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New Research Findings on the Brain's Guardian Cells
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have now succeeded in identifying a deviation in the structure of the microglia cells, which makes it possible to visualise them and study their behaviour. By inserting a luminescent ... > full story -
New Light Shed on Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease
April 22, 2013 — The disrupted metabolism of sugar, fat and calcium is part of the process that causes the death of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers have now shown, for the first time, how important ... > full story -
A Noninvasive Avenue for Parkinson's Disease Gene Therapy
April 21, 2013 — Researchers have developed a gene therapy approach that may one day stop Parkinson's disease in it tracks, preventing disease progression and reversing its symptoms. The novelty of the approach lies ... > full story -
Stem Cell Transplant Restores Memory, Learning in Mice
April 21, 2013 — For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and ... > full story -
Big Boost in Drug Discovery: New Use for Stem Cells Identifies a Promising Way to Target ALS
April 18, 2013 — Using a new stem-cell based drug screening technology with the potential to reinvent and greatly reduce the cost of the way new pharmaceuticals are developed, researchers have found a compound more ... > full story -
High Levels of Glutamate in Brain May Kick-Start Schizophrenia: Implications for Early Diagnosis and New Treatment Strategies
April 18, 2013 — An excess of the brain neurotransmitter glutamate may cause a transition to psychosis in people who are at risk for schizophrenia. The findings suggest a potential diagnostic tool for identifying ... > full story -
Brain's 'Slow Waves': Scientists Probe Source of Pulsing Signal in Sleeping Brain
April 18, 2013 — New findings clarify where and how the brain's "slow waves" originate. These rhythmic signal pulses, which sweep through the brain during deep sleep, are assumed to play a role in important processes ... > full story -
Detecting Autism from Brain Activity
April 17, 2013 — Neuroscientists have developed an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in children, researchers report in a new ... > full story -
Going Places: Rat Brain 'GPS' Maps Routes to Rewards
April 17, 2013 — Studying rats' ability to navigate familiar territory, scientists found that the hippocampus uses remembered spatial information to imagine routes the rats then follow. Their discovery has ... > full story -
Acute Stress Primes Brain for Better Cognitive and Mental Performance
April 16, 2013 — Chronic stress is known to cause major health problems, yet acute stress can be good for you. A new study shows why. Stress generates new nerve cells in the brain that, two weeks later, help you ... > full story
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