FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 23, 2021·4 min readEyes Provide Peek at Alzheimer’s Disease RiskThe presence of amyloid-beta deposits in the retina correlated with cerebral amyloid levels in those with Alzheimer's disease. The findings may lead to methods for the earlier detection of Alzheimer's.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 18, 2021·6 min readResearchers Develop the First Steerable Catheter for Brain SurgeryResearchers have developed a new, flexible and steerable catheter that allows surgeons to guide the device in any direction while traversing the brain's arteries and blood vessels.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 18, 2021·5 min readKey Mechanisms Behind Synapse Degeneration in Alzheimer’s Brain DiscoveredStudy identifies the main components driving amyloid beta-associated synaptic degeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 10, 2021·2 min readYoung, Healthy Woman Suffers Brain Inflammation After Mild COVID-19 InfectionMainly associated with COVID infection in the elderly, researchers report a young, otherwise healthy woman was diagnosed with COVID-19 CNS vasculitis following infection.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 23, 2021·4 min read‘Feel Good’ Brain Messenger Dopamine Can Be Willfully ControlledStudy reveals mice can learn to manipulate random dopamine impulses for reward.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 18, 2021·4 min read3D ‘Assembloid’ Shows How COVID-19 Infects Brain CellsA newly created stem cell model demonstrates a potential route of entry of the COVID-19 virus, SARS_CoV_2, into the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePain·June 29, 2021·6 min readTHC May Mellow Cooking Pot Bound LobstersResearchers investigate whether vaporized THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis, alters behaviors and pain responses in lobsters bound for the boiling pot.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2021·5 min readResearchers Translate a Bird’s Brain Activity Into SongUsing data from brain activity, researchers were able to replicate the song of zebra finches in exact detail.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 21, 2021·4 min readA New Replication Crisis: Research That Is Less Likely to Be True Is Cited MoreResearchers have uncovered another problem with a number of recent scientific research papers; citing data that is unable to be replicated. The study reveals non-replicable data is cited 153 times more because the findings they lay out are deemed more interesting.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 19, 2021·6 min readCommonly Used Drugs for Schizophrenia Linked to Greater Cognitive ImpairmentMedications with anticholinergic properties given to help reduce physical and mental health symptoms associated with schizophrenia have a cumulative effect in reducing cognitive function in patients.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 4, 2021·4 min readGene Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model Preserves Learning and MemoryNovel gene therapy treatment prevents learning impairments and memory loss in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 5, 2021·3 min readDistinct Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms Tied to Different Brain PathwaysSpecific and identifiable neural pathways are altered with particular functions during the different progressive stages of Parkinson's disease.Read More
