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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.

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·January 28, 2016·2 min read

How Chronic Pain Alters the Immune System

A new study reports chronic pain may reprogram the way genes work in the immune system.

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·January 27, 2016·3 min read

Gene Study Points Toward Therapies for Alzheimer’s and Other Brain Disorder

A new study suggests developing medications that target microglia could offer hope for treating a number of neurological conditions.

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·January 27, 2016·4 min read

Slower Mental Decline Linked to Higher Amounts of Growth Factor in the Brain

A new study reports older people with higher amounts of BDNF in their brains have much slower progression into cognitive decline than those with lower amounts of the protein.

Image shows PET scans taken as part of the study.

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·January 27, 2016·5 min read

Inflammatory Changes in the Brain Appear Twenty Years Before Alzheimer’s Onset

A new study reports inflammatory changes in the brain can occur almost twenty years before the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease first appear. Researchers suggest the activation of astrocytes at an early stage can influence the development of the disease.

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·January 26, 2016·4 min read

Study Details Source of Mental Problems Associated with Multiple Sclerosis

A new study sheds light on how damage in the brain caused by MS may explain the cognitive decline associated with the disease.

Image shows brain scans from the research.

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·January 26, 2016·6 min read

Children With Sensory Processing Disorder Have Altered Pathways for Brain Connectivity

According to a new study, children with sensory processing disorder have differences in white matter tract compared to typically developing children.

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·January 26, 2016·6 min read

Epilepsy Drug Could Protect From Nerve Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers discover an anti-convulsant drug usually prescribed for people with epilepsy can protect neural tissue in people with optic neuritis, a symptom of MS.

PET scans with hyperactive brain regions highlighted.

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·January 26, 2016·3 min read

Brain Circuits Involved in Vocal Tic Generation Identified

Researchers have identified a brain circuit responsible for vocal tics in nonhuman primates.

Image shows amyloid beta in the cerebral cortex.

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·January 26, 2016·2 min read

Alzheimer-Type Brain Pathology Following Transplantation of Dura Mater

Researchers have discovered Alzheimer-type pathology in the brains of some dura mater transplant recipients who later died of CJD.

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·January 26, 2016·3 min read

Key Mechanism Which Prevents Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered

According to a new study, PTEN alters synaptic plasticity in Alzheimer's disease.

Image of a brain of an alzheimer's patient.

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·January 25, 2016·4 min read

Exposure to Environmental Toxin May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

Chronic exposure to the environmental toxin BMAA may increase the risk for developing neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.