in Mouse ModelResearchers identify a molecular pathway which accelerates the time taken for antidepressants to work in mouse models.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 21, 2013·3 min readBrain Circuit Can Tune AnxietyResearchers have discovered a communication pathway between the amygdala and ventral hippocampus which appears to control anxiety. The findings could help pinpoint better targets for anti-anxiety treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 2, 2013·3 min readNew Findings Could Help Improve Development of Drugs for AddictionResearchers describe findings which could help enable the development of more effective medications for addiction, with fewer side effects.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Business·August 2, 2013·4 min readNew Drugs to Find the Right Target to Fight Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers reveal how two classes of drug compounds, which are currently in trial, work to fight Alzheimer's disease. They also identify possible causes of early onset hereditary forms of AD.Read More
