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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.

Autism Neurology

·January 31, 2012·3 min read

Gene Mutation in Autism Found to Cause Hyperconnectivity in Brain’s Hearing Center

Hyperconnectivity triggered by loss of PTEN gene can be blocked by treatment with rapamycin. New research from Cold Spring Harbor...

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·January 30, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Rewrite Textbook on Location of Brain’s Speech Processing Center

New location of critical area provides hints on origin of language. Scientists have long believed that human speech is processed...

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·January 27, 2012·4 min read

Making Memories Last

Stowers researchers discovered that a prion-like protein plays a key role in storing long-term memories. Memories in our brains are...

·January 25, 2012·2 min read

Study: Men at Higher Risk for Mild Memory Loss than Women

Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that...

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·January 25, 2012·4 min read

Researchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons from Pluripotent Stem Cells

First-ever feat provides new method to understand cause of disease, develop drugs Led by researchers at the University of California,...

Featured Neurology Psychology

·January 23, 2012·4 min read

Magic Mushrooms’ Effects Illuminated in Brain Imaging Studies

Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the...

·January 16, 2012·4 min read

Neural Balls and Strikes: Where Categories Live in the Brain

Brain circuits for visual categorization revealed by new experiments Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire...

Featured Neurology

·January 13, 2012·3 min read

Brain Glia Cells Increase Their DNA Content to Preserve Vital Blood Brain Barrier

The blood-brain barrier is essential for maintaining the brain’s stable environment — preventing entry of harmful viruses and bacteria and...

·January 12, 2012·3 min read

Brain Region Can Signal Early Stage Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

Early changes to the inferior frontal junction observed in early dementias A key misplaced yet again? Unable to recall a...

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·January 12, 2012·5 min read

Receptor for Tasting Fat Identified in Humans

Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds. Our tongues apparently recognize and have...

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·January 10, 2012·3 min read

Disruption of Biological Clocks Causes Neurodegeneration, Early Death

New research at Oregon State University provides evidence for the first time that disruption of circadian rhythms – the biological...

·January 9, 2012·1 min read

Clinical Trial: Nicotine Patch Shows Benefits in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Using a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a study published in the...

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