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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Featured Neurology Pain

·April 25, 2016·4 min read

Shutting Off Chronic Pain With Light

According to researchers, optogenetics could be used as an alternative to opioids to relieve chronic pain.

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·April 22, 2016·6 min read

Frontotemporal Dementia May be Triggered by Brain’s Immune System

According to researchers, FTD may be triggered by a defect in microglia.

Image shows a mini brain infected with Zika virus.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 22, 2016·6 min read

Mini Brains Add to Evidence of Zika’s Toll on Fetal Cortex

Researchers have confirmed a key way in which the Zika virus causes damage to fetal brains.

Featured Neurology

·April 21, 2016·7 min read

Problems With Navigation May Be Earliest Sign of Alzheimer’s

Building cognitive maps of new environments could signal the clinical onset of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 21, 2016·5 min read

Mapping Neurons Implicated in Parkinson’s Motor Impairment

Researchers have mapped out a circuit of neurons responsible for motor impairment in Parkinson's disease patients.

Featured Neurology

·April 21, 2016·5 min read

Finding Sleep’s Sweet Spot

Those who sleep and rise earlier appear to have better cardiovascular health, a new study reports.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 20, 2016·3 min read

Interactions Between Amyloid and Tau Proteins Drives Alzheimer’s Development

Researchers provide evidence that the interaction between two proteins drive the brain damage in cognitively intact people that leads to Alzheimer's disease.

This set of works depicts the ecosystem of gut bacteria which help keep us healthy.

Featured Neurology

·April 20, 2016·3 min read

Combinations of Gut Bacteria Affects Myelin Content and Brain Function

According to researchers, targeting specific gut bacteria could be a way to treat demyelinating diseases, like multiple sclerosis.

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·April 19, 2016·4 min read

Can A Protein Reverse Alzheimer’s Symptoms in One Week?

Researchers report IL-33 can reduce memory and cognitive problems associated with Alzheimer's disease within one week of treatment in mice. Additionally, IL-33 can reduce the number and size of amyloid plaques.