Nervous System News

• Brain Tumor
  Brain Injury
  Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Infant's Health
  Intelligence
   

  Anesthetic Linked to Brain Cell Death in Newborn Mice

  April 8, 2013 — Exposure to the anesthetic agent isoflurane increases "programmed cell death" of specific types of cells in the newborn mouse brain, a new study ... > full story
• Genes
  Nervous System
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Brain Injury
  Parkinson's Research
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
   

  A Fly Mutation Suggests a New Route for Tackling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  April 8, 2013 — Medical researchers have discovered a gene, dSarm, in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster that, when mutant, blocks the self-destruction of damaged axons, which could hold clues to treating motor ... > full story
• Perception
  Psychology Research
  Neuroscience
  Psychology
  Nervous System
  Eye Care
   
  

  How Our Bodies Interact With Our Minds in Response to Fear and Other Emotions

  April 7, 2013 — New research has shown that the way our minds react to and process emotions such as fear can vary according to what is happening in other parts of our ... > full story
• Obesity
  Stem Cells
  Nutrition Research
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Nervous System
  Brain Tumor
   
  

  Discovery in Neuroscience Could Help Re-Wire Appetite Control

  April 5, 2013 — Researchers have made a discovery in neuroscience that could offer a long-lasting solution to eating disorders such as obesity. It was previously thought that the nerve cells in the brain associated ... > full story
• Dementia
  Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Caregiving
   
  

  Genetic Markers ID Second Alzheimer's Pathway

  April 4, 2013 — Researchers have identified a new set of genetic markers for Alzheimer's disease that point to a second pathway through which the disease ... > full story
• Addiction
  Cocaine
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
  Psychology Research
  Nervous System
   
  

  Laser Light Zaps Away Cocaine Addiction

  April 3, 2013 — By stimulating one part of the brain with laser light, researchers have shown that they can wipe away addictive behavior in rats -- or conversely turn non-addicted rats into compulsive cocaine ... > full story
• Epilepsy Research
  Epilepsy
  Neuroscience
  Psychology Research
  Nervous System
  Brain Tumor
   

  Epileptic Seizures Can Propagate Using Functional Brain Networks

  April 2, 2013 — The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. But they are often able to involve other areas outside the temporal lobe, ... > full story
• Nervous System
  Vitamin
  Vitamin D
  Neuroscience
  Vitamin B
  Dietary Supplements and Minerals
   

  Vitamin P as a Potential Approach for the Treatment of Damaged Motor Neurons

  April 2, 2013 — Biologists in Germany have explored how to protect neurons that control movements from dying off. In a new paper, they report that the molecule 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone, also known as vitamin P, ensures ... > full story
• Stem Cells
  Alzheimer's Research
  Alzheimer's
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Healthy Aging
  Nervous System
   

  3-D Stem Cell Culture Technique Developed to Better Understand Alzheimer's Disease

  April 2, 2013 — A team of researchers has developed a technique to produce three-dimensional cultures of induced pluripotent stem cells called embryoid bodies, amenable to live cell imaging and to electrical ... > full story
• Genes
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Human Biology
  Chronic Illness
  Nervous System
  Parkinson's Research
   

  'RNA Sponge' Mechanism May Cause ALS/FTD Neurodegeneration

  April 1, 2013 — The most common genetic cause of both ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and FTD (frontotemporal dementia) was recently identified as an alteration in the gene C9orf72. But how the mutation causes ... > full story

Search ScienceDaily