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·December 19, 2016·5 min read

Missing Link Between Gut and Brain Discovered With Big Implications for Disease

Researchers have identified immune cells in the membranes around the brain that could be a 'missing link' in the gut-brain axis. The immune cells also appear to have a positive impact on recovery following spinal cord injury.

Featured Neurology

·March 10, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Discover How Neurons Tell Each Other to Die Under Trauma and Disease

According to researchers, axons coordinate each other's destruction, contributing to neurodegeneration.

Featured Psychology

·July 27, 2017·3 min read

Negativity Be Gone: New Online Tool Can Retrain Brain

Researchers have developed a new online brain training program that can help reduce anxiety and depression.

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·August 4, 2017·3 min read

Neurons That Control Brain’s Body Clock Identified

Study identifies a direct dopamine neuron link to circadian rhythm.

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·June 2, 2018·3 min read

Can Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?

A pioneering ultrasound treatment could help treat hypothalamic hamartomas, a rare, benign mass in the brain that can cause epilepsy symptoms and unintentional giggling seizures.

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·June 18, 2018·6 min read

“You Are Getting Very Sleepy”: When Hypnotism Came to America

Researchers look at the history of hypnotism in the United States and why the power of suggestion still works on people today.

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·June 26, 2018·4 min read

True Nature of Cells Blamed in Alzheimer’s Revealed

Researchers confirm microglia, immune cells implicated in neurodegenerative disorders, play a role in protecting the central nervous system.

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·June 28, 2018·3 min read

People with Autism Want to Socialize, They May Just Express It Differently

A new study pushes back the assumption that those on the autism spectrum do not wish to socialize with others. Researchers hope their findings will lead to more respectful treatment of those with ASD and help develop more effective methods of support for those with autism.

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·August 1, 2018·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Drug May Stop Disease If Used Before Symptoms Appear

Researchers report memantine, an FDA approved drug, may not only alleviate symptoms of mild Alzheimer's disease, but could also prevent progression of the disease if used before symptoms appear.

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·September 17, 2018·5 min read

Brain’s Lymphatic Vessels May Be New Treatment Avenue for Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers have discovered lymphatic vessels carry previously unknown messages from the brain to the immune system that triggers multiple sclerosis. Blocking the messages may provide new treatment options for the disease.