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– These articles focus mainly on neurology research.
– What is neurology?
– Definition of neurology: a science involved in the study of the nervous systems, especially of the diseases and disorders affecting them.
– Neurology research can include information involving brain research, neurological disorders, medicine, brain cancer, peripheral nervous systems, central nervous systems, nerve damage, brain tumors, seizures, neurosurgery, electrophysiology, BMI, brain injuries, paralysis and spinal cord treatments.

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·June 29, 2018·6 min read

Mapping the Brain with Data Science

Researchers are using big data and artificial intelligence to map neural networks in the brain. The new technology could help to better understand the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.

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·June 10, 2018·2 min read

Parent’s Rights vs Patient Rights: It Matters How We Talk About Brain Injury

A new article looks at the limitations of parental rights in the medical system when it comes to making decisions for some children with brain injuries.

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·May 28, 2021·4 min read

Blood Oxygen Levels Could Explain Why Memory Loss Is an Early Alzheimer’s Symptom

Decreased blood flow and blood oxygen levels to the hippocampus may explain symptoms of memory loss associated with Alzheimer's. Researchers say increasing hippocampal blood flow could reverse or protect against symptoms of the neurodegenerative disorder.

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·March 2, 2017·5 min read

Red Hair Gene Variant May Underlie Association Between Parkinson’s and Melanoma

Mice that carry a gene associated with red hair have reduced production of dopamine in the substantia nigra and are more susceptible to toxins that can damage these dopaminergic neurons.

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·April 16, 2020·4 min read

How ‘hypermutated’ malignant brain tumors escape chemotherapy and immunotherapy

Glioma patients whose tumors were hypermutated showed no significant benefit when treated with checkpoint blockers.

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·April 16, 2018·4 min read

Brain Activity Study Offers Potential Insight into Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study may provide key insights into the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report people with higher levels of amyloid beta showed less activity in brain areas associated with working memory when engaged in cognitively demanding tasks.

This image shows a macrophage extending its 'arms' to engulf two particles.

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·July 10, 2015·4 min read

Repair or Destroy? Identifying the Receptors Modulating Macrophage Response to Spinal Cord Injury

Researchers attempt to identify which macrophage receptors promote neural repair and which are directed to the destructive process following spinal cord injury.

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·April 30, 2019·5 min read

Brain area tied to emotions is larger in vets, service members with mild TBI and PTSD

Veterans with comorbid mild traumatic brain injury and PTSD had significantly greater amygdala volume compared to those with mTBI alone.

This image shows anatomical fibers that constitute the white matter architecture of the human brain.

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·August 10, 2015·5 min read

Brain Structure Differences in Some Former NFL Players Who Started Playing Football Early

Former NFL players who started playing tackle football before the age of 12 have greater risk for altered brain development than those players who started later, a new study reports.