FeaturedNeurology·April 12, 2012·4 min readTest Links Strains of Common Parasite to Severe Illness in US NewbornsNIH-supported research underscores value of screening for toxoplasmosis Scientists have identified which strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, the cause of...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 11, 2012·3 min readData Mining Opens the Door to Predictive NeuroscienceResearchers at the EPFL have discovered rules that relate the genes that a neuron switches on and off, to the...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 11, 2012·3 min readResearchers Convert Skin and Umbilical Cord Cells Directly into Nerve CellsUntil recently, the production of pluripotent “multipurpose” stem cells from skin cells was considered to be the ultimate new development....Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 10, 2012·3 min readResearchers Use Brain Injury Data to Map Intelligence in the BrainScientists report that they have mapped the physical architecture of intelligence in the brain. Theirs is one of the largest...Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 9, 2012·4 min readNew Finding Offers Neurological Support for Adam Smith’s Theories of MoralityThe part of the brain we use when engaging in egalitarian behavior may also be linked to a larger sense...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 5, 2012·4 min readScientists Redraw the Blueprint of the Body’s Biological ClockDiscovery of key link between circadian rhythms and metabolism may lead to new therapies for sleep disorders and diabetes. The...Read More
FeaturedGenetics·April 5, 2012·2 min readResearchers Show How Embryonic Stem Cells Orchestrate Human DevelopmentYale researchers show in detail how three genes within human embryonic stem cells regulate development, a finding that increases understanding...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 4, 2012·4 min readPrimitive Consciousness Emerges First as You Awaken from AnesthesiaAwakening from anesthesia is often associated with an initial phase of delirious struggle before the full restoration of awareness and...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 3, 2012·4 min readPositive Stress Helps Protect Eye from GlaucomaWorking in mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have devised a treatment that prevents the...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2012·2 min readThe Electronic Nose Knows When Your Cantaloupe is RipeHave you ever been disappointed by a cantaloupe from the grocery store? Too ripe? Not ripe enough? Luckily for you,...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 29, 2012·4 min readBrain Wiring a No-Brainer?Scans reveal astonishingly simple 3D grid structure. The brain appears to be wired more like the checkerboard streets of New...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 29, 2012·3 min readHow Genes Organize the Surface of the BrainThe first atlas of the surface of the human brain based upon genetic information has been produced by a national...Read More