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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.

Featured Neurology

·February 10, 2016·3 min read

Teaching Neurons to Respond to Placebos Could Help Treat Parkinson’s

Researchers have discovered a way to make neurons respond to placebos. They believe the findings could be used as a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease.

Featured Neurology

·February 10, 2016·3 min read

Computerized Rehab Can Improve Attention and Executive Function in TBI Patients

According to a new study, TBI patients who used computerized cognitive rehab programs showed improvements in attention and executive function.

Featured Neurology

·February 9, 2016·5 min read

Using Medical Marijuana to Stop Childhood Seizures

A new study reviews the use of medical marijuana as a potential treatment for childhood seizures.

Image shows a brain slice from an Alzheimer's patient.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·February 9, 2016·3 min read

Researchers Discover Lipid Link in Inherited Form of Alzheimer’s

Researchers have identified biochemical changes that occur in the blood of people with an inherited form of Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Neurology

·February 8, 2016·5 min read

Predicting Who Will Develop Multiple Sclerosis

A new study has been launched to investigate the events leading up to multiple sclerosis in people at risk for developing the disease.

Featured Neurology

·February 8, 2016·6 min read

New Device Could Help Get Paralyzed People Back on Their Feet

A new stent-based electrode BMI could help restore some movement to people with paralysis without the need for open brain surgery.

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Featured Neurology

·February 8, 2016·3 min read

Recovering Use of Arm Following Stroke With Help of Wireless Sleeve

Researchers believe their new wireless sleeve technology will help people who have had a stroke to recover the use of their arm.

Featured Neurology

·February 5, 2016·2 min read

Study Aims to Change Athletes’ Perception and Reporting of Concussions

A new study is set to address ways to reduce the stigma surrounding concussions suffered by athletes.

Image shows MRI scans from a concussion patient.

Featured Neurology

·February 5, 2016·4 min read

Why Rest Following Concussion is Critical

A couple of days of rest following a concussion can help reset neural networks and repair short term injury to the brain, a new study reports.

Image shows a fundus photo showing intermediate age-related macular degeneration.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles Visual Neuroscience

·February 4, 2016·5 min read

High Dose Statin Treatment May Improve Symptoms of Macular Degeneration

According to a new study, patients with high risk macular degeneration showed improvement when they were treated with a high dose statin.

Image shows a stained hippocampus slice.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 4, 2016·4 min read

Why Female Newborns Are Better Protected From Brain Injury

Researchers report a protein called estrogen receptor α is higher in females, providing them with stronger protection from hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.

Image shows a cell nucleus from a health and alzheimer's brain.

Featured Neurology

·February 4, 2016·4 min read

Mesh-Like Scaffold is Disordered in Cells Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease

According to researchers, the death of brain cells in Alzheimer's disease is linked to the disruption of a mesh-like scaffold that surrounds the nucleus of cells.