Excessive Iron Concentrations Lead to Neurodegenerative Dementias

Excessive Iron Concentrations Lead to Neurodegenerative Dementias

These conditions include Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Wireless Neural Routers Created in the US

Wireless Neural Routers Created in the US

The tools can be implanted in the brains of small animals

Role of Brain's Glia Cells Finally Revealed

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

Pill Against Stress May Soon Become Available

As always, mice held the key to identifying the new therapeutic approach

Neural Transplants Can Address Brain Diseases

Neural Transplants Can Address Brain Diseases

Numerous severe conditions could be treated this way

Fighting Obesity with Brain Cells

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

MIT Team Replicates Neural Plasticity

The advancement paves the way for creating an artificial brain

Excessive Numbers of Neurons Found in Autistic Brain

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

Potential Cell-Replacement Therapy for Parkinson's Developed

The approach proved to be highly-successful in treating mice

Neural Implants Could Treat Epilepsy and Chronic Pain

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

MIT Experts Can Grow Synapses in the Lab

Fixing neural connections could help address numerous disorders

Estrogen Regulation Linked to Obesity

Estrogen Regulation Linked to Obesity

Researchers develop new avenue of research in fighting the condition

New Prosthetics Relay Sensations to the Brain

New Prosthetics Relay Sensations to the Brain

The devices could help those who are paralyzed or have no limbs

Newly-Found Factor Helps the Brain Deal with Stress

Newly-Found Factor Helps the Brain Deal with Stress

Researchers in the United Kingdom make an important discovery

How the Brain Responds to Viewing Human Faces

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

New Target for Dementia Treatments Discovered

American researchers take this field of science a step further

Genetic 'GPS System' Can Track Brain Cells

Genetic 'GPS System' Can Track Brain Cells

The advanced tracking mechanism was created at the CSHL

 
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