FeaturedNeurology·April 26, 2016·2 min readAbnormally Low Blood Flow Indicates Brain Damage in NFL PlayersResearchers have identified abnormal areas of low blood flow in living NFL players. The findings could help provide better diagnosis and treatments for players with head trauma related to playing football.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 26, 2016·4 min readBrain Signals Between Seizures May Explain Memory Problems in Those With EpilepsyAccording to a new study, epileptic patients brains send signals that create empty memories in the period of time between seizures and normalcy.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 26, 2016·3 min readResearchers Discover Compound That Reverses Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s SymptomsResearchers have identified a compound that appears to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in fruti flies. The findings may have significant implications for treating the diseases in humans.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 25, 2016·6 min readMeasurable Brain Changes Following Head Impacts From a Season of High School FootballResearchers report repeated head injuries suffered by high school football players during a single season results in measurable brain changes, even when no concussion occurred.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2016·3 min readNew Understanding of Enzymes Could Help Develop Better Treatments for Alzheimer’sA new study sheds light on the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·April 25, 2016·4 min readShutting Off Chronic Pain With LightAccording to researchers, optogenetics could be used as an alternative to opioids to relieve chronic pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 22, 2016·6 min readFrontotemporal Dementia May be Triggered by Brain’s Immune SystemAccording to researchers, FTD may be triggered by a defect in microglia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 22, 2016·6 min readMini Brains Add to Evidence of Zika’s Toll on Fetal CortexResearchers have confirmed a key way in which the Zika virus causes damage to fetal brains.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 21, 2016·7 min readProblems With Navigation May Be Earliest Sign of Alzheimer’sBuilding cognitive maps of new environments could signal the clinical onset of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·5 min readMapping Neurons Implicated in Parkinson’s Motor ImpairmentResearchers have mapped out a circuit of neurons responsible for motor impairment in Parkinson's disease patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 21, 2016·5 min readFinding Sleep’s Sweet SpotThose who sleep and rise earlier appear to have better cardiovascular health, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 20, 2016·3 min readInteractions Between Amyloid and Tau Proteins Drives Alzheimer’s DevelopmentResearchers provide evidence that the interaction between two proteins drive the brain damage in cognitively intact people that leads to Alzheimer's disease.Read More