FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·May 10, 2017·6 min readPersonalized Music May Help Nursing Home Residents With DementiaNursing home residents with dementia who under went personalized music therapy showed behavioral improvements and were more likely to discontinue using anti anxiety medications, a new study reports.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 9, 2017·4 min readThe Veins in Your Brain Don’t All Act the SameA new study reports that contrary behavior of blood vessels in the retrotrapezoid nucleus help keep us breathing.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 9, 2017·7 min readFemale Hormones May Trigger Headaches in Girls Battling MigraineAccording to researchers, lower levels of progesterone was associated with higher incidences of migraines in older teen girls, while in younger teens, the opposite was true.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 9, 2017·4 min readNeuronal Targets That Restore Movement in Model of Parkinson’s Disease DiscoveredA new optogenetics study has revealed two groups of neurons that can be turned on and off to alleviate movement related symptoms of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·May 8, 2017·6 min readCaffeine and More Sleep Help Improve Chronic PainResearchers report getting more sleep, and for those who can't sleep, increasing caffeine uptake, can help relieve chronic pain better than standard pain killers.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·5 min readLow Oxygen Reverses Mitochondrial Disease: Mouse StudyResearchers believe low oxygen therapy could prevent, and may even reverse, mitochondrial disorders in people.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·May 8, 2017·6 min readHow One Drug Could Affect Pain, Memory and Nicotine AddictionResearchers are developing a drug that enhances the function of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The drug could have three different applications in relieving pain, slowing memory loss in aging people and as a smoking cessation medication.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·4 min readFrontotemporal Dementia Linked to Shortage of ProgranulinResearchers report neurodegeneration associated with frontotemporal dementia could span from a reduced trophic support for neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·May 8, 2017·4 min readBrain Injuries Cause Impulse Control Problems: Rat StudyStudy confirms TBI can cause impulse control problems.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·4 min readLithium May Prevent Neuron Damage In TBI PatientsAccording to researchers, lithium, a drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder, and rapamycin can help to protect neurons from further damage in those with TBI.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·5 min readWhy Some Images Trigger SeizuresResearchers believe they have figured out what it is about some static images that trigger seizures in those with photosensitive epilepsy.Read More