FeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2010·2 min readNeuroglobin Could Be Key To Preventing Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearch scientists from UC Davis and the University of Auckland have discovered that neuroglobin might be key to preventing Alzheimer's disease. Neuroglobin can prevent apoptosis in response to nautral stress.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2010·4 min readHard to Catch Up on Sleep Loss Study FindsSleeping in on the weekends may not allow you to recover from the sleep lost during the work week according to a recent sleep study.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 2, 2010·2 min readPTSD – Mental Toll of War Still Costly 20 Years LaterSome villages in Liberia have much higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, than others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·July 31, 2010·3 min readReading P300 Brain Waves to Predict Terrorist AttacksReading P300 brain waves of people concealing information allows researchers to reliably predict the concealed information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 29, 2010·3 min readNew Molecular Clue About Cause Of Brain Cell Death In Neurodegenerative DiseasesResearchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered a new molecular clue about the cause of brain cell death in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 26, 2010·3 min readEarly Education Fights DementiaBrain research reveals a correlation between amount of education and dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 22, 2010·3 min readLearning and Memory Not Boosted by High Levels of SIRT1SIRT1 was again found to be important in learning and memory for mice, but boosting SIRT1 above the normal levels of expression did not lead to an improvement in learning and memory.Read More
NeurosciencePsychology·July 21, 2010·1 min readPTSD Peaks in Women Aged 51-55 and Men Aged 41-45New research shows that Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) peaks in men between the ages of 41-45 and in women between the ages 51-55.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 20, 2010·3 min readNatural Substance NT-020 Increased Neural Stem Cells, Memory and Neurogenesis in Aging BrainNT-020, a combination of nutrients, increased neural stem cell proliferation, neurogenesis and helped improve memory in the aging brains of mice.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 19, 2010·3 min readThought Control of Prosthetic Limbs Funded by DARPAThought control of prosthetic limbs via brain-controlled interfaces will be tested and developed with funding from DARPA. Human subjects will test neural interface systems used to control prosthetic limbs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 19, 2010·2 min readJournal of NeuroVirologyNeuroscientists will want to take note of a publication change to the Journal of Neurovirology ( JNV ). Springer will be publishing the Journal of NeuroVirology starting January 2011.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 19, 2010·5 min readGut Bacteria Can Affect Onset of Multiple SclerosisGut bacteria, previously considered benign, has the ability to alter the immune system of mice enough to affect the rate of Multiple Sclerosis occurance.Read More
