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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·March 17, 2016·5 min read

Enriching Human Neuron Transplants to Brain with 3D Technology

Researchers have developed a 3D micro scaffold technology that promotes the reprogramming of stem cells into neurons. The technique can dramatically improve the survival rate of the neurons after transplantation.

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·March 17, 2016·4 min read

Increased Alzheimer’s Risk in Women Due to Proteins?

Researchers reveal gender specific differences between male and female dementia patients.

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·March 17, 2016·4 min read

Women Retain Verbal Memory Skills Longer Than Men in Early Stages of Alzheimer’s

A new study reports women may retain better verbal memory during the early stages of Alzheimer's than men, despite evidence of similar levels of hippocampal shrinkage.

Diagram shows how the capsule is released in the brain.

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·March 17, 2016·4 min read

New Implant Turns Immune System Against Alzheimer’s

Researchers have developed a new brain implant which may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.

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·March 16, 2016·6 min read

Memories Lost to Alzheimer’s Can Be Found

Using optogenetics, researchers have successfully retrieved 'missing' memories in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

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·March 16, 2016·5 min read

Increased Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment Following TBI

According to researchers, TBI not only increases the risk of mild cognitive impairment, it also may provoke early onset of dementia.

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·March 14, 2016·3 min read

Method Identifies When Parkinson’s Proteins Become Toxic to Brain Cells

Researchers have identified the point at which proteins in the brain turn toxic during the decent into Parkinson's disease.

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·March 13, 2016·3 min read

Blueberries Could Help Fight Alzheimer’s

Antioxidants in blueberries may prevent against the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.

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·March 12, 2016·3 min read

Link Between Impaired Cognitive Function and Exposure to Synthetic Progestin During Development

Study links common steroid used to prevent premature birth to impaired cognitive function in offspring.

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·March 11, 2016·4 min read

Rapid Response for Inflammation Control in Bird Brains May Lead to Human Therapies

Understanding how songbirds respond so quickly to trauma and are able to control neuroinflammation may lead to human therapies to hasten stroke recovery, a new study suggests.