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The brain declines later than previously thought, research shows

Recent research from University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) shows that our brain declines later than previously thought. Instead of after our 25th year of life, it happens when we are between the ages of 30 and 40.

21 Mar 2023

AAN selects UC San Francisco neurologist to receive 2023 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award

Jon Kleen, MD, PhD, UC San Francisco neurologist, epileptologist and neuroscientist, has been chosen by the American Academy of Neurology to receive its 2023 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award. He is being honored for his outstanding contributions in clinical research and leadership in the treatment of epilepsy.

21 Mar 2023

Einstein and Montefiore receive $30 million NIH grant to advance translational science and health equity

Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have received a seven-year, $30 million grant from the National Institutes of Healthto continue support for the Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Einstein and Montefiore.

21 Mar 2023

Playing tackle football at an early age increases risk for brain decline later

The degenerative brain disease known as CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, has become a specter haunting football.

20 Mar 2023

Research shows the role of PCYT2-mediated lipid synthesis in vertebrate muscle health

Muscle degeneration, the most prevalent cause of frailty in hereditary diseases and aging, could be caused by a deficiency in one key enzyme in a lipid biosynthesis pathway.

20 Mar 2023

UK Government names two leaders to spearhead new Dementia Mission

The UK Government has named two leaders in dementia research to spearhead the ambitious national Mission to tackle dementia, which was launched in memory of the late Dame Barbara Windsor.

20 Mar 2023

Computational analysis of large genetic datasets reveals rare disease etiologies

Using a new computational approach they developed to analyze large genetic datasets from rare disease cohorts, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues have discovered previously unknown genetic causes of three rare conditions: primary lymphedema (characterized by tissue swelling), thoracic aortic aneurysm disease, and congenital deafness.

17 Mar 2023

How the science of happiness is helping student mental health

We spoke to Professor Bruce Hood, Professor of Developmental Psychology and Society at the University of Bristol, about his course The Science of Happiness and beyond.

17 Mar 2023

Preterm infants do not get used to repeated pain, study finds

Preterm infants do not get used to repeated pain in the way that full-term infants, children and adults do habituate to pain, finds a study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

16 Mar 2023

Multivariate brain-wide associated studies can be replicable with substantially smaller sample sizes

Since the development of functional magnetic resonance imaging in the 1990s, the reliance on neuroimaging has skyrocketed as researchers investigate how fMRI data from the brain at rest, and anatomical brain structure itself, can be used to predict individual traits, such as depression, cognitive decline, and brain disorders.

16 Mar 2023

MS relapse risk not likely to increase after fertility treatments, study finds

There's good news for those with multiple sclerosis (MS). A new study has found that female participants were no more likely to have a flare-up of the disease after receiving fertility treatments than they were before their treatments.

16 Mar 2023

Combining AI and neuroscience to detect and predict neurological disorders

Researchers review the relationship between artificial intelligence and neuroscience.

15 Mar 2023

Malfunctioning of novel regulatory brain mechanism may be an early contributor of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers from Drexel University have uncovered a novel regulatory mechanism in the brain that is essential for making the right kinds of proteins that promote healthy brain function, and its malfunctioning may be an early contributor of the development of Alzheimer's disease.

15 Mar 2023

Neuroscience News and Research

The brain declines later than previously thought, research shows

AAN selects UC San Francisco neurologist to receive 2023 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award

Einstein and Montefiore receive $30 million NIH grant to advance translational science and health equity

Playing tackle football at an early age increases risk for brain decline later

Research shows the role of PCYT2-mediated lipid synthesis in vertebrate muscle health

UK Government names two leaders to spearhead new Dementia Mission

Computational analysis of large genetic datasets reveals rare disease etiologies

How the science of happiness is helping student mental health

Preterm infants do not get used to repeated pain, study finds

Multivariate brain-wide associated studies can be replicable with substantially smaller sample sizes

MS relapse risk not likely to increase after fertility treatments, study finds

Combining AI and neuroscience to detect and predict neurological disorders

Malfunctioning of novel regulatory brain mechanism may be an early contributor of Alzheimer's disease

Newly identified small molecule may help treat people with drug-resistant epilepsy

Financial disruption during the pandemic adversely influenced children's mental health, shows study

Sufficient sleep could improve the body's response to vaccination

Schizophrenia risk conferred by rare damaging genetic variants is conserved across ethnicities

New insight into the possible ASD-cardiometabolic diseases link

Astrocytes play a key role in motor learning

UK HealthCare provides a symphony of support for doctoral student after rare stroke

eBook: Advancing neurodegenerative research with iPSC-derived microglia models eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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