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·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Study Describes New Models for Testing Parkinson’s Disease Immune Based Drugs

Researchers demonstrate immunotherapy with specifically targeted antibodies could block the development and spread of Parkinson's disease pathology in the brain.

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Featured Neurology

·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Rescue of Alzheimers Memory Deficit Achieved by Reducing Excessive Inhibition

Researchers discover a potential new drug target for Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 13, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Take Totally Tubular Journey Through Brain Cells

New research could advance understanding of how brain cell tubes are modified under normal and disease conditions.

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Featured Genetics

·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Proteins Causing Daytime Sleepiness Tied to Bone Formation

Researchers discover Orexin, a protein associated with daytime sleepiness, may also play a critical role in bone development.

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Featured Psychology

·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Reward Response May Demonstrate Why Quitting Smoking Is Harder for Some

Researchers identify an aspect of brain activity that helps to predict the effectiveness of a reward-based strategy as motivation to quit smoking.

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·June 12, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Chart Cellular Complexity of Brain Tumors

Researchers reveal the cellular makeup of each glioblastoma brain tumor is more heterogeneous than previously believed.

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Featured Neurology

·June 12, 2014·3 min read

With the Right Rehabilitation Paralyzed Rats Learn to Grip Again

Rats that were paralyzed down one side by a stroke almost managed to regain their motor functions fully if they were given the ideal combination of rehabilitative training and substances that boosted the growth of nerve fibers, a new study reports.

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Featured Neurology

·June 12, 2014·4 min read

Fungal Protein Found to Cross Blood Brain Barrier

Researchers have isolated a protein which appear to be responsible for the fungus that causes cryptococcal meningoencephalitis to cross the blood brain barrier.