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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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APR 17, 2015Neuroscience
Learning, it is widely believed, is based on changes in the connections between nerve cells. Knowing which nerve cells a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease and two key risk factors for cardiovascular dis ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Many studies indicate two or fewer alcoholic beverages a day may be good for men's hearts. But a new paper suggests dang ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
New research might bring a frown to even the most heavily botoxed faces, with scientists finding how some of the potent ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Neuroscience
The brain gets bigger with physical exercise, according to two recent studies.
If borne out in later work, th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Neuroscience
SENIOR VOLUNTEERS WARD OFF BRAIN ‘SHRINKAGE'
The memory center in the brains of seniors who volunteered in pu ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Greed got you down? Don't fret--growing evidence of how the brain is wired for relationality and prosocial behavior was ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 10, 2015Cancer
Biologists at MIT and the Whitehead Institute have discovered a vulnerability of brain cancer cells that could be exploi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Neuroscience
Given five chances rolling a pair of dice, would you opt for an easy $10 for each roll (for $50 in hand), or take the ri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 09, 2015Videos
Researchers have found an abnormal protein associated with Alzheimer's disease in the brains of 20-year-olds.Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 08, 2015Neuroscience
Indiana University researchers have found that broken communication in a specific part of the brain plays a role in the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 08, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers continue to uncover positive and possibly life-changing effects from mind-body interventions such as yoga an ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 08, 2015Neuroscience
A color-coded flat map of 1,923 rat cortical association macroconnections ("Architecture of the cerebral cortical associ ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 07, 2015Neuroscience
A University of Victoria neuroscientist has discovered that a cancer drug may improve recovery rates for diabetic patien ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 06, 2015Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing ge ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Genetic studies in humans, zebrafish and mice have revealed how two different types of genetic variations team up to cau ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 02, 2015Neuroscience
John Rodakis' son was prescribed a 10-day course of amoxicillin, one of the most frequently used antibiotics in the US, ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 02, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have identified a unique pattern of immune molecules ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Memory and as well as connections between brain cells were restored in mice with a model of Alzheimer's given an experim ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles have been looking into the effects of air pollution. While it sh ...Written By: Robert Woodard
APR 17, 2015
Neuroscience
Learning, it is widely believed, is based on changes in the connections between nerve cells. Knowing which nerve cells a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease and two key risk factors for cardiovascular dis
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Many studies indicate two or fewer alcoholic beverages a day may be good for men's hearts. But a new paper suggests dang
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
New research might bring a frown to even the most heavily botoxed faces, with scientists finding how some of the potent
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 16, 2015
Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 15, 2015
Neuroscience
The brain gets bigger with physical exercise, according to two recent studies.
If borne out in later work, th ...
If borne out in later work, th ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 15, 2015
Neuroscience
SENIOR VOLUNTEERS WARD OFF BRAIN ‘SHRINKAGE'
The memory center in the brains of seniors who volunteered in pu ...
The memory center in the brains of seniors who volunteered in pu ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
Greed got you down? Don't fret--growing evidence of how the brain is wired for relationality and prosocial behavior was
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 10, 2015
Cancer
Biologists at MIT and the Whitehead Institute have discovered a vulnerability of brain cancer cells that could be exploi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 10, 2015
Neuroscience
Given five chances rolling a pair of dice, would you opt for an easy $10 for each roll (for $50 in hand), or take the ri
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 09, 2015
Videos
Researchers have found an abnormal protein associated with Alzheimer's disease in the brains of 20-year-olds.
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Indiana University researchers have found that broken communication in a specific part of the brain plays a role in the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers continue to uncover positive and possibly life-changing effects from mind-body interventions such as yoga an
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 08, 2015
Neuroscience
A color-coded flat map of 1,923 rat cortical association macroconnections ("Architecture of the cerebral cortical associ
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 07, 2015
Neuroscience
A University of Victoria neuroscientist has discovered that a cancer drug may improve recovery rates for diabetic patien
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 06, 2015
Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing ge
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic studies in humans, zebrafish and mice have revealed how two different types of genetic variations team up to cau
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 02, 2015
Neuroscience
John Rodakis' son was prescribed a 10-day course of amoxicillin, one of the most frequently used antibiotics in the US,
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 02, 2015
Neuroscience
Scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have identified a unique pattern of immune molecules
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 01, 2015
Neuroscience
Memory and as well as connections between brain cells were restored in mice with a model of Alzheimer's given an experim
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles have been looking into the effects of air pollution. While it sh
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard