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Virtual reality provides new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories

Virtual reality is helping neuroscientists at the University of California, Davis, get new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories in context.

27 Jan 2018

CMSC's educational conference provides up-to-date information on multiple sclerosis

The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), the leading member-driven North American organization dedicated to improving and advancing the standards of healthcare and clinical research for those living with MS, announces that registration is open for its 32nd Annual Meeting.

25 Jan 2018

Research findings may have broad implications for neurorehabilitation of amputees

When a person loses a hand, nerves that control sensation and movement are severed. This trauma deprives sensory and movement areas of the brain of stimulation, causing them to reorganize their functions.

24 Jan 2018

Discovery may advance stem cell therapies, gene-targeting treatments for neurological diseases

New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute is among the first to describe how an mRNA modification impacts the life of neural stem cells.

24 Jan 2018

New study to use social media for exploring blunt use among African-American young adults

The use of blunts--tobacco cigar shells filled with marijuana--has increased steadily since they first became popular in the 1990s, especially among young adults.

23 Jan 2018

Curcumin could provide meaningful cognitive benefits, study suggests

Lovers of Indian food, give yourselves a second helping: Daily consumption of a certain form of curcumin -- the substance that gives Indian curry its bright color -- improved memory and mood in people with mild, age-related memory loss, according to the results of a study conducted by UCLA researchers.

23 Jan 2018

Researchers seek to understand effect of very low birth weight on the brain

Children born with very low birth weights are at an increased risk of cognitive, emotional and behavioral problems throughout their lives.

22 Jan 2018

Enzyme discovery provides new horizon of therapeutic opportunities across disease spectrum

Doctors have long treated heart attacks, improved asthma symptoms, and cured impotence by increasing levels of a single molecule in the body: nitric oxide.

19 Jan 2018

Prebiotics could enhance the learning and memory skills of infants

This news article describes a recent study which showed that learning and memory skills could be enhanced by adding prebiotics to piglet feed.

19 Jan 2018

Study suggests movement as accurate method to diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders

A new study led by researchers at Indiana University and Rutgers University provides the strongest evidence yet that nearly imperceptible changes in how people move can be used to diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism.

18 Jan 2018

Maximize resolution in deep imaging for neuroscience research with Olympus TruResolution objectives

Two new Olympus TruResolution objectives for multiphoton laser scanning microscopes deliver an industry-first automatic spherical aberration compensation function that also compensates for Z-shifts when operating the correction collar. This function automatically finds the best collar setting based on measured image contrast for clear, bright imaging.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 18 Jan 2018

Kessler Foundation wins $735,000 grant for training rehabilitation researchers

Guang Yue, PhD, director of Human Performance and Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, has been awarded a $735,000 grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.

18 Jan 2018

Study identifies new target for treatment of depression

According to the World Health Organization more than three hundred million people worldwide are affected by major depressive disorder. Unfortunately, the antidepressants commonly used to treat them only work for 50% of the population.

18 Jan 2018

Study shows high-salt diet causes dementia in mice

A high-salt diet reduces resting blood flow to the brain and causes dementia in mice, according to a new study by scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine.

17 Jan 2018

Study reveals negative long-term effects of heavy cannabis use on brain function and behavior

Young people with cannabis dependence have altered brain function that may be the source of emotional disturbances and increased psychosis risk that are associated with cannabis abuse, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

16 Jan 2018

The Salk Institute and Indivumed collaborate for cutting-edge cancer research

The Salk Institute, which hosts a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center and Indivumed GmbH, a world leading cancer research company today announce a multi-year strategic alliance to secure, preserve and analyze human cancer tissue and annotated clinical data from consenting patients around the world, enabling the most cutting-edge basic and translational research in cancer.

16 Jan 2018

Neuroscience News and Research

Virtual reality provides new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories

CMSC's educational conference provides up-to-date information on multiple sclerosis

Research findings may have broad implications for neurorehabilitation of amputees

Discovery may advance stem cell therapies, gene-targeting treatments for neurological diseases

New study to use social media for exploring blunt use among African-American young adults

Curcumin could provide meaningful cognitive benefits, study suggests

Researchers seek to understand effect of very low birth weight on the brain

Enzyme discovery provides new horizon of therapeutic opportunities across disease spectrum

Prebiotics could enhance the learning and memory skills of infants

Study suggests movement as accurate method to diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders

Maximize resolution in deep imaging for neuroscience research with Olympus TruResolution objectives

Kessler Foundation wins $735,000 grant for training rehabilitation researchers

Study identifies new target for treatment of depression

Study shows high-salt diet causes dementia in mice

Study reveals negative long-term effects of heavy cannabis use on brain function and behavior

The Salk Institute and Indivumed collaborate for cutting-edge cancer research

Preterm babies likely to experience delays in auditory brain development, study reveals

Jotting down tasks may ease falling asleep, study says

Caltech researchers develop new method to see neural connections in living flies

Researchers use novel PET tracer to assess myelin damage in mouse models of MS

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