FeaturedNeurology·August 20, 2014·3 min readTickling Your Ear Could Be Good for Your HeartResearchers report that stimulating nerves in the ear could improve heart health.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 19, 2014·3 min readZebrafish Help to Unravel Alzheimer’s DiseaseNew research using Zebrafish provides scientists with surprising new insights into neurodegenerative processes in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 18, 2014·5 min readTargeted Brain Stimulation Aids Stroke Recovery in MiceUsing optogenetics to stimulate mice brains five days after a stroke helped improve motor control and brain chemistry, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 18, 2014·3 min readTaking the Pulse of AgingResearchers have developed a new, non invasive technique to map the pulse pressure and elasticity of arteries in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 17, 2014·4 min readEpigenetic Breakthrough Bolsters Understanding of Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports people with more Alzheimer's related neuropathology in their brains had higher levels of DNA modifications within the ANK1 gene.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·August 15, 2014·2 min readDepression Linked to Parkinson’s DiseaseA new study reports that depression is under-treated in Parkinson's patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·August 15, 2014·3 min readDopamine Replacement Therapy Associated with Increase in Impulse Control Disorders Among Early Parkinson’s Disease PatientsAnxiety and depression are more common in newly diagnosed Parkinson's patients than in the general population, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 15, 2014·3 min readPromising New Treatments for Multiple SclerosisResearchers report common anti-psychotic drugs could be effective in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 14, 2014·3 min readNew Non-Invasive Technique Controls the Size of Molecules Penetrating the Blood-Brain BarrierA new technique, which uses acoustic pressure to help molecules pass through the BBB, could help in treatment neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 14, 2014·3 min readBypass Commands From the Brain to Legs Through a ComputerResearchers have successfully made an artificial connection from the brain to the locomotion center in the spinal cord by bypassing with a computer interface.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 13, 2014·3 min readReduction of Tau Protein Improves Symptoms in Model of Severe Childhood EpilepsyA new study reports that reducing levels of tau protein in the brain effectively blocks the development of Dravet syndrome in mouse models.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·August 13, 2014·1 min readResearchers Reveal Weakness in Defenses of Deadly Brain TumorTargeting aPKC, a protein crucial for neurodevelopment, researchers report they can block multiple signaling pathways implicated in brain tumor growth.Read More
