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Fluorescent Dyes 'Light Up' Brain Cancer Cells
Jan. 30, 2015 — Two new fluorescent dyes attracted to cancer cells may help neurosurgeons more accurately localize and completely resect brain tumors, suggests a new study. Removing all visible areas of cancer ... full story -
Key Discovery to Preventing Blindness, Stroke Devastation
Jan. 30, 2015 — Gene interactions that determine whether cells live or die in such conditions as age-related macular degeneration and ischemic stroke have been discovered by researchers. These common molecular ... full story -
Treating Cerebral Malaria: New Molecular Target Identified
Jan. 30, 2015 — A drug already approved for treating other diseases may be useful as a treatment for cerebral malaria, according to researchers who discovered a novel link between food intake during the early stages ... full story -
Repeated Head Blows Linked to Smaller Brain Volume, Slower Processing Speeds
Jan. 29, 2015 — The Impact of repeated head blows is evident at relatively young age, researchers report, and is linked to a heightened risk of cognitive impairment. Researchers warn that there do seem to be ... full story -
Walking on Ice Takes More Than Brains: 'Mini-Brain' in Spinal Cord Aids in Balance
Jan. 29, 2015 — Scientists have discovered how a "mini-brain" in the spinal cord aids in balance. Much of the balancing act that our bodies perform when faced with a task such as walking on an icy surface ... full story -
Infants Create New Knowledge While Sleeping
Jan. 29, 2015 — There is no rest for a baby's brain -- not even in sleep. While infants sleep they are reprocessing what they have learned. Researchers have discovered that babies of the age from nine to 16 ... full story -
Study on Dopamine Neurons Could Instruct Research Into Mobility and Neurological Disorders
Jan. 29, 2015 — For the first time, researchers have shown when and why dopamine releasing cells in the forebrain are activated. The team has examined transparent hatchling zebrafish to gain new insights into the ... full story -
Brain Circuit That Controls Compulsive Overeating and Sugar Addiction Discovered
Jan. 29, 2015 — Compulsive overeating and sugar addiction are major threats to human health, but potential treatments face the risk of impairing normal feeding behaviors that are crucial for survival. A new study ... full story -
New Deep-Brain Imaging Reveals Separate Functions for Nearly Identical Neurons
Jan. 29, 2015 — New deep-brain imaging shows activity of individual, genetically similar neurons to particular behaviors of mice. Scientists watched as one neuron was activated when a mouse searched for food while a ... full story -
Obesity, Diabetes Symptoms in Mice Improved by Reversing Brain Inflammation
Jan. 29, 2015 — Using an antioxidant to reverse inflammation in the brain caused by a high-fat diet greatly improves symptoms related to obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The research suggests that ... full story -
Novel Eye-Tracking Technology Detects Concussions, Head Injury Severity
Jan. 29, 2015 — New research could move the medical community one step closer toward effectively detecting concussion and quantifying its severity. Neuroscientists and concussion experts present a unique, simple and ... full story -
Does Getting 'Expensive' Drug Affect How Much Patient Benefits?
Jan. 28, 2015 — People's perceptions of the cost of a drug may affect how much they benefit from the drug, even when they are receiving only a placebo, according to a new study of people with Parkinson's ... full story -
Why Upper Motor Neurons Degenerate in ALS
Jan. 28, 2015 — Scientists have revealed a mechanism underlying the cellular degeneration of the upper motor neurons that die in ALS, and developed a model system that will allow further research on the ... full story -
Beer Compound Could Help Fend Off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
Jan. 28, 2015 — The health-promoting perks of wine have attracted the spotlight recently, leaving beer in the shadows. But scientists are discovering new ways in which the latter could be a more healthful beverage ... full story -
Novel Compound Switches Off Epilepsy Development
Jan. 28, 2015 — A novel compound helps curtail the onset and progression of temporal lobe epilepsy, researchers have discovered. The finding may contribute to the development of anti-epileptic therapies, they ... full story -
New Biological Evidence Reveals Link Between Brain Inflammation and Major Depression
Jan. 28, 2015 — The measure of brain inflammation in people who were experiencing clinical depression was increased by 30 per cent, researchers have discovered. These findings have important implications for ... full story -
Psychopathic Violent Offenders’ Brains Can’t Understand Punishment
Jan. 27, 2015 — Psychopathic violent offenders have abnormalities in the parts of the brain related to learning from punishment, according to an MRI ... full story -
Low-Frequency Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Difficult-to-Treat Parkinson's Symptoms
Jan. 27, 2015 — Parkinson’s disease patients treated with low-frequency deep brain stimulation show significant improvements in swallowing dysfunction and freezing of gait over typical high-frequency treatment, a ... full story -
That's Using Your Head: Brain Regulates Fat Metabolism, Potentially Stopping Disease
Jan. 27, 2015 — Atherosclerosis -- hardening and narrowing of the arteries -- can be caused by fat build up that causes plaque deposits, and is one of the main causes of cardiovascular disease. Now a researcher has ... full story -
Brain Region Vulnerable to Aging Is Larger in Those With Longevity Gene Variant
Jan. 27, 2015 — People who carry a variant of a gene that is associated with longevity also have larger volumes in a front part of the brain involved in planning and decision-making, according to ... full story
- Fluorescent dyes 'light up' brain cancer cells
- Key discovery to preventing blindness, stroke devastation
- Treating Cerebral Malaria: New Molecular Target Identified
- Repeated head blows linked to smaller brain volume, slower processing speeds
- Walking on ice takes more than brains: 'Mini-brain' in spinal cord aids in balance
- Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
- Study on dopamine neurons could instruct research into mobility and neurological disorders
- Brain circuit that controls compulsive overeating and sugar addiction discovered
- New deep-brain imaging reveals separate functions for nearly identical neurons
- Obesity, diabetes symptoms in mice improved by reversing brain inflammation
- Novel eye-tracking technology detects concussions, head injury severity
- Does getting 'expensive' drug affect how much patient benefits?
- Why upper motor neurons degenerate in ALS
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- Novel compound switches off epilepsy development
- New biological evidence reveals link between brain inflammation and major depression
- Psychopathic violent offenders’ brains can’t understand punishment
- Low-frequency deep brain stimulation improves difficult-to-treat Parkinson's symptoms
- That's using your head: Brain regulates fat metabolism, potentially stopping disease
- Brain region vulnerable to aging is larger in those with longevity gene variant
- Some traumatic brain injury treatments are ineffective, research finds
- Neuroscience researchers believe in quitting smoking gradually
- New theoretical framework for future studies of resilience
- Intracranial stimulation proved efficient in the recovery of learning and memory in rats
- MRIs link impaired brain activity to inability to regulate emotions in autism
- Drug candidates can block pathway associated with cell death in Parkinson's disease
- Study of former NFL players reveals specifics of concussive brain damage
- Brain white matter changes seen in children who experience neglect
- Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play
- Cochlear implant users can hear, feel the beat in music
- Sounds of silence: Brain activity analysis informs researchers on how vocalization works
- In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity
- Testosterone helps bind antidepressants in brain
- Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girls
- Lucid dreams and metacognition: Awareness of thinking; awareness of dreaming
- Why all-nighters don't work: How sleep, memory go hand-in-hand
- New brain pathway offers hope for treating hypogylcemia
- The brain's electrical alphabet: Timing, rate underlie neural information, study shows
- Scientists map brains of the blind to solve mysteries of human brain specialization
- New 'systems genetics' study identifies possible target for epilepsy treatment
- Treatment restores sociability in autism mouse model
- Estrogen-producing neurons influence aggression in both sexes
- Brain secrets unlocked by international imaging effort
- Major discovery on spinal injury reveals unknown immune response
- Fine motor skills for robotic hands
- Sleeping on stomach may increase risk of sudden death in epilepsy
- Neuroscientists lead global consortium to crack brain's genetic code
- Blood vessels in older brains break down, possibly leading to Alzheimer's
- Editing the brain: How new epigenetic tools could rewrite our understanding of memory and more
- On the ups and downs of the seemingly idle brain
- Men and women process emotions differently
- Hunger hormone in infancy may link to lifelong obesity risk
- Portable stimulator being tested on Parkinson's patients
- How the brain recognizes danger: New discovery
- How does the brain adapt to the restoration of eyesight?
- Sleep difficulties in adolescents can predict alcohol, drug problems
- Pre-sleep drinking disrupts sleep
- What causes brain problems after traumatic brain injury? Studies have a surprising answer
- Could our brain instruct our bodies to burn more fat?
- Good things come to those who wait?
- No more neuronal gibberish: How 100 billion nerve cells produce a clear thought or an action
- Extra-short nanowires best for brain
- Imaging test for autism spectrum disorder under development
- Depression, behavioral changes may precede memory loss in Alzheimer's
- Combat veterans' brains reveal hidden damage from IED blasts
- A paradox revealed: Cues associated with infant abuse may help reduce stress in the adult brain
- Blood test for brain injury may not be feasible afterall
- Blocking hormone could eliminate stress-induced infertility
- Development of psychosis: Gray matter loss and the inflamed brain
- People prefer fair, but does the brain?
- Research shows promise for reducing risk of breast cancer spreading to brain
- People watching: Different brain pathways responsible for person, movement recognition
- Experience of pain relies on multiple brain pathways, not just one
- First evidence of neuroinflammation in brains of chronic pain patients
- New research on what the nose 'knows' reveals an unexpected simplicity
- Possible new target for treating brain inflammation found
- Curcumin's ability to fight Alzheimer's studied
- Do viruses make us smarter?
- Drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease boosts radiation effectiveness in melanoma laboratory models with brain metastasis
- Brain protein aids influenza recovery, scientists find
- The brain thinks, the spinal cord implements: Research team identifies important control mechanisms for walking
- Study identifies two genes that boost risk for post-traumatic stress disorder
- From the lab to your digital device, quantum dots have made quantum leaps
- Neuroprosthetics for paralysis: Biocompatible, flexible implant slips into the spinal cord
- Rihanna's music eases kids' pain after surgery
- Practice really does make perfect
- Facial motion activates a dedicated network within the brain
- Could gut microbes help treat brain disorders? Mounting research tightens their connection with the brain
- Huntington's disease: Therapeutic potential of triheptanoin confirmed
- New recommendations for return to activity after concussion in military personnel
- Synthetic oil drug may bring promise for Huntington’s disease
- Mind-body connection not a one-way street
- Tracking subtle brain mutations, systematically
- Brain imaging may help predict future behavior
- Physical recovery in critically ill patients can predict remission of anxiety, PTSD symptoms
- Genetics in depression: What's known, what's next
- Too much gas, too little food appear major factors in injury, disease-related memory loss
- Networks of the brain reflect the individual gender identity
- Smile to remember a smile: Facial expression used to help recall emotion
- Two brain regions join forces for absolute pitch
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