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Researchers Create Next-Generation Alzheimer's Disease Model
April 9, 2013 — A new genetically engineered lab rat that has the full array of brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease supports the idea that increases in a molecule called beta-amyloid in the brain ... > full story -
Producing New Neurons Under All Circumstances: A Challenge That Is Just a Mouse Away
April 9, 2013 — Improving neuron production in elderly persons presenting with a decline in cognition is a major challenge facing an aging society and the emergence of neuro-degenerative conditions such as ... > full story -
Major Depression: Great Success With Pacemaker Electrodes, Small Study Suggests
April 9, 2013 — Researchers implanted pacemaker electrodes into the medial forebrain bundle in the brains of patients suffering from major depression with amazing results: In six out of seven patients, symptoms ... > full story -
How 'Free Will' Is Implemented in the Brain and Is It Possible to Intervene in the Process?
April 9, 2013 — Researchers have been able to identify the precise moment when a network of nerve cells (neurons) in the brain creates the signal to perform an action, before a person is even aware of deciding to ... > full story -
Hot and Cold Senses Interact: Cold Perception Is Enhanced When Nerve Circuitry for Heat Is Inactivated
April 8, 2013 — A new study offers new insights into how the nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures. The research found an interaction between the neural circuits that detect hot and cold stimuli: cold ... > full story -
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 -
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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
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