Neurology

– 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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·March 5, 2022·5 min read

Household and Family Ties Significant in Staving off Dementia

Older adults who live with family members or in larger households are at a decreased risk of developing the worst symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reveals.

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·April 18, 2017·5 min read

Hearing Tests Miss Common Form of Hearing Loss

Researchers report many hearing tests fail to pick up a common form of inner ear damage that leads to hearing loss.

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·December 8, 2020·2 min read

Predicting Epilepsy From Neural Network Models

An innovative new model helps predict how damaging conditions in the brain can be triggered by complex dynamics in branching neural networks.

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·March 18, 2022·3 min read

How Coronavirus Triggers Immune Response in Brain

Study reveals how COVID-19's spike protein has a similar effect on the brain's immune cells as it does throughout the rest of the body.

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·October 19, 2017·5 min read

Binding Sites on Amyloid Beta Peptide Discovered

Researchers have invented a probe that lights up when it binds to a misfolded amyloid peptide.

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·August 1, 2017·6 min read

Pathologic Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s in Aged Chimpanzee Brains

A Kent State University study reveals the brains of older chimpanzees show similar pathology to Alzheimer's disease in humans.

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·August 24, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Discover New Non-Invasive Method for Diagnosing Epilepsy

Researchers published a study outlining how a new type of non-invasive brain scan taken immediately after a seizure gives additional insight into possible causes and treatments for epilepsy patients.

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·November 1, 2016·4 min read

New iPS-Cell Model System Helps Develop Treatments for Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Researchers have succeeded in creating a new model system that can be used to develop drug therapies for genetic disorders like spinocerebellar ataxia type 6.

The image shows patient Kent Stephenson moving his leg.

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·April 8, 2014·9 min read

Spinal Stimulation Helps 4 Patients with Paraplegia Regain Voluntary Movement

Four paraplegic patients are now able to voluntarily move previously paralyzed muscles, thanks to a new treatment which involves electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.