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Message transfer between mammal neurons regulated by 'clamp'

A fundamental question in nerve biology brings to mind a race car at the starting line: The engine is revving, but the brake is on. The system is ready to go, but under tight control.

9 Sep 2019

Lilly launches new report highlighting challenges and opportunities of health care revolution

Eli Lilly and Company today calls on industry, academia and the NHS to do more to foster collaboration to ensure the UK maintains its global leadership position at the forefront of medicines research and discovery.

9 Sep 2019

Key plant enzyme could pave way for development of medications and other products

Plants can do many amazing things. Among their talents, they can manufacture compounds that help them repel pests, attract pollinators, cure infections and protect themselves from excess temperatures, drought and other hazards in the environment.

8 Sep 2019

Exposure to 9/11 WTC dust associated with increased risk of heart disease in NYC firefighters

A new study of New York City firefighters has found that exposure to 9/11 World Trade Center dust is associated with a significantly increased long-term risk of cardiovascular disease.

7 Sep 2019

Inhibitory inputs to neurons in the visual cortex are more diverse than previously thought

Neurons are complex, highly connected cells engaged with multiple networks throughout the brain, and they exhibit a wide range of activity.

6 Sep 2019

Apathy can be used as biomarker of Huntington's disease progression

Researchers from the brain cognition and plasticity group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute and the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Barcelona have led an innovative study that identifies modifications in the connectivity of cerebral white matter associated with the heterogeneous nature of apathy in Huntington's disease, making it possible to use this syndrome as a biomarker of disease progression.

6 Sep 2019

Lefthandedness genes change the way the brain develops

A new study has discovered four genes related to left-handedness, and the associated differences in the way the brain is organized. About a tenth of people are left-handed, making this a not uncommon trait. However, the new findings point to greater verbal fluency with this alternate version of the brain, compared to right-handedness.

6 Sep 2019

Zika virus damages the adult human brain and impairs memory in mouse model

Zika virus attracted worldwide attention in recent years due to the devastating consequences of infection for pregnant women and their fetuses, many of which were born with microcephaly and other severe neurological malformations.

5 Sep 2019

Higher levels of serotonin after a seizure linked to lower incidence of breathing problems

Could a chemical produced by the brain that regulates mood, sleep and breathing also be protective in people with epilepsy? New research has found that higher levels of serotonin in the blood after a seizure are linked to a lower incidence of seizure-related breathing problems called apneas, when a person temporarily stops breathing.

5 Sep 2019

Simple urine analysis can be used to quickly identify brain trauma and expedite treatment

A traumatic brain injury is often easily suspected and can be confirmed and treated if necessary following an injury using a blood analysis, but scientists are reporting that even one mild blast to the brain can cause very subtle but permanent damage as well.

5 Sep 2019

Facial emotion recognition deficits may contribute to social isolation in individuals with TBI

Kessler Foundation researchers have found a correlation between deficits in facial emotion recognition and poor community integration in individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

31 Aug 2019

Non-medical use of prescription amphetamines for ADHD linked to hospitalization, fatal outcomes

New findings on the serious adverse outcomes associated with non-medical use (NMU) of prescription amphetamines for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were recently published in the September 2019 issue of the Journal of Attention Disorders.

30 Aug 2019

Longer NFL careers and certain playing positions portend greater health risks

Longer NFL careers and certain playing positions appear to each spell greater long-term risk for serious cognitive problems such as confusion, memory deficits, depression and anxiety in former football players, according to a new report published Aug. 30 in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

30 Aug 2019

Neurogenesis plays an underappreciated role in the progression of Alzheimer's

Much of the research on the underlying causes of Alzheimer's disease focuses on amyloid beta (Aß), a protein that accumulates in the brain as the disease progresses.

30 Aug 2019

Psychopathy associated with robust alterations in expression of genes, study shows

The expression of many genes that have previously been associated with autism is abnormal also in violent psychopathy, a new study shows.

30 Aug 2019

Study findings raise new concerns about vulnerability of preterm brain to hypoxia

Nearly 15 million babies are born prematurely, or before 37 weeks of pregnancy, around the world each year. When born too early, a baby's immature respiratory center in the brain often fails to signal it to breathe, resulting in low oxygen levels, or hypoxia, in the brain.

29 Aug 2019

Neuroscience News and Research

Message transfer between mammal neurons regulated by 'clamp'

Lilly launches new report highlighting challenges and opportunities of health care revolution

Key plant enzyme could pave way for development of medications and other products

Exposure to 9/11 WTC dust associated with increased risk of heart disease in NYC firefighters

Inhibitory inputs to neurons in the visual cortex are more diverse than previously thought

Apathy can be used as biomarker of Huntington's disease progression

Lefthandedness genes change the way the brain develops

Zika virus damages the adult human brain and impairs memory in mouse model

Higher levels of serotonin after a seizure linked to lower incidence of breathing problems

Simple urine analysis can be used to quickly identify brain trauma and expedite treatment

Facial emotion recognition deficits may contribute to social isolation in individuals with TBI

Non-medical use of prescription amphetamines for ADHD linked to hospitalization, fatal outcomes

Longer NFL careers and certain playing positions portend greater health risks

Neurogenesis plays an underappreciated role in the progression of Alzheimer's

Psychopathy associated with robust alterations in expression of genes, study shows

Study findings raise new concerns about vulnerability of preterm brain to hypoxia

Researchers discover unique biological marker for rare autoimmune disease

The Kavli Foundation gifts $3 million to support neuroscience research at Salk

New drug shows promise to improve effects of psychological treatment for PTSD

Study investigates link between social cognition and fatigue, mood in multiple sclerosis

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