GeneticsNeurology·December 13, 2011·2 min readSome Muscular Dystrophy Patients at Increased Risk for CancerPeople who have the most common type of adult muscular dystrophy also have a higher risk of getting cancer, according...Read More
GeneticsNeurology·December 12, 2011·3 min readBabies Born with No Eyes: Scientists Identify Genetic Cause of AnophthalmiaScientists at University College Dublin, Ireland, have identified a genetic alteration which causes a child to be born with no...Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 10, 2011·2 min readResearchers Design Alzheimer’s AntibodiesA Surprisingly Simple Method To Target Harmful Proteins Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to design...Read More
NeuroethicsNeurosciencePsychology·December 8, 2011·4 min readHelping Your Fellow Rat: Rodents Show Empathy-Driven BehaviorRats free trapped companions, even when given choice of chocolate instead The first evidence of empathy-driven helping behavior in rodents...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGeneticsNeuroethicsNeurology·December 7, 2011·4 min readChanges in Bioelectric Signals Cause Tadpoles to Grow Eyes in Back, TailResearchers discover that changes in bioelectric signals cause tadpoles to grow eyes in back, tail For the first time, scientists...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·November 29, 2011·2 min readLook at That! Ravens Use Gestures, TooRavens gesture with their beaks to point out objects to each other Pointing and holding up objects in order to...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 28, 2011·1 min readResearchers Design Steady Handed Robot for Brain SurgeryNeurosurgeons may one day get help in operating rooms from a robot with movements 10 times steadier than the human...Read More
Neurology·November 10, 2011·3 min readNew Test for Consciousness in Comatose PatientsThe Coma Science Group (CRCyclotron, University of Liège /Liège University Hospital), led by Dr Steven Laureys, has developed, along with...Read More
Neuroscience·November 9, 2011·4 min readHC: Woman with Amnesia Unable to Hold a Single Face in Short-term Memory … Unless it’s Paris HiltonStudy shows intact memory for familiar information, despite memory deficit A 22-year-old woman known as “HC” with amnesia since birth...Read More
AutismNeurology·November 8, 2011·3 min readAutism Linked with Excess of Neurons in Prefrontal CortexA study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego Autism Center of Excellence shows that brain overgrowth in...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 4, 2011·2 min readBrain Parasite Directly Alters Brain Chemistry – T gondii Affects DopamineA research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in...Read More
