- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 31st, 2012
Excessive Iron Concentrations Lead to Neurodegenerative Dementias
These conditions include Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 23rd, 2012
Wireless Neural Routers Created in the US
The tools can be implanted in the brains of small animals
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 30th, 2011
Role of Brain's Glia Cells Finally Revealed
Scientists say the nerve cells are important for cognitive functions
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2011
Pill Against Stress May Soon Become Available
As always, mice held the key to identifying the new therapeutic approach
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 29th, 2011
Neural Transplants Can Address Brain Diseases
Numerous severe conditions could be treated this way
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 25th, 2011
Fighting Obesity with Brain Cells
And not even in the sense of eating smartly, of course
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 15th, 2011
MIT Team Replicates Neural Plasticity
The advancement paves the way for creating an artificial brain
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 12th, 2011
Excessive Numbers of Neurons Found in Autistic Brain
Only an increase in a specific type of neurons underlies the link
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 7th, 2011
Potential Cell-Replacement Therapy for Parkinson's Developed
The approach proved to be highly-successful in treating mice
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 27th, 2011
Neural Implants Could Treat Epilepsy and Chronic Pain
New generations of such implants now feature fewer side-effects
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 26th, 2011
MIT Experts Can Grow Synapses in the Lab
Fixing neural connections could help address numerous disorders
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 22nd, 2011
Estrogen Regulation Linked to Obesity
Researchers develop new avenue of research in fighting the condition
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 6th, 2011
New Prosthetics Relay Sensations to the Brain
The devices could help those who are paralyzed or have no limbs
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 4th, 2011
Newly-Found Factor Helps the Brain Deal with Stress
Researchers in the United Kingdom make an important discovery
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 30th, 2011
How the Brain Responds to Viewing Human Faces
Researchers analyzed the brains of neurosurgical patients
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 26th, 2011
New Target for Dementia Treatments Discovered
American researchers take this field of science a step further
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 22nd, 2011
Genetic 'GPS System' Can Track Brain Cells
The advanced tracking mechanism was created at the CSHL