Tag: neurobiology

Could lead to early intervention, help prevent disabilityCredit: Catherine Hoyt A wristwatch-like motion-tracking device can detect movement problems in children ...

Lithium boosts muscle strength in mice with rare muscular dystrophy

New drug target identifiedCredit: Andrew Findlay Standing up from a chair, climbing stairs, brushing one's hair - all can be ...

Weber receives grant to study cognitive screening for persons with spinal cord injury

The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $592,000 grant to Erica Weber, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, to ...

Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors grow

Study suggests new approaches to treating NF1 brain tumorsCredit: Washington University Tumors arise when cells shake off their restraints and ...

Hearing through your fingers: Device that converts speech

A new proof-of-concept study provides the first evidence that a speech-to-touch sensory substitution device can improve hearing in the hearing-impaired ...

Six fingers per hand

Credit: Source: compare „Original Publication ", license: Creative Commons, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Polydactyly is the extraordinary condition of someone being born with ...

Which brain hemorrhage patients have treatable underlying conditions

A new study identifies patients more likely to have underlying lesions from brain-bleeds, a finding that could help doctors treat ...

SYNGO Consortium releases public data resource for universal reference in synapse research

Brain research consortium brings together scientific knowledge about synapses and uncovers new properties & disease links Synapses, the junctions that ...

Brush your teeth — postpone Alzheimer’s

You don't only avoid holes in your teeth by keeping good oral hygiene, Norwegian researchers have discovered a clear connection ...

A small electrical zap to the brain could help you retrieve a forgotten memory

Credit: Stuart Wolpert/UCLA A study by UCLA psychologists provides strong evidence that a certain region of the brain plays a ...

Astrocytes protect neurons from toxic buildup

Astrocytes are overtaxed neurons' pit crew. The brain cells collect damaged lipids secreted by hyperactive neurons, then recycle those toxic ...

Chiaravalloti receives grant to study cognition and hemodynamics after spinal cord injury

The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $598,000 grant to Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ph.D., of Kessler Foundation; the ...

Searching for the origins of the depressive symptoms in Huntington’s disease

Cdk5 Kinase: An essential proteinCredit: Verónica Brito (University of Barcelona-UBNeuro) About 40% of the affected patients with Huntington's disease -a ...

Racism has a toxic effect

A USC Dornsife-led study may explain how racial discrimination raises the risks of disease among African Americans A new study ...

Classification system based on co-occurring conditions may provide insight into autism

Data analysis also probes relationship between autism, gastrointestinal problems, and antibiotic useCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Children with autism spectrum disorder ...

UCI research helps shed new light on circadian clocks

Body parts respond to day and night independently from brain, studies show Irvine, Calif., May 30, 2019 - Can your ...

Towards a new era of small animal imaging research

A collaborative study between McGill University and the University of Antwerp allows PET scanning on animals without the use of ...

Brain activity in teens predicts future mood health

Imbalanced network function is associated with development of more severe depression, indicating a potential neurobiological marker for risk prediction Philadelphia, ...

Research confirms gut-brain connection in autism

Credit: RMIT University People with autism often suffer from gut problems, but nobody has known why. Researchers have now discovered ...

Concussions in elite soccer not assessed according to expert recommendations: study