Neuroscience
- Major Vascular Anomalies In Brains Of People With Huntington's Disease
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An international study has identified significant vascular changes in the brains of people with Huntington's disease. This breakthrough, the details of which are published in the most recent issue of Annals of Neurology, will have significant implica ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 20 2015 - 8:47am
- Paternal Sperm May Hold Clues To Autism
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In a small study, Johns Hopkins researchers found that DNA from the sperm of men whose children had early signs of autism shows distinct patterns of regulatory tags that could contribute to the condition. Autism spectrum disorder (autism) affects one in ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2015 - 8:30am
- Half Of Cardiac Arrest Patients Then Suffer Cognitive Problems
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Half of all patients who survive a cardiac arrest experience problems with cognitive functions such as memory and attention, according to new research from Lund University. A control group comprising heart attack patients had largely the same level of prob ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 19 2015 - 9:32am
- New Guidelines For How To Treat A First Seizure
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Following a first seizure, physicians should discuss with patients whether it is appropriate to prescribe medication to reduce risk of another seizure, according to new guidelines released at the latest American Academy of Neurology meeting. ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 26 2015 - 12:00pm
- Babies Feel Pain 'Like Adults', Finds MRI Study
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The brains of babies 'light up' like adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, according to a small brain imaging study, and that suggests babies experience pain much like adults. The study looked at 10 healthy infants aged between one a ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 8:00am
- Some Neurons Outsource Their Cell Body
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Nerve cells come in very different shapes and a new paper reveals why, in insects, the cell body is usually located at the end of a separate extension. Nerve cells follow a functional design: They receive input signals over more or less ramified cell bran ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 22 2015 - 2:18pm
- The Depression Serotonin Link Is A Myth
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The widely held belief that depression is due to low levels of serotonin in the brain and that raising those levels is an effective treatment is invalid, according to David Healy, Professor of Psychiatry at the Hergest psychiatric unit in North Wales. Inst ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2015 - 6:23pm
- How The Brain Translates Sound
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When people hear the sound of footsteps or the drilling of a woodpecker, the rhythmic structure of the sounds is striking, says Michael Wehr, a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, and even when the temporal structure of a sound is less ob ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 8:45am
- The Brain's Source Of Power
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Neurons are more independent than previously believed- a finding which has implications for a range of neurological disorders and how nerve cells in the brain generate the energy needed to function. The brain requires a tremendous amount of energy to do ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 8:28am
- Neurons Rewrite Their DNA On The Go
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Scientists have discovered that neurons use minor "DNA surgeries" to toggle their activity levels all day, every day, and since these activity levels are important in learning, memory and brain disorders, it could shed light on a range of import ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 5:09pm
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