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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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AUG 09, 2017Neuroscience
Surgeons very often have music playing in the operating room. Whether it's piped in or from a CD player nearby, musi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an organelle in nerve cells that will have implications for disease research.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2017Neuroscience
Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often isolated socially because of the impairme ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 31, 2017Immunology
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a condition usually associated with the nervous system, appears to have a connection to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A compound that is very similar to an investigational drug enabled researchers to learn more about a rare disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2017Videos
In this video, several cell types can be seen in motion. Movement is common among cells, with different cells moving for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2017Videos
Restless leg syndrome, known as RLS in the medical world, is a real condition, and it's more than just feeling jittery i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has indicated that statins do not protect against Parkinson's disease and could actually accelerate the onset o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For a 22-year-old man in China, feeling perpetually constipated was a way of life. Neither he nor his family thought the ...JUN 15, 2017Neuroscience
While there are many neurodegenerative diseases that can devastate patients and families, Huntington’s disease rem ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America thinks the disease is more common than thought. New work has revealed more a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2017Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are terms that are used interchangeably to refer to a range of symptoms, disor ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 24, 2017Neuroscience
In schools all across the country, fidget spinners are a hot commodity. Proponents of the trendy new toys say they ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 02, 2017Neuroscience
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) is a rare brain disorder and can be devastating to families. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2017Genetics & Genomics
The first low-cost, easy-to-use optogenetics hardware platform will let biologists who have little or no training in eng ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2017Videos
This video from Nature discusses the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Learn about what happens ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found that a common ingredient in many junk foods may be directly contributing to osteoarthritic joint degen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2017Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is the subject of a lot of research in the neuroscience field. It’s common in the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 11, 2017Neuroscience
Neuromodulation. Isn’t that a pretty cool word? Sounds like something Marvin Martian would say, but it’s no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the ...MAR 16, 2017Neuroscience
Most everyone is familiar with acronym ADHD. It stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It’s characte ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 08, 2017Microbiology
There’s more news on the gut microbiome - researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Park ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 07, 2017Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders of the brain. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 09, 2017
Neuroscience
Surgeons very often have music playing in the operating room. Whether it's piped in or from a CD player nearby, musi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an organelle in nerve cells that will have implications for disease research.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2017
Neuroscience
Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are often isolated socially because of the impairme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 31, 2017
Immunology
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a condition usually associated with the nervous system, appears to have a connection to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A compound that is very similar to an investigational drug enabled researchers to learn more about a rare disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2017
Videos
In this video, several cell types can be seen in motion. Movement is common among cells, with different cells moving for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2017
Videos
Restless leg syndrome, known as RLS in the medical world, is a real condition, and it's more than just feeling jittery i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has indicated that statins do not protect against Parkinson's disease and could actually accelerate the onset o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For a 22-year-old man in China, feeling perpetually constipated was a way of life. Neither he nor his family thought the
...
JUN 15, 2017
Neuroscience
While there are many neurodegenerative diseases that can devastate patients and families, Huntington’s disease rem
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America thinks the disease is more common than thought. New work has revealed more a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2017
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are terms that are used interchangeably to refer to a range of symptoms, disor
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2017
Neuroscience
In schools all across the country, fidget spinners are a hot commodity. Proponents of the trendy new toys say they
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 02, 2017
Neuroscience
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) is a rare brain disorder and can be devastating to families.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
The first low-cost, easy-to-use optogenetics hardware platform will let biologists who have little or no training in eng
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2017
Videos
This video from Nature discusses the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Learn about what happens
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found that a common ingredient in many junk foods may be directly contributing to osteoarthritic joint degen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2017
Neuroscience
Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is the subject of a lot of research in the neuroscience field. It’s common in the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 11, 2017
Neuroscience
Neuromodulation. Isn’t that a pretty cool word? Sounds like something Marvin Martian would say, but it’s no
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the
...
MAR 16, 2017
Neuroscience
Most everyone is familiar with acronym ADHD. It stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It’s characte
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 08, 2017
Microbiology
There’s more news on the gut microbiome - researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Park
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 07, 2017
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders of the brain.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim