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.

The image shows the structure of the OGT protein.

Autism Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 18, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Link Placental Marker of Prenatal Stress to Brain Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Researchers discover OGT, an enzyme in the placenta, translates maternal stress into a reprogramming signal for the brain before birth.

This image shows the location of the hippocampus in the brain.

Electrophysiology Featured Neurology

·June 18, 2014·5 min read

Blocking Brain’s ‘Internal Marijuana’ May Trigger Early Alzheimer’s Deficits

Amyloid beta has been implicated in blocking endocannabinoids in the hippocampus; impairing learning and memory long before Alzheimer's plaques form in the brain.

This image shows a human head with electrical signals imprinted into the middle of it.

Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 16, 2014·4 min read

Study Yields Important Clues to the Genetics of Epilepsy

Researchers have discovered a significant genetic component of IGE.

The image shows lewy bodies in the brain of a Parkinson's patient.

Featured Neurology

·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Study Describes New Models for Testing Parkinson’s Disease Immune Based Drugs

Researchers demonstrate immunotherapy with specifically targeted antibodies could block the development and spread of Parkinson's disease pathology in the brain.

The image shows high concentrations of GABA in the astrocytes of an alzheimer's brain.

Featured Neurology

·June 13, 2014·3 min read

Rescue of Alzheimers Memory Deficit Achieved by Reducing Excessive Inhibition

Researchers discover a potential new drug target for Alzheimer's disease.

The image shows the gene expression in glioblastoma.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·June 12, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Chart Cellular Complexity of Brain Tumors

Researchers reveal the cellular makeup of each glioblastoma brain tumor is more heterogeneous than previously believed.

The image shows the rats movement after a stroke.

Featured Neurology

·June 12, 2014·3 min read

With the Right Rehabilitation Paralyzed Rats Learn to Grip Again

Rats that were paralyzed down one side by a stroke almost managed to regain their motor functions fully if they were given the ideal combination of rehabilitative training and substances that boosted the growth of nerve fibers, a new study reports.

The image shows Cryptococcus-neoformans.

Featured Neurology

·June 12, 2014·4 min read

Fungal Protein Found to Cross Blood Brain Barrier

Researchers have isolated a protein which appear to be responsible for the fungus that causes cryptococcal meningoencephalitis to cross the blood brain barrier.