FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 28, 2014·3 min readGulf War Illness Not in Veterans’ Heads, But in Their MitochondriaResearchers report veterans suffering Gulf War illness have impaired mitochondrial function.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·March 27, 2014·4 min readAdult Cancer Drugs Show Promise Against an Aggressive Childhood Brain TumorResearchers identify two adult cancer medications which have the potential to improve treatment for medulloblastoma brain cancer in children.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2014·4 min readNew Guidance System Could Improve Minimally Invasive SurgeryResearchers have developed a new computerized process which could make minimally invasive neurosurgery more accurate and streamlined.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·March 26, 2014·4 min readPatches of Cortical Layers Disrupted During Early Brain Development in AutismA new study gives direct and clear new evidence that autism begins during pregnancy.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 26, 2014·4 min readHistory Is Made with First Small LVAD Implant for Young PatientA patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is only one of three people in the US to receive a LVAD to keep his weakened heart pumping blood around his body.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 25, 2014·3 min readBrain Differences in College Aged Occasional Drug UsersResearchers discover impaired neuronal activity in parts of the brain associated with anticipatory functioning in young adults who occasionally use stimulant drugs.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 24, 2014·3 min readLining Up Our SightsResearchers study the role of the vestibular system in optimizing how we direct our gaze. The findings could provide more effective treatments for patients with cerebellar or vestibular dysfunction.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 19, 2014·4 min readResearchers Show How Lost Sleep Leads to Lost NeuronsExtended periods of wakefulness can lead to neuronal injury, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 18, 2014·3 min readHow Age Opens the Gates for Alzheimer’sResearchers discover why aging and molecular changes in brain circuitry can lead to tangles associated with AD.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 17, 2014·2 min readResearchers Slow Development of Alzheimer’s Trademark Cell Killing PlaquesResearchers claim they have learned to fix the Golgi structure which becomes fragmented in patients with AD.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 17, 2014·2 min readHalting Immune Response Could Save Brain Cells After StrokeUsing a compound to block the immune response significantly reduces further brain injury after stroke, a new report claims.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 14, 2014·2 min readHow a Small Worm May Help the Fight Against Alzheimer’sA naturally occurring molecule has the ability to prevent protein aggregation associated with aging.Read More