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Aging chimps show Alzheimer’s like brain changes – new research shows

In a study published yesterday in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, researchers have reported that aged chimpanzees may show similar if not identical brain changes as persons with early Alzheimer's disease. Chimpanzees are the closes linked animals with humans and these findings may help understand the mechanism of development of Alzheimer’s disease believe researchers.

2 Aug 2017

Scientists discover ways to increase efficiency in neurofeedback training paradigm

Researchers from the HSE Centre for Cognition & Decision Making and the Control of Complex Systems Laboratory (Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences) have conducted a series of experiments to uncover what a person actually controls when they are tasked with independently affecting the activity of their own brain.

29 Jul 2017

Research findings may provide path to new faster-acting antidepressants

Some activity patterns in the brain can be dangerous, producing persistent dark moods that drain people's motivation, pleasure, and hope.

28 Jul 2017

Hunger-controlling brain cells offer potential targets for new drugs to treat obesity

Is the solution to the obesity epidemic all in our heads? A study by researchers at The Rockefeller University suggests that it might be.

28 Jul 2017

Scientists develop new surgical method to reconnect sensory neurons with spinal cord after injury

Scientists in the UK and Sweden previously developed a new surgical technique to reconnect sensory neurons to the spinal cord after traumatic spinal injuries.

28 Jul 2017

Stem cells in the brain found to influence aging in mice

A study conducted by a team of researchers led by Dongsheng Cai at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, finds that injecting extra stem cells into the hypothalamus in the brain of mice slows down the aging process.

27 Jul 2017

Research suggests novel approach for encouraging regeneration in mouse retina

Cells within an injured mouse eye can be coaxed into regenerating neurons and those new neurons appear to integrate themselves into the eye's circuitry, new research shows.

27 Jul 2017

Scientists receive $4.75 million grant for traumatic brain injury research

With a new $4.75 million grant from the Office of Naval Research, a team of scientists aims to develop new insights into how traumatic injuries form in the brain and develop new helmet technologies to help prevent them.

26 Jul 2017

Stem cells in the brain found to regulate aging

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that stem cells in the brain's hypothalamus govern how fast aging occurs in the body.

26 Jul 2017

Scientists discover new way to observe brain changes caused by Parkinson's disease

Scientists at the University of Florida have discovered a new method of observing the brain changes caused by Parkinson's disease, which destroys neurons important for movement.

26 Jul 2017

Illumina and Bio‑Rad introduce first next-generation sequencing solution for single-cell analysis

Illumina, Inc. and Bio‑Rad Laboratories, Inc. today announced the launch of the Illumina Bio-Rad Single-Cell Sequencing Solution at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, San Francisco.

26 Jul 2017

MRI techniques can help spot, track cognitive impairment in professional fighters

Images of the brain's gray and white matter obtained with multiple MRI techniques can help identify and track cognitive impairment in active professional fighters, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

25 Jul 2017

CUMC researchers capture first snapshot of key brain receptor in action

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have captured the first three-dimensional snapshots of the AMPA-subtype glutamate receptor in action. The receptor, which regulates most electrical signaling in the brain, is involved in several important brain activities, including memory and learning.

24 Jul 2017

New eye test could help identify people with ASD

A new study out in European Journal of Neuroscience could herald a new tool that helps physicians identify a sub-group of people with Autism spectrum disorders

24 Jul 2017

LMU neurobiologists present new theory for origin of grid cells

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich neurobiologists present a new theory for the origin of the grid cells required for spatial orientation in the mammalian brain, which assigns a vital role to the timing of trains of signals they receive from neurons called place cells.

21 Jul 2017

New study links unhealthy diet during pregnancy to mental health disorders in offspring

A high-fat diet not only creates health problems for expectant mothers, but new research in an animal model suggests it alters the development of the brain and endocrine system of their offspring and has a long-term impact on offspring behavior.

21 Jul 2017

Wayne State researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to better understand rare genetic disorders

A team of Wayne State University researchers recently received a $1.9 million grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health to better understand leukodystrophies (LD) and genetic Leukoencephalopathies (gLE), rare genetic disorders affecting the white matter -- myelin -- in the central nervous system.

21 Jul 2017

Neuroscientists identify combined sensory map for temperature and humidity in fruit fly brain

Northwestern University neuroscientists now can visualize how fruit flies sense and process humidity and temperature together through a "sensory map" within their brains, according to new research.

21 Jul 2017

Researchers identify striking contrasts in how groups of neurons function during decision making

By training mice to perform a sound identification task in a virtual reality maze, researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have identified striking contrasts in how groups of neurons in different cortex regions of the brain function during decision making.

19 Jul 2017

Lunatic fringe gene plays role in regulating fate of neural stem cells

The discovery that the brain can generate new cells - about 700 new neurons each day - has triggered investigations to uncover how this process is regulated.

19 Jul 2017

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Aging chimps show Alzheimer’s like brain changes – new research shows

Scientists discover ways to increase efficiency in neurofeedback training paradigm

Research findings may provide path to new faster-acting antidepressants

Hunger-controlling brain cells offer potential targets for new drugs to treat obesity

Scientists develop new surgical method to reconnect sensory neurons with spinal cord after injury

Stem cells in the brain found to influence aging in mice

Research suggests novel approach for encouraging regeneration in mouse retina

Scientists receive $4.75 million grant for traumatic brain injury research

Stem cells in the brain found to regulate aging

Scientists discover new way to observe brain changes caused by Parkinson's disease

Illumina and Bio‑Rad introduce first next-generation sequencing solution for single-cell analysis

MRI techniques can help spot, track cognitive impairment in professional fighters

CUMC researchers capture first snapshot of key brain receptor in action

New eye test could help identify people with ASD

LMU neurobiologists present new theory for origin of grid cells

New study links unhealthy diet during pregnancy to mental health disorders in offspring

Wayne State researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to better understand rare genetic disorders

Neuroscientists identify combined sensory map for temperature and humidity in fruit fly brain

Researchers identify striking contrasts in how groups of neurons function during decision making

Lunatic fringe gene plays role in regulating fate of neural stem cells

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