FeaturedNeurology·November 30, 2015·4 min readAir Evacuations Could Further Harm Patients With Brain InjuriesA new study reports air evacuations may pose a significant added risk for people with TBI as they could potentially cause more damage.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2016·3 min readLow Oxygen Levels Soon After Birth May Raise Learning and Behavioral Disorder RisksChronic hypoxia can induce an inflammatory response with concomitant demyelination that can lead to future behavioral deficits, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 8, 2016·5 min readPinpointing the Origin of the Sigh Reflex in the BrainResearchers have discovered two clusters of neurons in the brain stem that are responsible for turning normal breaths into sighs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·February 8, 2016·6 min readCotton Candy Machines May Hold Key for Making Artificial OrgansA new study reports a modified $40 cotton candy machine could hold the key to creating artificial organs and capillary networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 10, 2016·3 min read‘Couch Potatoes’ May Have Smaller Brains in Later LifeAccording to a new study, poor physical fitness in middle age may be linked to lower brain volume in later life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 25, 2016·4 min readMismatch of Vascular and Neural Responses Suggests Limits of FMRIAccording to a new study, during sensory stimulation, increases of blood flow are not precisely tuned to local neural activity, and this can have implications for fMRI neuroimaging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 5, 2016·4 min readNew Brainstem Model Reveals How the Brain Controls BreathingResearchers have discovered how the brain controls our breathing in response to changing oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 12, 2016·3 min readGrowing Neurons Undergo Major Metabolic ShiftA new study reveals a metabolic route that appears to go awry in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 21, 2016·4 min readBlast of Thin Air Can Reset Circadian ClockResearchers report variations in surrounding oxygen levels can reset the circadian clock in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 2, 2016·4 min readMice Can Smell OxygenResearchers report mice are able to detect oxygen levels of inhaled air by relying on two genes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 6, 2017·3 min readUsing Light to Make Single Cells Self-DestructResearchers have developed a new optogenetics tool that can remove single cells from brain networks in living animals.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·5 min readLow Oxygen Reverses Mitochondrial Disease: Mouse StudyResearchers believe low oxygen therapy could prevent, and may even reverse, mitochondrial disorders in people.Read More
