Tag: neurobiology

UNC School of Medicine researchers, led by Flavio Frohlich, Ph.D., are the first to use transcranial alternating current brain stimulation ...

UNH researchers identify role gender-biased protein may play in autism

DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire are one step closer to helping answer the question of ...

Persons with Alzheimer’s disease have a higher risk of head injuries

Persons with Alzheimer's disease have approximately 30% higher risk of head injuries, and 50% higher risk of traumatic brain injuries ...

Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains

Credit: Dr. Simon Cox, University of Edinburgh Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high ...

nTIDE Feb. 2019: Economic indicators decline slightly for Americans with disabilities

National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) Report -- Monthly Update -- featuring the work of Inclusion Films in promoting the ...

Neural engineer Qi Wang recognized with NSF CAREER Award

He is working to develop new technologies for restoring and enhancing sensory functions and cognition through brain-machine interfacesCredit: Jane Nisselson/Columbia ...

Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds

Credit: Thor Balkhed/LiU When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers at ...

Alzheimer’s: How does the brain change over the course of the disease?

What changes in the brain are caused by Alzheimer's disease? How do these changes differ from those observed in the ...

Pediatric onset multiple sclerosis study examines baffling, often-overlooked disease

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Seemingly overnight, healthy children develop mysterious, potentially disabling symptoms. When children ...

SHANK3: the good, the bad and the hopeful

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Some neuropsychiatric conditions may boil down to how well brain cells communicate with each other. ...

New research on the role of connectomics in brain development

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 7, 2019--Researchers are analyzing brain connectomes to understand how normal ...

Less-invasive procedure helps surgeons pinpoint epilepsy surgical candidates

Credit: Memorial Hermann Nitin Tandon, MD, surgery planning for robotic stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) A minimally invasive procedure to determine whether patients ...

‘Undruggable’ Parkinson’s molecule spills its secrets

Successful pharmacological activation of Nurr1 opens doors to novel therapies for incurable movement disorder UC San Francisco researchers have for ...

Pioneering research to deliver person-centred care

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Cambridge have developed a way to help people with progressive ...

Deep brain stimulation sites for OCD target distinct symptoms

Two DBS sites equally reduced OCD symptoms but improved distinct symptoms, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry Philadelphia, March ...

Increasingly complex mini-brains

Brazilian scientists produce brain organoids with primitive eyes using computational fluid dynamicsCredit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education. Scientists improved ...

Scientists engineer mouse ‘smart house’ to study behavior

Credit: Andrew Erskine Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a 'smart house' for mice, that allows them to ...

Largest-ever study identifies gene regions associated with sleep duration

A study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Exeter Medical School has identified 76 ...

Researchers aiming to cure spina bifida get a step closer to their goal

Study reveals factors in stem cell secretions that protect neurons and reduce spinal cord injuryCredit: UC Regents / UC Davis ...

Cell study reveals key mechanism linked to healthy development