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New Target Identified in Fight Against Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis
Mar. 2, 2015 — Highlighting a potential target in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests that triggering a protein found on the surface of brain cells may help ... full story -
Alzheimer Amyloid Clumps Found in Young Adult Brains
Mar. 2, 2015 — Amyloid -- an abnormal protein that's a hallmark of Alzheimer's -- starts accumulating inside neurons of people as young as 20, reports a study. This is the first time amyloid accumulation ... full story -
Can Money Buy Happiness? The Relationship Between Money and Well-Being
Feb. 28, 2015 — Researchers have delved into the effects of experiential purchases, potential negative impacts on abundance, the psychology of lending to friends, and how the wealthy think differently about ... full story -
Reviving Drugs With Anti-Stroke Potential, Minus Side Effects
Feb. 27, 2015 — Scientists have found NMDA receptor antagonists that can limit damage to the brain in animal models of stroke, apparently without the pronounced side effects seen with similar drugs. Now researchers ... full story -
Enhancing Studies on a Possible Blood Biomarker for Traumatic Brain Injury
Feb. 27, 2015 — New technology could help advance blood biomarker capabilities for improved diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI). An estimated 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic ... full story -
Study Challenges Theory on Unconscious Memory System in the Brain
Feb. 27, 2015 — A long-accepted scientific theory about the role the hippocampus plays in our unconscious memory is being challenged by new research. For decades, scientists have theorized that this part of the ... full story -
Left or Right? The Brain Knows Before You Move
Feb. 27, 2015 — A neural circuit that connects motor planning to movement has been identified by researchers. The study, the researchers say, explains why injuries that disrupt the brain's ability to carry out ... full story -
Calling the Shots: Brain's Decision-Making Structure
Feb. 27, 2015 — A key part of the brain involved with decision making, the striatum, appears to operate hierarchically – much like a traditional corporation with executives, middle managers and employees, ... full story -
Shake It Off? Not So Easy for People With Depression, New Brain Research Suggests
Feb. 27, 2015 — Rejected by a person you like? Just "shake it off" and move on, as music star Taylor Swift says. But while that might work for many people, it may not be so easy for those with untreated ... full story -
Method for Mapping Neuron Clusters Developed
Feb. 26, 2015 — A method for identifying clusters of neurons that work in concert to guide the behavior has been developed by researchers. Their findings address a long-standing mystery about the organization of the ... full story -
Intermediary Neuron Acts as Synaptic Cloaking Device
Feb. 26, 2015 — A specific type of neuron might be thwarting researchers' efforts at mapping the connectome by temporarily cloaking the synapses that link a wide field of neurons, report scientists. The ... full story -
Neurons That Help Predict What Another Individual Will Do Identified
Feb. 26, 2015 — Investigators have discovered two groups of neurons that play key roles in social interactions between primates -- one that is activated when deciding whether to cooperate with another individual and ... full story -
Protein Pathway Involved in Brain Tumor Stem Cell Growth Identified
Feb. 26, 2015 — Glioblastomas are a highly aggressive type of brain tumor, with few effective treatment options. Researchers are one step closer to understanding glioblastoma development following the identification ... full story -
Beliefs Can Regulate Effects of Nicotine on the Human Brain
Feb. 26, 2015 — Scientists have discovered that beliefs can regulate the effects of nicotine on the human brain. Two identical cigarettes led to a new discovery. Study participants inhaled nicotine, yet they showed ... full story -
Twin Study Lends New Insights Into Link Between Back Pain and Depression
Feb. 26, 2015 — Genetic factors help to explain the commonly found association between low back pain and depression, suggests a large study of twins. Genetic factors affecting both conditions may be involved in the ... full story -
Optogenetic Stimulation of the Brain to Control Pain Demonstrated in Study
Feb. 26, 2015 — New research reveals for the first time how a small area of the brain can be optically stimulated to control pain. Researchers found that by using specific frequency of light to modulate a very small ... full story -
One Brain Area, Two Planning Strategies
Feb. 26, 2015 — Ready to strike, the spear fisherman holds his spear above the water surface. He aims at the fish. But he is misled by the view: Due to the refraction of light on the surface, he does not see the ... full story -
Study Maps Extroversion Types in the Brain's Anatomy
Feb. 25, 2015 — Scientists have mapped the similarities and the differences in the brain between the two different kinds of extroverts: 'Agentic' go-getters and 'affiliative' people ... full story -
Hidden Gene Gives Hope for Improving Brain Function
Feb. 25, 2015 — The mechanism a novel gene uses to affect brain function and elicit behavior related to neuropsychiatric disease has been identified by an international team of researchers. They discovered that a ... full story -
How Does the Human Brain Tackle Problems It Did Not Evolve to Solve?
Feb. 25, 2015 — Online dating, chatty smartphones, and social media played no role in the evolution of our ancestors, yet humans manage to deal with and even exploit these hallmarks of modern living. In a new ... full story
- New target identified in fight against Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis
- Alzheimer amyloid clumps found in young adult brains
- Reviving drugs with anti-stroke potential, minus side effects
- Enhancing studies on a possible blood biomarker for traumatic brain injury
- Study challenges theory on unconscious memory system in the brain
- Left or right? The brain knows before you move
- Calling the shots: Brain's decision-making structure
- Shake it off? Not so easy for people with depression, new brain research suggests
- Method for mapping neuron clusters developed
- Intermediary neuron acts as synaptic cloaking device
- Neurons that help predict what another individual will do identified
- Protein pathway involved in brain tumor stem cell growth identified
- Beliefs can regulate effects of nicotine on the human brain
- Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression
- Optogenetic stimulation of the brain to control pain demonstrated in study
- One brain area, two planning strategies
- Study maps extroversion types in the brain's anatomy
- Hidden gene gives hope for improving brain function
- How does the human brain tackle problems it did not evolve to solve?
- Blockbusters: Can EEGs predict a movie's success better than surveys?
- Is your busy schedule affecting your health? Time might not be the problem
- Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D may control brain serotonin, affecting behavior and psychiatric disorders
- Evolutionary approach reveals new clues toward understanding the roots of schizophrenia
- Retinal swelling in premature infants tied to poorer neuro-development
- Cross-cultural communication: Much more than just a linguistic stretch
- Researchers clarify vasospasm incidence in children with moderate to severe TBI
- Study assesses link of preexisting mental disorders with chronic headaches
- Neuroscientists literally change the way we think: Advantages of a wandering mind
- Sobering effect of the love hormone
- Stuttering: New insight on treatment, physiological basis
- How brain waves guide memory formation
- Brain activity shows infants are hardwired to link images, sounds as they learn to speak
- Study shows how the brain can trigger a deep sleep
- Experimenting preteens may have different brain processes
- New brain mapping reveals unknown cell types
- Mouse embryo with big brain: Evolving a bigger brain with human DNA
- Stem cell specialization observed in the brain
- Sickness and health between men and women
- New hope in the fight against pain: Analgesic drugs could be used to treat patients with neuropathic pain
- Teen brain scans reveal a key to weight loss
- Autism genes activate during fetal brain development
- How stress can lead to inequality
- Recovering attention after a stroke: Brain's right hemisphere may be more valuable
- A bodyguard for your ears: Scientists discover novel pain sensors in inner ear that warn of dangerously loud noise
- Brain's iconic seat of speech goes silent when we actually talk
- Nicotine metabolite amplifies action of the primary chemical messenger for learning, memory
- Is the flame retardant, tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a reproductive or developmental toxicant?
- New growth factor indicates possible regenerative effects in Parkinson's disease
- Mulling the marijuana munchies: How the brain flips the hunger switch
- The science of teaching: Study finds brain processes that hold the key to understanding students
- New insight into how our brain performs 'mental time travel'
- Brain imaging links language delay to chromosome deletion in children with neurological disorders
- New pathways discovered to prevent blindness
- Multiple sclerosis: New drug target discovered
- Science behind commonly used anti-depressants appears to be backwards, researchers say
- Schizophrenia: Impaired activity of the selective dopamine neurons
- Amyloid formation may link Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes
- Auditory brainstem implant: Hearing experts break sound barrier for children born without hearing nerve
- Type 2 diabetes linked to worse performance on cognitive testing
- Promising results for new Alzheimer's therapy
- How mindfulness training affects health
- Curious monkeys share our thirst for knowledge
- Spontaneous activity shapes neuron development
- Neural basis of 'being in the mood': Researchers discover neurons that combine social information with hormonal state in female mice
- Dogs know that smile on your face
- Brain activity can predict increased fat intake following sleep deprivation
- Motorized cycling may prime brain for relearning after stroke
- Parents experience post-traumatic stress disorder after child's stroke
- Cerebral palsy: It can be in your genes
- Depression: A barrier to communication in couples?
- Optic nerve may help predict stroke patient death risk
- Revolutionary new probe zooms in on cancer cells
- Brain's GPS system influenced by shape of environment
- How much sleep do we really need?
- Meth messes up brains of youths far more than adults
- Reduction in menopause-related symptoms associated with non-invasive neurotechnology
- Plant extract fights brain tumor
- Treating the uninjured side of the brain appears to aid stroke recovery
- Stress caused by discrimination linked to mental health issues among Latino teens
- New therapeutic principle for Parkinsonian dyskinesia shows clinical effect
- Protein linked to longevity and enhanced cognition protects against Alzheimer's symptoms in mice
- Depression predicts disturbed sleep among stroke survivors
- Smoking thins vital part of brain
- Psychedelic drug prevents asthma development in mice
- Serotonin-deficient brains more vulnerable to social stress
- Molecular tag explains differences in brain's response to anger, fear
- F-bombs notwithstanding, all languages skew toward happiness: Universal human bias for positive words
- Brain develops abnormally over lifespan of people who stutter
- Multiple sclerosis: pathological progression of disease documented
- Trigger for protective immune response to spinal cord injury found
- Novel form of experience-dependent plasticity in the adult brain revealed
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