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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.

Cocaine relapse is reduced in preclinical model with BDNF administration

Cocaine relapse was significantly reduced in a preclinical model when brain-derived neurotropic factor was applied to the nucleus accumbens deep in the brain immediately before cocaine-seeking behavior, report investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina in an article published online in June 2018 by Addiction Biology.

3 Aug 2018

Study finds impaired ability in older adults to recognize an error when they've made one

The older you get, the less apt you may be to recognize that you've made an error. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers devised a simple, computerized test to gauge how readily young adults and older adults realize when they've made a mistake.

3 Aug 2018

Researchers develop new technique to decode motor intention of humans from EEG

A collaborative study by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology has developed a new technique to decode motor intention of humans from Electroencephalography.

3 Aug 2018

EMA grants orphan designation to selumetinib for treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1

AstraZeneca and Merck, known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan designation to selumetinib, a MEK 1/2 inhibitor, for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).

3 Aug 2018

Monash researchers identify new mechanism used by Henipaviruses in infection

Henipaviruses are among the deadliest viruses known to man and have no effective treatments. The viruses include Hendra, lethal to humans and horses, and the Nipah virus, a serious threat in East and Southeast Asia.

3 Aug 2018

Researchers study locusts to understand the mysteries of smell

Understanding how a sensory input becomes an experience -- how molecules released by a blooming flower, for instance, become the internal experience of smelling a rose -- has for millennia been a central question of philosophy.

3 Aug 2018

New review explores key issues in the booming medical device industry

Wearable devices are increasingly bought to track and measure health and sports performance: from the number of steps walked each day to a person's metabolic efficiency, from the quality of brain function to the quantity of oxygen inhaled while asleep.

3 Aug 2018

Map of billion brain cell connections sheds light on how memories are formed and recalled

Scientists have created an elaborate map of more than a billion brain cell connections, helping to shed light on how memories are formed and recalled.

3 Aug 2018

New nuclear medicine test could improve care of patients with type 1 diabetes

Researchers have discovered a new nuclear medicine test that could improve care of patients with type 1 diabetes. The new positron emission tomography imaging method could measure beta-cell mass, which would greatly enhance the ability to monitor and guide diabetes therapies.

3 Aug 2018

Study identifies brain-based dimensions of mental health disorders using machine learning

A new study using machine learning has identified brain-based dimensions of mental health disorders, an advance towards much-needed biomarkers to more accurately diagnose and treat patients.

2 Aug 2018

Scientists map regulatory landscape of mouse genome at single-cell resolution

Scientists have completed a major effort to map the regulatory landscape of the mouse genome at a single-cell resolution.

2 Aug 2018

Red meat - which to choose and how much to eat?

Nutrition advisers agree about red meat being rich sources of iron, zinc, omega 3 fatty acids, vitamins especially B12 and suggest that these are good for the health of heart as well as the brain.

2 Aug 2018

Simple pH imbalance could be a root of Alzheimer’s disease, mouse study shows

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found new evidence in lab-grown mouse brain cells, called astrocytes, that one root of Alzheimer's disease may be a simple imbalance in acid-alkaline - or pH - chemistry inside endosomes, the nutrient and chemical cargo shuttles in cells.

2 Aug 2018

BrainScope receives second consecutive nomination for 2018 Prix Galien USA Awards

BrainScope today announced its second consecutive nomination for the 2018 Annual Prix Galien USA Awards for "Best Medical Technology" product.

2 Aug 2018

Mice study shows mother's dengue immunity protects unborn from ZIKA infection

Dengue and Zika viruses are closely related and carried by mosquitos. In infested subtropical and tropical areas, dengue transmission often precedes Zika virus infection, suggesting that women who previously acquired dengue immunity may be bitten by ZIKV-carrying mosquitoes during pregnancy.

2 Aug 2018

Nanostructured sensor system offers active monitoring of brain aneurysm treatment

Implantation of a stent-like flow diverter can offer one option for less invasive treatment of brain aneurysms – bulges in blood vessels – but the procedure requires frequent monitoring while the vessels heal.

2 Aug 2018

Folic acid may prevent language delays in children of mothers with epilepsy

Women who take epilepsy drugs while they are pregnant may have a lower risk of having a child with delays in language skills if they take folic acid supplements before and early in pregnancy, according to a study published in the August 1, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Aug 2018