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.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 10, 2011·3 min read

Fragile X Protein Acts as Toggle Switch in Brain Cells

New research shows how the protein missing in fragile X syndrome – the most common inherited form of intellectual disability...

Neurology Neuroscience

·June 7, 2011·2 min read

Construction Industry Has Highest Number of Traumatic Brain Injuries in US Workplace

American Journal of Preventive Medicine publishes first national study of occupational fatalities Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of...

Featured Neurology

·June 6, 2011·3 min read

UCSB Scientists Discover New Direction in Alzheimer’s Research

In what they are calling a new direction in the study of Alzheimer’s disease, UC Santa Barbara scientists have made...

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·June 2, 2011·3 min read

Researchers Map, Measure Brain’s Neural Connections

Computer scientists at Brown University have created software to examine neural circuitry in the human brain. The 2-D neural maps...

Neurology

·May 19, 2011·5 min read

Paraplegic Man Stands, Steps With Assistance and Moves His Legs Voluntarily

Regimen of epidural spinal cord stimulation plus extensive locomotor training ‘a significant breakthrough;’ results published today in the Lancet A...

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·May 18, 2011·3 min read

Neutrons Provide First Sub-nanoscale Snapshots of Huntington’s Disease Protein

Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee have for the first time successfully characterized the earliest structural...

Autism Neurology

·April 28, 2011·2 min read

5-minute Screen Identifies Subtle Signs of Autism in 1-year olds

NIH-funded study demonstrates feasibility and effectiveness of conducting systematic screening during well-baby check-ups A five-minute checklist that parents can fill...