Tag: neurobiology

Pitt computer engineer receives $1.2 million NSF award to make big brain data collaborations more secureCredit: Swanson School of Engineering ...

Improved stem cell approach could aid fight against Parkinson's

Scientists have taken a key step towards improving an emerging class of treatments for Parkinson's disease. The advance could markedly ...

Stem cell-derived neurons stop seizures and improve cognitive function

People with untreatable epilepsy may one day have a treatment: 'Convincing' their own cells to become the neurons they needCredit: ...

Insilico to present latest advances in deep learning for biomarker development at 2019 PMWC

Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, December 20, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing ...

NIH-developed test detects protein associated with Alzheimer's and CTE

Findings could lead to early diagnosis, better treatment studiesCredit: NIAID WHAT: An ultrasensitive test has been developed that detects a ...

Parkinson's disease experts devise a roadmap

Issued in conjunction with the Michael J. Fox Foundation, important consensus guidelines for running proof of concept preclinical and clinical ...

Parkinson's disease protein buys time for cell repair

Australian researchers have discovered how a protein linked to Parkinson's disease may protect cells such as neurons in the brainCredit: ...

FAU Brain Institute Fellows receive $1.1 million from Florida Department of Health

Researchers awarded grants from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research ProgramCredit: Florida Atlantic University In Florida, there are ...

Tau protein suppresses neural activity in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

Massachusetts General study reveals how interaction between A-beta and tau proteins leads to pathological effects A study from Massachusetts General ...

Major international project aims to identify causes of dementia

European scientists have launched a research programme, which aims to identify common causes of dementia in Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease ...

UCLA's Zipursky, Harvard's Sanes win 19th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize

Past winners include six scientists who went on to win the Nobel PrizeCredit: UNC CHAPEL HILL, NC - The UNC ...

Study links nutrients in blood to better brain connectivity, cognition in older adults

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study links higher levels of several key nutrients in ...

MRI technique shows unique signatures of concussion in rugby players

Using MRI to study the brains of young female athletes has helped researchers develop an objective way to monitor a ...

Brain confetti — why our sense of smell declines in old age

Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München In mammals, generation of new neurons (neurogenesis) is mainly limited to early childhood and occurs ...

Computer hardware designed for 3D games could hold the key to replicating human brain

Credit: University of Sussex Researchers at the University of Sussex have created the fastest and most energy efficient simulation of ...

Map of neuronal pathways of the mammalian cerebral cortex and their evolution

Upper left panel. A cross-sectional image of the ferret brain. Some neurons of the cerebral cortex (blue) are dyed green ...

How the brain reacts to loss of vision

Going blind affects all senses, and disrupts memory ability If mice lose their vision immediately after birth due to a ...

Studies aim to improve cognition, reduce weight gain in schizophrenia

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 19, 2018) - Aerobic exercise can improve the size and ...

Biologists identify promising drug for ALS treatment

December 18, 2018

University of Alberta scientists find a new application for an existing drug, with potential to slow progression of the devastating ...

Brain health not affected by major heart surgery