FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·June 27, 2012·3 min readNerve Pathway for Combating Axon Injury and Stress May Hold Benefits for Individuals With Neurodegenerative DisordersResearchers from the Huck Institutes’ Center for Cellular Dynamics, led by Center director Melissa Rolls, have found that a neuroprotective...Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·June 27, 2012·3 min readBrain Scans Detect Early Signs of AutismA new study shows significant differences in brain development in high-risk infants who develop autism starting as early as age...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 25, 2012·4 min readGene Mutations Cause Massive Brain AsymmetryDiscovery could help lead to prevention of radical surgery in rare childhood disease. Hemimegalencephaly is a rare but dramatic condition...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 20, 2012·3 min readProposed Drug May Reverse Huntington’s Disease SymptomsSingle treatment produces long-term improvement in animal models. With a single drug treatment, researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 20, 2012·4 min readScientists Identify Protein Required to Regrow Injured Nerves in LimbsA protein required to regrow injured peripheral nerves has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 14, 2012·3 min readGene May Link Diabetes and Alzheimer’sGene involved in dementia affects the insulin pathway, reports biology professor Chris Li and colleagues. In recent years it became...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·June 13, 2012·3 min readResearchers Determine Pathway for Origin of Most Common Form of Brain and Spinal Cord TumorJohns Hopkins scientists hope discovery will drive drug treatments. Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered one of the most...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 13, 2012·3 min readResearchers Identify New Group of Proteins in Brains of Alzheimer’s PatientsResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel group of proteins that accumulate in the brains...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 11, 2012·3 min readBrain Cell Activity Imbalance May Account for Seizure Susceptibility in Angelman SyndromeNew research by scientists at the University of University of North Carolina School of Medicine may have pinpointed an underlying...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 11, 2012·2 min readResearch May Hold Key to Multiple Sclerosis TreatmentA receptor recently discovered to control the movement of immune cells across the blood-brain barrier may hold the key to...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 11, 2012·3 min readNew Stroke Treatment Could Prevent and Reduce Brain DamageFindings show new therapy has potential to help the brain as it reacts to stroke’s harmful effects. Researchers at the...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 8, 2012·4 min readNovel Brain Imaging Technique Explains Why Concussions Affect People DifferentlyPatients vary widely in their response to concussion, but scientists haven’t understood why. Now, using a new technique for analyzing...Read More
