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Movement Disorders
Movement Disorders: are neurological conditions that affect the speed, fluency, quality, and ease of movement. Abnormal fluency or speed of movement (called dyskinesia) may involve excessive or involuntary movement (hyperkinesia) or slowed or absent voluntary movement (hypokinesia)
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SEP 08, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Millions of people worldwide are affected by Parkinson's disease, which can cause movement disorders like tremor.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2025Drug Discovery & Development
An ultra-thin spinal implant that delivers gentle electric currents has restored movement and touch sensation in rats fo ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 17, 2024Neuroscience
robotic deep brain stimulation, deep brain stimulation, paralysis, pediatricsWritten By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Once thought of as a condition caused solely by external factors like injuries, infections, or oxygen deprivation ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Autism is thought to affect about one of every 36 American children. New research has shown that it may be possible to d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2024Technology
Can smartphones apps be used to monitor a user’s mental health? This is what a recently submitted study scheduled ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 22, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory disease that affects nerves. It is thought to be an autoimmune disorder ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2023Neuroscience
Inhibiting an enzyme called USP30 in mice protects dopamine-producing neurons, which are typically lost as Parkinson' ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When people are exposed to dangerous, frightening, or shocking events, feeling afraid is normal. After trauma occurs, pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
If the spinal cord in a mouse or human suffers damage, temporary paralysis occurs until the damage is healed, and motor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2023Neuroscience
Huntington's disease is a genetic neurodegenerative disorder that affects both motor and cognitive function and ...Written By: Greta AnneAUG 18, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Since 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge https://www.als.org/IBC has inspired more than 17 million people to raise $115 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
The earliest symptoms of Parkinson's disease can be very subtle, and the disease can progress slowly, making it diff ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2023Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects millions of people worldwide, presenting a significant challenge for healthcare ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJUN 05, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
There is now a blood test that can diagnose a rare neurometabolic condition known as Glut1 deficiency syndrome, or De Vi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers enabled a paralyzed man to walk again via an implantable, wireless brain-spine interface. The corresponding ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 19, 2023Neuroscience
Newly discovered areas of the motor cortex will re-write researchWritten By: Amielle MorenoAPR 10, 2023Neuroscience
We now know two sides of the BNST; deactivation of this region doesn't just alleviate anti-social tendencies but allows ...Written By: Amielle MorenoAPR 08, 2023Health & Medicine
Researchers believe that the process in our brain that allows us to see visual distinctions happen differently in the br ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 28, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. It ...Written By: Greta AnneMAR 08, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Over 2 million people around the world live above 4,500 meters, and compared to people who live at sea level they have f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
People with bipolar disorder (BD) have alternating episodes of depression and mania, in which they are abnormally irrita ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2023Neuroscience
For those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), norepinephrine and serotonin levels remain high during the rapid e ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 23, 2023Immunology
Several reports have detailed new ways to treat multiple sclerosis, a disorder in which the immune system attacks the my ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Millions of people worldwide are affected by Parkinson's disease, which can cause movement disorders like tremor.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2025
Drug Discovery & Development
An ultra-thin spinal implant that delivers gentle electric currents has restored movement and touch sensation in rats fo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 17, 2024
Neuroscience
robotic deep brain stimulation, deep brain stimulation, paralysis, pediatrics
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Once thought of as a condition caused solely by external factors like injuries, infections, or oxygen deprivation
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Autism is thought to affect about one of every 36 American children. New research has shown that it may be possible to d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2024
Technology
Can smartphones apps be used to monitor a user’s mental health? This is what a recently submitted study scheduled
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 22, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory disease that affects nerves. It is thought to be an autoimmune disorder
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2023
Neuroscience
Inhibiting an enzyme called USP30 in mice protects dopamine-producing neurons, which are typically lost as Parkinson'
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When people are exposed to dangerous, frightening, or shocking events, feeling afraid is normal. After trauma occurs, pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
If the spinal cord in a mouse or human suffers damage, temporary paralysis occurs until the damage is healed, and motor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2023
Neuroscience
Huntington's disease is a genetic neurodegenerative disorder that affects both motor and cognitive function and
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
AUG 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Since 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge https://www.als.org/IBC has inspired more than 17 million people to raise $115
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The earliest symptoms of Parkinson's disease can be very subtle, and the disease can progress slowly, making it diff
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2023
Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects millions of people worldwide, presenting a significant challenge for healthcare
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUN 05, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
There is now a blood test that can diagnose a rare neurometabolic condition known as Glut1 deficiency syndrome, or De Vi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers enabled a paralyzed man to walk again via an implantable, wireless brain-spine interface. The corresponding
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 19, 2023
Neuroscience
Newly discovered areas of the motor cortex will re-write research
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
APR 10, 2023
Neuroscience
We now know two sides of the BNST; deactivation of this region doesn't just alleviate anti-social tendencies but allows
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
APR 08, 2023
Health & Medicine
Researchers believe that the process in our brain that allows us to see visual distinctions happen differently in the br
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 28, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. It
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 08, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over 2 million people around the world live above 4,500 meters, and compared to people who live at sea level they have f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
People with bipolar disorder (BD) have alternating episodes of depression and mania, in which they are abnormally irrita
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2023
Neuroscience
For those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), norepinephrine and serotonin levels remain high during the rapid e
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 23, 2023
Immunology
Several reports have detailed new ways to treat multiple sclerosis, a disorder in which the immune system attacks the my
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch