Study reveals how glial cells may play key epilepsy role
Credit: Shirley Weiss/Troy Littleton/MIT A new study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy and new fundamental insights into the ...
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Study links gene to sleep problems in autism
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - Up to 80 percent of children ...
New synthesis strategy speeds identification of simpler versions of a natural product
Research may have implications for Alzheimer's Disease or preventing the immune system from rejecting organ transplants, Baylor-led study findsCredit: Photo ...
Medical University of South Carolina graduate wins NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
The $1.25 million award will enable Jasper Heinsbroek, Ph.D., a recent graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, to ...
New insight into how obesity, insulin resistance can impair cognition
Credit: Dr. Alexis Stranahan lab AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 22, 2019) - Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier ...
Barrow researcher discovers critical RNA processing aberrations
Research by a Barrow Neurological Center scientist on mechanisms of dysfunctional RNA processing in ALS and frontaltemporal dementia (FTD) was ...
The brain’s imperfect execution of mathematically optimal perception
Thirty-person study of human perception suggests a 'middle ground' between opposing literatureCredit: Designed by Elina Stengård Human perception is based ...
Study shows promise in repairing damaged myelin
OHSU researchers collaborate on potential 'game-changer' for people with multiple sclerosis A scientific breakthrough provides new hope for millions of ...
Scientists restore some functions in a pig’s brain hours after death
New Haven, Conn. -- Circulation and cellular activity were restored in a pig's brain four hours after its death, a ...
BRAIN Initiative tool may transform how scientists study brain structure and function
Tissue support system preserves limited function in an isolated postmortem animal brainCredit: Stefano G. Daniele & Zvonimir Vrselja; Sestan Laboratory; ...
Regular cannabis users require up to 220% higher dosage for sedation in medical procedures
Physicians concerned over possible rise in adverse side effects, according to the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association CHICAGO--April 15, ...
Anesthesia sends neurons down the wrong path in unborn rat babies
Raises questions over safety of the anesthesia during pregnancyCredit: Dr. Vicko Gluncic, MD, PhD While there has long been discussion ...
Ketamine reverses neural changes underlying depression-related behaviors in mice
NIH-supported study sheds light on the neural mechanisms underlying remission of depression Researchers have identified ketamine-induced brain-related changes that are ...
Body mass index may play a significant role in the progression of multiple sclerosis
A new longitudinal study finds a link between blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis patients who are ...
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