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Fight for Sight awards new grants for 13 vital eye research projects

Fight for Sight, the leading eye research charity, has awarded grants totaling over £180,000 for thirteen vital research projects in partnership with nine different organizations.

2 Feb 2018

Fentanyl may put users at risk of amnesia, WVU report reveals

A case report by a West Virginia University neuropsychologist suggests a new reason fentanyl- alone, or in combination with stimulants- may put substance users at risk, whether they take it knowingly or not. It may cause amnesia.

31 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

Study shows link between epilepsy and structural differences in grey matter

Research carried out by researchers at RCSI in partnership with UCL and the Keck School of Medicine of USC has revealed an association between epilepsy and the thickness and volume differences in the grey matter of several brain regions. The research is published today in Brain.

24 Jan 2018

Cognitive training holds potential to strengthen the aging brain

Relentless cognitive decline as we age is worrisome, and it is widely thought to be an unavoidable negative aspect of normal aging. Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas, however, say their research could provide new hope for extending our brain function as we age.

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

Epilepsy associated with volume and thickness differences in brain matter

Epilepsy is associated with thickness and volume differences in the grey matter of several brain regions, according to new research led by UCL and the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

22 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

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

Preterm babies born early in the third trimester of pregnancy are likely to experience delays in the development of the auditory cortex, a brain region essential to hearing and understanding sound, a new study reveals.

15 Jan 2018

Kessler Foundation researcher receives grant for study on emotional processing intervention in MS

Helen Genova, PhD, Assistant Director of Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation, has been awarded a $44,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

10 Jan 2018

Study: Most patients with unknown spinal cord inflammation have alternative, specific diagnosis

A study by Mayo Clinic researchers found that most patients with suspected spinal cord inflammation of unknown cause have an alternative, specific diagnosis.

10 Jan 2018

Researchers discover novel genes responsible for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have identified several new genes responsible for Alzheimer's disease (AD) including those leading to functional and structural changes in the brain and elevated levels of AD proteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

3 Jan 2018

Kessler Foundation wins second Hearst fellowship for cognitive rehabilitation research

Kessler Foundation has been awarded a second two-year $150,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations to support a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in cognitive rehabilitation research.

27 Dec 2017

Second edition of Open Accelerator program unveils winning Life Science start-ups

Zcube today announces the winners of the second edition of its Open Accelerator program aimed at Life Science start-ups and entirely supported by the Italian company: Zambon.

22 Dec 2017

Walking more than 4,000 steps a day can improve attention, mental skills in older adults

Walking more than 4,000 steps a day can improve attention and mental skills in adults ages 60 and older, according to UCLA research published December 12 in a preprint edition of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

19 Dec 2017

Mature cells also play role in initiating cancer, study suggests

Rapidly dividing, yet aberrant stem cells are a major source of cancer. But a new study suggests that mature cells also play a key role in initiating cancer - a finding that could upend the way scientists think about the origin of the disease.

18 Dec 2017

Kaiser Permanente delivers clot-busting drugs to stroke patients more than twice as fast as national rates

Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California are delivering clot-busting medication to new stroke patients more than twice as fast as the national average. This follows the regionwide adoption of an integrated telemedicine program, according to new research published Dec. 15 in the journal Stroke.

15 Dec 2017

Researchers use new approach to identify casual mechanisms in depression

People with major depressive disorder have alterations in the activity and connectivity of brain systems underlying reward and memory, according to a new study by the University of Warwick.

12 Dec 2017

NIH expected to award up to $70 million to launch Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium

The National Institutes of Health is expected to award up to $70 million over five years to three physician-scientists to launch the Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium, which will create a network of 35 Alzheimer's disease trial sites across the country with the goal of finding new ways to treat or prevent Alzheimer's.

11 Dec 2017

Rice scientists develop method to identify patients at high risk of continued seizures before surgery

Surgery to remove a part of the brain to give relief to patients with epilepsy doesn't always result in complete seizure relief, but statisticians at Rice University have developed a method for integrating neuroimaging scans to identify patients at high risk of continued seizures before the surgery takes place.