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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.

Heavy cigarette smoking could damage vision, say researchers

New research suggests that smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day may damage a person’s vision and disrupt their ability to see colors.

20 Feb 2019

Chronic Wasting Disease may soon spread to humans, warns CDC

Experts are warning that the consumption of deer meat infected with CWD may lead to the disease spreading to humans within the next few years.

20 Feb 2019

New optimization method rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer treatment

With their ability to treat a wide a variety of diseases, spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) are poised to revolutionize medicine. But before these digitally designed nanostructures can reach their full potential, researchers need to optimize their various components.

20 Feb 2019

Neuroscientists reveal that simple brain region can guide complex feats of mental activity

The organization and layout of dendrites is particularly intriguing in the somatosensory cerebral cortex. Like a many-tiered cake, it contains six distinctive layers. Each layer looks a little different.

20 Feb 2019

'No Second Chances' report calls for new measures to combat cardiovascular disease in Australia

A new report, 'No Second Chances', developed by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and sponsored by Bayer, will be launched at Parliament House today, revealing that prevention of secondary heart attacks and strokes is critical to combating Australia's number one killer - cardiovascular disease.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers engineer stem cell with ‘suicide genes’ to induce cell death in all but beta cells

Researchers have been advancing methods to generate insulin-producing beta cells from pluripotent stem cells for the clinical treatment of type 1 diabetes.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers uncover biochemical pathway that may help identify drugs to treat Alzheimer's

Researchers have uncovered an enzyme and a biochemical pathway they believe may lead to the identification of drugs that could inhibit the production of beta-amyloid protein, the toxic initiator of Alzheimer's disease.

20 Feb 2019

Novel preclinical model mimics persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm infants

Research-clinicians at Children's National Health System have created a novel preclinical model that mimics the persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm human infants, identifying interneuron subtypes that could become future therapeutic targets to prevent or lessen neurodevelopmental risks, the team reports Jan. 31, 2019, in eNeuro.

20 Feb 2019

Study reveals insights into how the brain learns new locomotor patterns

Imagine that while walking on a treadmill at the gym, it suddenly splits in two - one side moving faster than the other. Would you be able to adapt to this change and come up with a new way of walking, or would you stagger and stumble as your legs falter about, completely out of sync?

20 Feb 2019

Study suggests new treatment strategy for deadly brain cancer

In a study of mice and human brain tumors researchers at the University of the Michigan, Ann Arbor, searched for new treatments by exploring the reasons why some patients with gliomas live remarkably longer than others.

19 Feb 2019

Using computer model to visualize brain's internal valuation system

Shopping in a supermarket can sometimes be an agony of choice. So many foods to choose from! And yet, we don't take hours to decide what we like to eat. Most of the time, we make decisions for or against certain products quickly and without much deliberation.

19 Feb 2019

Researchers capture altered brain activity patterns of Parkinson's in mice

The tell-tale tremors of Parkinson's disease emerge from abnormal activity in a brain region crucial for voluntary movement.

19 Feb 2019

Autistic children with co-occurring ADHD have greater adaptive behavior impairments

A pair of new studies has provided new insight into the challenges faced by children on the autism spectrum who exhibit symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

19 Feb 2019

Researchers create new map of the brain's own immune system

A team of researchers under the direction of the Medical Center - University of Freiburg has created an entirely new map of the brain's own immune system in humans and mice.

19 Feb 2019

Brain imaging indicates potential success of drug therapy in depressive patients

Working with international partners, a MedUni Vienna research group has shown that imaging techniques carried out prior to treatment indicate the potential success of drug therapy in depressive patients.

19 Feb 2019

Research unravels neural mechanisms underlying illusions of complex-flow motion

A study of humans and monkeys published in JNeurosci has found the same subset of neurons encode actual and illusionary motion, although it takes the brain slightly longer to distinguish between the two.

From Society for Neuroscience 19 Feb 2019

Study shows how animals may remember and locate food sources

A subset of neurons in the hippocampus respond to both place and taste, according to research in male rats published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 19 Feb 2019

Harnessing the evolutionary games played by cancer cells to advance therapies

Despite rapid advances in targeted therapies for cancer, tumors commonly develop resistance to treatment. When resistance emerges, tumor cells continue to grow unchecked, despite all attempts to slow cancer progression.

19 Feb 2019

New map of infant brain may aid early diagnosis of autism

A new map of newborn babies' brains offers details of structure that will provide a new reference for researchers studying both typical brain development and neurological disorders.

18 Feb 2019

Bag-mask ventilation to help patients breathe during intubation prevents complications

Thousands of Americans die each year during a dangerous two-minute procedure to insert a breathing tube.

18 Feb 2019

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Heavy cigarette smoking could damage vision, say researchers

Chronic Wasting Disease may soon spread to humans, warns CDC

New optimization method rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer treatment

Neuroscientists reveal that simple brain region can guide complex feats of mental activity

'No Second Chances' report calls for new measures to combat cardiovascular disease in Australia

Researchers engineer stem cell with ‘suicide genes’ to induce cell death in all but beta cells

Researchers uncover biochemical pathway that may help identify drugs to treat Alzheimer's

Novel preclinical model mimics persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm infants

Study reveals insights into how the brain learns new locomotor patterns

Study suggests new treatment strategy for deadly brain cancer

Using computer model to visualize brain's internal valuation system

Researchers capture altered brain activity patterns of Parkinson's in mice

Autistic children with co-occurring ADHD have greater adaptive behavior impairments

Researchers create new map of the brain's own immune system

Brain imaging indicates potential success of drug therapy in depressive patients

Research unravels neural mechanisms underlying illusions of complex-flow motion

Study shows how animals may remember and locate food sources

Harnessing the evolutionary games played by cancer cells to advance therapies

New map of infant brain may aid early diagnosis of autism

Bag-mask ventilation to help patients breathe during intubation prevents complications

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