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Neurological Disorders
Neurological Disorders: This diseases usually include complications of the brain, spine and the nerves that connect them. There are many diseases involcd with the nervous system, such as brain tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and strokes.
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MAY 19, 2015Neuroscience
Once neurons die or become damaged, they typically cannot be reproduced by the body. This is why aging is the greatest r ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 15, 2015Neuroscience
Consider the insurance salesman. She or he must overcome the preference in most people for immediate positive reinforcem ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 13, 2015Neuroscience
While the consequences of brain damage can be dire, one kind of language loss may not necessarily affect another. Specif ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 12, 2015Neuroscience
A new study conducted by Dr. Jonas F. Ludvigsson of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and published in JAMA ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 29, 2015Neuroscience
Some experiences get seared into memory so completely that we never forget them. Think survival-level events, or the ext ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 28, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Johns Hopkins have found that neurons are not risk-averse, if fact, they use minor "DNA surgeries" to to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 27, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Every time you make a memory, somewhere in your brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electroch ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 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 14, 2015Neuroscience
Two types of touch information - the feel of an object and the position of an animal's limb - have long been thought to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
By directly recording electrical activity from the human brain, neuroscientists at the Stanford University School of Med ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 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 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 03, 2015Neuroscience
The war on PTSD, Gulf War Illness, and other illnesses suffered by veterans just got a boost from an unexpected source-l ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Complex brain disorders, such as autism or schizophrenia, still puzzle scientists because their causes lie hidden in ear ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 26, 2015Neuroscience
Findings by a research team at the University of California, have brought up a very interesting question: Could a pill m ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 20, 2015Neuroscience
A research team at UC San Francisco has discovered an RNA molecule called Pnky that can be manipulated to increase the p ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 20, 2015Neuroscience
Biogen Idec Inc, Cambridge, Mass, says aducanumab, its new Alzheimer's drug under development shows signs of slowing the ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 19, 2015Neuroscience
Bill Murray, he of the notoriously spontaneous behavior that usually delights, was asked at the premier of the film St. ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 18, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 18, 2015Neuroscience
The Holy Grail in any progressive disease is to find it early enough to start effective treatment before irreversible da ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 13, 2015Cancer
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
MAY 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Once neurons die or become damaged, they typically cannot be reproduced by the body. This is why aging is the greatest r
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 15, 2015
Neuroscience
Consider the insurance salesman. She or he must overcome the preference in most people for immediate positive reinforcem
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 13, 2015
Neuroscience
While the consequences of brain damage can be dire, one kind of language loss may not necessarily affect another. Specif
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 12, 2015
Neuroscience
A new study conducted by Dr. Jonas F. Ludvigsson of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and published in JAMA
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 29, 2015
Neuroscience
Some experiences get seared into memory so completely that we never forget them. Think survival-level events, or the ext
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 28, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Johns Hopkins have found that neurons are not risk-averse, if fact, they use minor "DNA surgeries" to to
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 27, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Every time you make a memory, somewhere in your brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electroch
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
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 14, 2015
Neuroscience
Two types of touch information - the feel of an object and the position of an animal's limb - have long been thought to
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
By directly recording electrical activity from the human brain, neuroscientists at the Stanford University School of Med
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
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 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 03, 2015
Neuroscience
The war on PTSD, Gulf War Illness, and other illnesses suffered by veterans just got a boost from an unexpected source-l
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 01, 2015
Neuroscience
Complex brain disorders, such as autism or schizophrenia, still puzzle scientists because their causes lie hidden in ear
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 26, 2015
Neuroscience
Findings by a research team at the University of California, have brought up a very interesting question: Could a pill m
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 20, 2015
Neuroscience
A research team at UC San Francisco has discovered an RNA molecule called Pnky that can be manipulated to increase the p
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 20, 2015
Neuroscience
Biogen Idec Inc, Cambridge, Mass, says aducanumab, its new Alzheimer's drug under development shows signs of slowing the
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Bill Murray, he of the notoriously spontaneous behavior that usually delights, was asked at the premier of the film St.
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 18, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 18, 2015
Neuroscience
The Holy Grail in any progressive disease is to find it early enough to start effective treatment before irreversible da
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 13, 2015
Cancer
Scientists are eager to make use of stem cells' extraordinary power to transform into nearly any kind of cell, but that
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider