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Stuttering linked to changes in speech and language-based brain circuits

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have conducted the first study of its kind, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to look at brain regions in both adults and children who stutter.

23 Nov 2016

Research shows how paralyzed limbs can be controlled via implanted electrodes

Patients with spinal cord injuries might one day regain use of paralyzed arms and legs thanks to research that demonstrates how limbs can be controlled via a tiny array of implanted electrodes.

23 Nov 2016

ADD Program receives $19.5 million NIH contract to test drugs for treating epilepsy

The University of Utah College of Pharmacy's Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program has been awarded a five-year $19.5 million contract renewal with the National Institutes of Health to test drugs to treat epilepsy, and the major focus of the project is to address needs that affect millions of people worldwide -identify novel investigational compounds to prevent the development of epilepsy or to treat refractory, or drug-resistant, epilepsy.

23 Nov 2016

Einstein researcher receives $7.5 million NIH grant to study genetics of congenital heart disease

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Bernice Morrow, Ph.D., at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and collaborators at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia a five-year, $7.5 million grant to study the genetics of congenital heart abnormalities.

22 Nov 2016

BIDMC researchers discover neural circuitry that plays role in promoting satiety

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers have identified previously unknown neural circuitry that plays a role in promoting satiety, the feeling of having had enough to eat.

22 Nov 2016

Salk scientists discover key to amplification of ‘invader’ signals

When a receptor on the surface of a T cell -- a sentry of the human immune system -- senses a single particle from a harmful intruder, it immediately kicks the cell into action, launching a larger immune response. But exactly how the signal from a single receptor, among thousands on each T cell, can be amplified to affect a whole cell has puzzled immunologists for decades.

22 Nov 2016

Scientists identify naturally occurring molecule that plays protective role in ALS

Researchers at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have identified a naturally occurring molecule that has the potential for preserving sites of communication between nerves and muscles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and over the course of aging -- as well as a molecule that interferes with this helpful process.

18 Nov 2016

Study finds way to detect early signs of AD by looking at retina of patients' eyes

A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston offers important insight into how Alzheimer's disease begins within the brain.

18 Nov 2016

Face preferences change depending on environment, study finds

When their environments are tough, men prefer heavier women, according to new research by the University of St Andrews.

18 Nov 2016

BAG3 protein plays protective role by limiting reperfusion injury to the heart

The inability of cells to eliminate damaged proteins and organelles following the blockage of a coronary artery and its subsequent re-opening with angioplasty or medications - a sequence known as ischemia/reperfusion - often results in irreparable damage to the heart muscle.

17 Nov 2016

NYU Langone-led study to examine longer-term use of suppressive antiviral medication to reduce shingles

NYU Langone Medical Center will lead a five-year, 60-center clinical trial to evaluate new treatment protocols for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), a form of shingles that can seriously and permanently affect the eye.

17 Nov 2016

Exposure to allergens during pregnancy alters the brain makeup of fetuses and newborn rats

A new study in rats could begin to explain why allergies during pregnancy are linked to higher risks for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism in children.

17 Nov 2016

Children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis may have increased risk of developing epilepsy

A new study shows a link between mothers with rheumatoid arthritis and children with epilepsy.

16 Nov 2016

Young adults with ADHD may display unique physiological signs that could lead to accurate diagnosis

Young adults diagnosed with ADHD may display subtle physiological signs that could lead to a more precise diagnosis, according to Penn State researchers.

16 Nov 2016

How toxic is your stress?

The term “stress” originates not in our minds or bodies, but from physics. It is the internal forces generated in an object in response to an external load. In the 1950s, Hans Selye adopted the term to characterize how living organisms change...

16 Nov 2016

New discovery may lead to targeted therapy for migraines

A PhD student at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China is carrying out work that could have a significant impact on drugs developed to prevent and treat migraines.

16 Nov 2016

arivis AG launches new InViewR software for 3D and 4D visualization of microscope data

arivis AG will be hosting a special event for VIP guests to journey inside biological structures during an immersive virtual reality experience with the newest version of InViewR software.

16 Nov 2016

Eminent physician Kenneth Walker receives Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award

Grady Health System Assistant Chief of Internal Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine Professor H. Kenneth Walker, M.D., was awarded the prestigious Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA) Annual Meeting on Nov. 11.

16 Nov 2016

Research shows CRAC channel inhibitors decrease lesion size, brain hemorrhage, and neurological deficits in TBI model

Researchers from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and UCSF, and CalciMedica, Inc., are presenting a poster at the 46th annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego describing the use of calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel inhibitors in traumatic brain injury (TBI).

16 Nov 2016

Circular ‘Princess Leia’ oscillations help sleeping brain consolidate memories

Every night while you sleep, electrical waves of brain activity circle around each side of your brain, tracing a pattern that, were it on the surface of your head, might look like the twin hair buns of Star Wars' Princess Leia.

15 Nov 2016

Neuroscience News and Research

Stuttering linked to changes in speech and language-based brain circuits

Research shows how paralyzed limbs can be controlled via implanted electrodes

ADD Program receives $19.5 million NIH contract to test drugs for treating epilepsy

Einstein researcher receives $7.5 million NIH grant to study genetics of congenital heart disease

BIDMC researchers discover neural circuitry that plays role in promoting satiety

Salk scientists discover key to amplification of ‘invader’ signals

Scientists identify naturally occurring molecule that plays protective role in ALS

Study finds way to detect early signs of AD by looking at retina of patients' eyes

Face preferences change depending on environment, study finds

BAG3 protein plays protective role by limiting reperfusion injury to the heart

NYU Langone-led study to examine longer-term use of suppressive antiviral medication to reduce shingles

Exposure to allergens during pregnancy alters the brain makeup of fetuses and newborn rats

Children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis may have increased risk of developing epilepsy

Young adults with ADHD may display unique physiological signs that could lead to accurate diagnosis

How toxic is your stress?

New discovery may lead to targeted therapy for migraines

arivis AG launches new InViewR software for 3D and 4D visualization of microscope data

Eminent physician Kenneth Walker receives Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award

Research shows CRAC channel inhibitors decrease lesion size, brain hemorrhage, and neurological deficits in TBI model

Circular ‘Princess Leia’ oscillations help sleeping brain consolidate memories

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