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Featured Neuroscience

·March 6, 2013·4 min read

How the Body’s Energy Molecule Transmits Three Types of Taste to the Brain

Researchers discovered the CALHM1 channel protein releases ATP to make a neural taste connection.

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Featured Neuroscience

·March 6, 2013·4 min read

One Region, Two Functions: Brain Cells’ Multitasking Could be a Key to Understanding Overall Brain Function

The lateral intraparietal area (LIP), a region of the brain known to play a vital role in spatial and visual processing also has a parallel function, categorizing visual information, a new study suggests.

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Featured Neurology

·March 5, 2013·2 min read

Age Related Dementia May Begin with Neurons’ Inability to Rid Themselves of Unwanted Proteins

Researcher discover age related dementia likely occurs due to the declining ability for neurons to dispose of unwanted aggregated proteins.

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Featured Neurology

·March 5, 2013·2 min read

Research Leads to Better Understanding of Peripheral Neuropathy

Researchers identify the role of the tumor suppressor Merlin in regulating the integrity of axons. Damage to the axons may result in peripheral neuropathy.

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Featured Neuroscience

·March 5, 2013·2 min read

Green Tea Extract Interferes with the Formation of Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimers Disease

Researchers used a specific molecule in green tea extract, EGCG, to control metal associated amyloid beta aggregates associated with Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Featured Genetics

·March 5, 2013·3 min read

Improper Protein Degradation in Neurons Identified as a Cause of Familial Parkinson’s

Studying neurons derived from brain and skin cells of Parkinson's patients, researchers discover how the most common genetic mutations in familial Parkinson's disease damage brain cells.

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Featured Neurology

·March 4, 2013·5 min read

How the Brain Loses and Regains Consciousness

Using EEG to track brain activity, researchers identify distinctive brain patterns associated with general anesthesia as patients lost and regained consciousness.

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Featured Neuroscience

·March 4, 2013·2 min read

Protein Synthesis Blocker Could Help Reduce Effects of Traumatic Events

Researchers note reduced fear and stress responses following a mildly traumatic event when rapamycin, a protein synthesis blocker, is administered.

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Featured Neurology

·March 4, 2013·5 min read

Parkinson’s Disease Brain Rhythms Detected

Researchers have discovered how to detect abnormal brain rhythms associated with Parkinson's disease by implanting electrodes into the brains of patients with this neurodegenerative disorder.

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Autism Featured

·March 4, 2013·3 min read

Speech Emerges in Children with Autism and Severe Language Delay at Greater Rate Than Previously Thought

A new study reveals 70 percent of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, and who have a history of severe language delay, achieved fluent speech by the age of eight.

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Featured Genetics

·March 3, 2013·5 min read

Two New Genes Linked to ALS and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders

A new study ties mutations in two genes to the death of nerve cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other related neurodegenerative diseases.