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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Experimental treatment offers hope to restore cells damaged in Parkinson's disease

A pioneering clinical trials program that delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain offers hope that it may be possible to restore the cells damaged in Parkinson's disease.

27 Feb 2019

Study makes breakthrough in identifying cause of severe child speech impediment

An international study led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has made a breakthrough in identifying a potential cause of the most severe child speech impediment - apraxia.

27 Feb 2019

Non-invasive technique to accurately study activity in deepest part of the brain

The subcortical areas of the brain, situated in its deepest reaches, remain a mystery. Scientists are aware of the critical role they play in motor, emotional and associative activity but do not know precisely how they work.

27 Feb 2019

Pioneering trial offers hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease

In a pioneering new clinical trial, researchers have succeeded in delivering a cell-restoring drug directly to the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease.

27 Feb 2019

Review shows reciprocal relationship between obesity and prefrontal cortex activity

In a review published February 26 in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, researchers explore the age-old chicken-or-the-egg conundrum but this time looking at whether obesity reduces self-control or if reduced self-control leads to obesity.

27 Feb 2019

Scientists develop tool to screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Scientists at the University of Southern California, Queen's University and Duke University have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder quickly and affordably, making it accessible to more children in remote locations worldwide.

27 Feb 2019

Existing drug for rare kidney disease could benefit patients with mitochondrial disorders

New preclinical findings from extensive cell and animal studies suggest that a drug already used for a rare kidney disease could benefit patients with some mitochondrial disorders--complex conditions with severe energy deficiency for which no proven effective treatments exist.

27 Feb 2019

Study provides new understanding of how the nose adapts to smells

Our noses may be able to adapt themselves to tell the brain, as efficiently as possible, about the most typical smells in our environment, suggests new research published in eLife.

27 Feb 2019

Researchers describe neural mechanisms responsible for local search in hungry worms

Perpetually hungry, worms are strategic when it comes to searching for food. The microscopic roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans, is known to spend up to 20 minutes seeking out snacks in its immediate surroundings before endeavoring to look elsewhere.

27 Feb 2019

New study shows that people with dyslexia have structural dysfunction in subcortical region

Developmental dyslexia is one of the most widespread learning disabilities. Different therapeutic approaches and learning strategies are used to tackle the reading and writing difficulties associated with dyslexia, but to-date it is impossible to cure dyslexia.

27 Feb 2019

Prof. Marjan appointed as Chair for Polypharmacy and Health Services Research at Goethe University

Marjan van den Akker worked at the Maastricht University and is an internationally recognized expert in the field of multimorbidity and polypharmacy.

26 Feb 2019

Ongoing evolution in application of AI within healthcare and radiology

Artificial intelligence applications in the fields of informatics, machine learning and personalized medicine have been revolutionizing medicine and radiology. For example, we already use image interpretation to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages.

26 Feb 2019

Pioneering clinical trials offers hope to restore damaged cells in Parkinson's disease

The three-part multimillion-pound GDNF study was funded by Parkinson's UK with support from The Cure Parkinson's Trust and in association with the North Bristol NHS Trust.

26 Feb 2019

Brain response to mom's voice found to be greatly diminished in children with autism

For most children, the sound of their mother's voice triggers brain activity patterns distinct from those triggered by an unfamiliar voice. But the unique brain response to mom's voice is greatly diminished in children with autism, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.

26 Feb 2019

Study shows connection between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring ADHD

The higher the cotinine levels were in the mother's blood during pregnancy, the greater was the child's risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder later in life, showed an epidemiological study conducted by the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland.

26 Feb 2019

$Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease$

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Experimental treatment offers hope to restore cells damaged in Parkinson's disease

Study makes breakthrough in identifying cause of severe child speech impediment

Non-invasive technique to accurately study activity in deepest part of the brain

Pioneering trial offers hope for patients with Parkinson’s disease

Review shows reciprocal relationship between obesity and prefrontal cortex activity

Scientists develop tool to screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Existing drug for rare kidney disease could benefit patients with mitochondrial disorders

Study provides new understanding of how the nose adapts to smells

Researchers describe neural mechanisms responsible for local search in hungry worms

New study shows that people with dyslexia have structural dysfunction in subcortical region

Prof. Marjan appointed as Chair for Polypharmacy and Health Services Research at Goethe University

Ongoing evolution in application of AI within healthcare and radiology

Pioneering clinical trials offers hope to restore damaged cells in Parkinson's disease

Brain response to mom's voice found to be greatly diminished in children with autism

Study shows connection between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring ADHD

Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease

Philips unveils unique mixed reality concept developed jointly with Microsoft at MWC Barcelona

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