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Brain Diseases
Brain Diseases: is a broad term for any brain disease that alters brain function or structure. The top three most common brain diseases are - Epilepsy, ALS, and Parkinson's Disease.
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MAY 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Neuroscience
While it's a famous slogan and not meant to be taken verbatim, in neuroscience, it's often true that "Image ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 24, 2018Immunology
There might be a link between Tuberculosis (TB) and Parkinson’s according to a study published in The EMBO Journal ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia can be a debilitating disease, and for many years, researchers have been trying to understand more about w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2018Microbiology
Strep throat is caused by a common bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. That bacterium can also cause flesh-eating d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Neuroscience
When researchers are looking for participants in studies, announcements are made in trade publications and local news. W ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the mechanisms that underlie aberrant protein buildup in neurodegeneration.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2018Immunology
A detailed investigation into the epigenome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients revealed unexpected similarities betwe ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 17, 2018Neuroscience
The study of memory in humans and how the brain converts information to short-term and long-term memories is a frequent ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 16, 2018Neuroscience
The most reliable indicator of Alzheimer's risk is the presence of the APOE gene. However new research shows that it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A research study published in Cell Reports explains that a new drug was seen to reduce symptoms of Rett Syndrome in prec ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A drug known as Gilenya (fingolimod), which was first approved in 2010 for the treatment of Multiple Sclero ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 10, 2018Neuroscience
Dementia, whether from Alzheimer's disease or other causes, is a difficult diagnosis for patients and families. Ther ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 09, 2018Health & Medicine
Rheumatoid arthritis is a crippling disease which progresses and can result in total disability. In a recent study by a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 09, 2018Neuroscience
Despite thousands of research studies and millions of dollars dedicated to clinical trials, a drug to treat Alzheimer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 07, 2018Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2018Videos
Ataxia is a degenerative neurological disease that affects movement. It happens in the part of the brain called the cere ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 03, 2018Neuroscience
Brain training, whether with puzzles and mental exercises or video games and apps is an area of neuroscience research th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer which is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 02, 2018Videos
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system estimated to affect 2.5 million people worldwide. In ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 02, 2018Health & Medicine
MRI scans can look deep into the brain using powerful magnets to see brain anatomy and structure. Different types of MRI ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 02, 2018Neuroscience
It's been established by several research studies that playing American football can cause head trauma and lead to d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2018Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 01, 2018Neuroscience
It's been called both a crisis and an epidemic and health professionals do not throw those terms around casually. Th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Neuroscience
While it's a famous slogan and not meant to be taken verbatim, in neuroscience, it's often true that "Image
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2018
Immunology
There might be a link between Tuberculosis (TB) and Parkinson’s according to a study published in The EMBO Journal
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia can be a debilitating disease, and for many years, researchers have been trying to understand more about w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2018
Microbiology
Strep throat is caused by a common bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. That bacterium can also cause flesh-eating d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Neuroscience
When researchers are looking for participants in studies, announcements are made in trade publications and local news. W
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the mechanisms that underlie aberrant protein buildup in neurodegeneration.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2018
Immunology
A detailed investigation into the epigenome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients revealed unexpected similarities betwe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 17, 2018
Neuroscience
The study of memory in humans and how the brain converts information to short-term and long-term memories is a frequent
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 16, 2018
Neuroscience
The most reliable indicator of Alzheimer's risk is the presence of the APOE gene. However new research shows that it
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A research study published in Cell Reports explains that a new drug was seen to reduce symptoms of Rett Syndrome in prec
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug known as Gilenya (fingolimod), which was first approved in 2010 for the treatment of Multiple Sclero
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 10, 2018
Neuroscience
Dementia, whether from Alzheimer's disease or other causes, is a difficult diagnosis for patients and families. Ther
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
Rheumatoid arthritis is a crippling disease which progresses and can result in total disability. In a recent study by a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 09, 2018
Neuroscience
Despite thousands of research studies and millions of dollars dedicated to clinical trials, a drug to treat Alzheimer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 07, 2018
Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2018
Videos
Ataxia is a degenerative neurological disease that affects movement. It happens in the part of the brain called the cere
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Brain training, whether with puzzles and mental exercises or video games and apps is an area of neuroscience research th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer which is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 02, 2018
Videos
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system estimated to affect 2.5 million people worldwide. In
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
MRI scans can look deep into the brain using powerful magnets to see brain anatomy and structure. Different types of MRI
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 02, 2018
Neuroscience
It's been established by several research studies that playing American football can cause head trauma and lead to d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 01, 2018
Neuroscience
It's been called both a crisis and an epidemic and health professionals do not throw those terms around casually. Th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim