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Parkinson's Treatment Can Trigger Creativity: Patients Treated With Dopamine-Enhancing Drugs Are Developing Artistic Talents, Doctor Says
January 14, 2013 In treating Parkinson's disease patients one medical researcher found that patients were exhibiting new bursts of artistic activity. Now she has begun to understand ... > full story -
Protein Identified That Can Disrupt Embryonic Brain Development and Neuron Migration
January 14, 2013 Interneurons – nerve cells that function as ‘dimmers’ – play an important role in the brain. Their formation and migration to the cerebral cortex during the embryonic stage of ... > full story -
New Insights Into Cell Division from Simplified Model: Artificial Minimal Actin Cortex Developed
January 14, 2013 All living organisms consist of cells that have arisen from other living cells by the process of cell division. However, it is not yet fully understood just how this important process takes place. ... > full story -
How Do Happiness and Sadness Circuits Contribute to Bipolar Disorder?
January 14, 2013 Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder characterized by unpredictable and dramatic mood swings between the highs of mania and lows of depression. These mood episodes occur among periods of ... > full story -
New Discovery in Autism-Related Disorder Reveals Key Mechanism in Brain Development and Disease
January 14, 2013 A new finding in neuroscience for the first time points to a developmental mechanism linking the disease-causing mutation in an autism-related disorder, Timothy syndrome, and observed defects in ... > full story -
Multiple Sclerosis Study Reveals How Killer T Cells Learn to Recognize Nerve Fiber Insulators
January 11, 2013 Misguided killer T cells may be the missing link in sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of people with multiple sclerosis. Mouse studies showed that killer T cells were activated and ... > full story -
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Saliva Gland Test for Parkinson's Disease?
January 10, 2013 New research suggests that testing a portion of a person's saliva gland may be a way to diagnose Parkinson's ... > full story -
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Scientists Uncover Potential Drug Target to Block Cell Death in Parkinson's Disease
January 10, 2013 Oxidative stress is a primary villain in a host of diseases that range from cancer and heart failure to Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Now, scientists ... > full story -
Accepted Model for Brain Signaling Flawed
January 10, 2013 A new study turns two decades of understanding about how brain cells communicate on its head. The study demonstrates that the tripartite synapse -- a model long accepted by the scientific community ... > full story -
Is There a Period of Increased Vulnerability for Repeat Traumatic Brain Injury?
January 10, 2013 Repeat traumatic brain injury affects a subgroup of the 3.5 million people who suffer head trauma each year. Even a mild repeat TBI that occurs when the brain is still recovering from an initial ... > full story
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