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.

This image shows the brain blood supply system.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 19, 2014·3 min read

Gut Microbiota Influences Blood Brain Barrier Permeability

A new study reports gut microbiota can influence the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.

Featured Neurology

·November 18, 2014·5 min read

Breakthrough Offers Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Patients to Breathe on Their Own Again

A new procedure could restore function to muscles involved in breathing control for paralyzed patients.

This image shows a plastinated alzheimer's brain.

Featured Neurology

·November 18, 2014·2 min read

Brain Receptor Cell Could Be New Target for Alzheimer’s

Researchers report that blocking a key receptor in the brain could neutralize the biological consequences of Alzheimer's.

This image is a diagram illustrating the influence of dark-light rythms on circadian rythms and related physiology and behavior.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 18, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Explore Link Between Memory Deficit and Misfiring Circadian Clock

Researchers identify a brain area which disrupts memory when the circadian rhythm is altered.

This image shows the location of the JC virus in the brain in red.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 17, 2014·4 min read

New Tools in Fight Against Virus that Attacks the Brain

Researchers have gained new insights into the rare brain infection, PML.

This image shows the position of the nucleus accumbens and Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA).

Electrophysiology Featured Neurology

·November 17, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Discover New Type of Neuron that Plays Key Role in Nicotine Addiction

Researchers report if specific neurons in the VTA which are active both when using and withdrawing from nicotine.

This image is a diagram showing the flow from the mutation to epileptic output.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 17, 2014·3 min read

A New Genetic Cause for a Progressive Form of Epilepsy Identified

A new study reports researchers have identified a new gene implicated in a progressive form of epilepsy.

This image shows a human brain in a jar.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 13, 2014·4 min read

Humans’ Big Brains Might Be Due in Part to Newly Identified Protein

Researchers have identified a gene which could help explain why the human brain is larger than those of other animals.

This image shows a coronal brain scan of a person with ALS.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 13, 2014·3 min read

Genotype Found in 30 Percent of ALS Patients Speeds up Disease Progression

Transgenic mice carrying a gene variant found in one third of people with ALS have faster disease progression and die sooner than those with a standard genetic model of the disease, a new study reports.