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New smartphone app helps anorexic patients to normalize their eating rate

Swedish scientists say that eating disorders should be considered just that - eating disorders, rather than mental disorders. The proof, they say, is in the eating.

13 Jun 2019

Norovirus structures could help develop therapeutics to fight food-borne illness

Noroviruses are a leading cause of food-borne illness outbreaks, accounting for 58% of all outbreaks and cause 685 million cases worldwide each year. There is no effective therapeutic against them. Having knowledge of the intricate structure of the outer layer of noroviruses, the capsid, which allows the virus to attach to its human host, could help in vaccine development.

13 Jun 2019

Apolipoproten E appears to be new potential druggable target for Alzheimer's

Apolipoproten E is a major genetic risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease, yet the protein tends to be understudied as a potential druggable target for the mind-robbing neurodegenerative disease.

13 Jun 2019

Ultra-fast new technology to detect bacteria

A new detection method which can identify the presence of bacteria within a minute, while distinguishing healthy from non-viable bacteria, could save many lives and a lot of money. Scientists at the University of Warwick reported this technology, based on alterations in electrical signaling in bacteria in response to external electrical stimulation.

13 Jun 2019

Brain activation patterns may help identify people at risk for developing bipolar spectrum disorder

Patterns of brain activation during reward anticipation may help identify people most at risk for developing bipolar spectrum disorders, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by Elsevier.

12 Jun 2019

Women have better memories of events than men

Memories of events, episodic memory, is better amongst women compared to men, researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found in a new overview published in the scientific journal Psychological Bulletin.

12 Jun 2019

Study reveals how electrical stimulation reorganizes the brain

Recordings of neural activity during therapeutic stimulation can be used to predict subsequent changes in brain connectivity, according to a study of epilepsy patients published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 11 Jun 2019

URMC biotech start-up receives funding to develop cell-based therapies for neurological disorders

Oscine Therapeutics, a new biotechnology company based on discoveries made and developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received a significant multi-year investment to support both research and development of cell-based therapies for neurological disorders.

11 Jun 2019

Discovery may lead to the development of early warning system for seizures

A new study has found a pattern of molecules that appear in the blood before a seizure happens. This discovery may lead to the development of an early warning system, which would enable people with epilepsy to know when they are at risk of having a seizure.

10 Jun 2019

NIH awards $23 million grant to study the diseases affecting people with HIV

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a seven-year, $23 million grant to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System to study HIV and the chronic illnesses that often accompany HIV infection, including cardiovascular and lung disease, diabetes, and cancer.

8 Jun 2019

Neuroscientists use novel technology-based tools to predict schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that affects about 1% of the population,is a leading cause of functional disability in the United States.

7 Jun 2019

New curricular approach educates undergraduate nursing students in geriatric care

Florida is still in dire need of more nurses and is among the top states in the nation experiencing a shortage.

7 Jun 2019

HBP scientists argue why brain simulations are indispensable for neuroscience

Simulations of large-scale networks of neurons are a key element in the European Human Brain Project. In a new perspective article scientists from the HBP argue why such simulations are indispensable for bridging the scales between the neuron and system levels in the brain.

6 Jun 2019

Chemical changes in the brain may be associated with unexplained motor symptoms

A new study finds that people who have movement problems, symptoms that cannot be explained by an underlying disease, may have chemical changes in specific areas of the brain.

6 Jun 2019

Home-based exercise program reduces subsequent falls in high-risk seniors

An in-home exercise program reduced subsequent falls in high-risk seniors by 36 per cent, according the results of a 12-month clinical trial published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

4 Jun 2019

Diabetes drug reduces anxiety-like behaviors in mice

The antidiabetic medication metformin reduces anxiety-like behaviors in male mice by increasing serotonin availability in the brain, according to a study published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 4 Jun 2019

Study identifies brain hemorrhage patients most likely to have treatable underlying condition

When blood vessels in the brain rupture, or hemorrhage, and cause a stroke, large areas of the brain can be permanently damaged. Depending on the cause, some brain hemorrhages may hide underlying lesions that can be treated with surgery, embolization, radiation, or other treatments.

4 Jun 2019

Simple speech-to-touch sensory substitution device can improve hearing

A novel study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience provides the first evidence that a simple and inexpensive non-invasive speech-to-touch sensory substitution device has the potential to improve hearing in hearing-impaired cochlear implant patients, as well as individuals with normal hearing, to better discern speech in various situations like learning a second language or trying to deal with the "cocktail party effect."

4 Jun 2019

Study offers strong evidence that certain region of the brain plays key role in memory recall

A study by UCLA psychologists provides strong evidence that a certain region of the brain plays a critical role in memory recall.

3 Jun 2019

Researcher develops new computational statistical methodologies to deal with diffusion-MRI data

In her doctoral thesis at University of Jyväskylä, M.Sc. Jia Liu has developed and implemented a series of new computational statistical methodologies to deal with diffusion-MRI data.

3 Jun 2019

Neuroscience News and Research

New smartphone app helps anorexic patients to normalize their eating rate

Norovirus structures could help develop therapeutics to fight food-borne illness

Apolipoproten E appears to be new potential druggable target for Alzheimer's

Ultra-fast new technology to detect bacteria

Brain activation patterns may help identify people at risk for developing bipolar spectrum disorder

Women have better memories of events than men

Study reveals how electrical stimulation reorganizes the brain

URMC biotech start-up receives funding to develop cell-based therapies for neurological disorders

Discovery may lead to the development of early warning system for seizures

NIH awards $23 million grant to study the diseases affecting people with HIV

Neuroscientists use novel technology-based tools to predict schizophrenia

New curricular approach educates undergraduate nursing students in geriatric care

HBP scientists argue why brain simulations are indispensable for neuroscience

Chemical changes in the brain may be associated with unexplained motor symptoms

Home-based exercise program reduces subsequent falls in high-risk seniors

Diabetes drug reduces anxiety-like behaviors in mice

Study identifies brain hemorrhage patients most likely to have treatable underlying condition

Simple speech-to-touch sensory substitution device can improve hearing

Study offers strong evidence that certain region of the brain plays key role in memory recall

Researcher develops new computational statistical methodologies to deal with diffusion-MRI data

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