UCI-led study finds modifiable risk factors could play a role in Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid accumulation not the only risk factor in Alzheimer's riskCredit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, Calif. - April 8, 2020 ...
Tag: neurobiology
Brain discovery suggests source of lifelong behavioral issues
Finding could have important implications for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer'sCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Improper removal of faulty ...
Coronavirus and MS reporting database announced by CMSC & National MS Society
Credit: CMSC & National MS Society The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society have ...
It’s now or never: Visual events have 100 milliseconds to hit brain target or go unnoticed
NIH mouse study reveals key details about visual processingCredit: Image credit: Lupeng Wang, Ph.D. and Charles Gerfen, Ph.D. Researchers at ...
Uncovering stimulation’s impact on neurons
Pitt Bioengineer Takashi Kozai will use a $437K NSF CAREER award to advance neural interface design and study how different ...
3D printing, biology research make the journey back to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Dragon
On April 7, Dragon is scheduled to undock from station, bringing samples, hardware and data from completed investigations back to ...
Babies retain even detailed events during a nap
During sleep, toddlers' brains consolidate details without generalizing themCredit: MPI CBS The brain is permanently exposed to new impressions. Even ...
How serotonin balances communication within the brain
OptogeneticsCredit: RUB, Kramer Our brain is steadily engaged in soliloquies. These internal communications are usually also bombarded with external sensory ...
How understanding the dynamics of yeast prions can shed light on neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: Tokyo Tech Prions are a class of misfolded proteins that form aggregates called "amyloid fibrils." These aggregates are the ...
The human body as an electrical conductor, a new method of wireless power transfer
Published by Marc Tudela, Laura Becerra-Fajardo, Aracelys García-Moreno, Jesus Minguillon and Antoni Ivorra, in Access, the journal of the Institute ...
Virginia Tech scientists reveal brain tumors impact normally helpful cells
Researchers at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute show far-reaching effects of gliomaCredit: Virginia Tech When the brain gets injured, star-shaped brain ...
New family of molecules to join altered receptors in neurodegenerative diseases
Imidazoline receptors I2: Looking for new therapeutic targetsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA An article published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ...
Gut communicates with the entire brain through cross-talking neurons
Credit: University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - You know that feeling in your gut? We think of it as an ...
Scientists show how parasitic infection causes seizures, psychiatric illness for some
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists show how infection rewires brainCredit: Virginia Tech Think about traffic flow in a city - ...
Single mutation leads to big effects in autism-related gene
NIH study provides insight into one mechanism underlying the higher prevalence of males in some cases of autismCredit: Image courtesy ...
For stroke survivors, light physical activity linked to better daily function
Credit: Photo courtesy Neha Gothe CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors ...
Online NeurekaTM challenge launches to crowdsource EEG solutions for epilepsy
Novela Neurotech and NeuroTechX are teaming up in an effort to accelerate epilepsy researchCredit: NeuroTechX/Novela Neurotech San Francisco, CA - ...
JONED, a new online free-access journal open in the field of neuroeducation
A new space for neuroscience and educationCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Building bridges between the science and education communities to contribute ...
Magnetic stimulation may help common problem of fecal incontinence
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 1, 2020) - A low-cost, noninvasive treatment that uses the ...
Gairdner Foundation recognizes Dr. Guy Rouleau with prestigious award
The Neuro's director has been a driving force in neurological disease research and Open Science leadershipCredit: The Neuro Since 1957, ...
