FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 15, 2015·4 min readExtra Short Nanowires Best for BrainResearchers report shorter nanowires would be a better option for implanting into the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 18, 2014·1 min readFirst Real Time MRI Guided Brain Surgery for Parkinson’s in Southern CaliforniaUCSD neurosurgeons are the first in Southern California to use real time 3D MRI guidance to implant a DBS device into a Parkinson's patient.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·December 16, 2014·4 min readMeth Users Face Higher Risk for Developing Parkinson’s DiseaseA new study reports females who use methamphetamine are almost five times as likely to develop Parkinson's disease than women who don't use the drug.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 16, 2014·2 min readLocking Shut the Calcium ChannelResearchers report a previously unknown mechanism which regulates the release of calcium could also be involved in some neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 14, 2014·3 min readComputer Model of Nerve Cells Provides Insights into Communication ProblemsA new study reports neural connectivity problems associated with neurodegenerative diseases could be the result of dendritic structural degeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 13, 2014·3 min readResearchers Make Breakthrough in Understanding Parkinson’s DiseaseA gene implicated in Parkinson's disease can control the repair or destruction of neurons, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2014·3 min readStem Cell Transplants for Parkinson’s Disease Edging CloserTransplantable dopamine neurons produced from stem cells could expedite treatment options for Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2014·4 min readScientists Create Parkinson’s Disease in a DishA new study reports researchers have successfully created a human stem cell model of Parkinson's disease in a dish.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 5, 2014·4 min readBlocking Mitochondrial Fission Shows Potential as an Effective Treatment for Parkinson’s DiseaseInhibition of the Drp1 mitochondrial fission protein shows potential as a treatment for Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 27, 2014·2 min readStudy Gives New View on How Cells Control What Comes In and OutThe findings in a new study could help treat channel related neurological disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 22, 2014·2 min readGait and Dementia Link ConfirmedA new study reports on a definitive link between gait and early changes in cognitive function in Parkinson's patients.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·October 16, 2014·4 min readNew Front in War on Alzheimer’s and Other Protein Folding DiseasesHSF-1 not only triggers the release of chaperones, it also stabilizes cell cytoskeletons, a new study reports.Read More
