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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Researchers identify mechanism behind structural birth defects in fetuses of mothers with diabetes

More than 3 million women of birthing age in the U.S. and 60 million in the world have diabetes - a disease that occurs when blood sugar is too high.

10 Sep 2021

Early androgens related to childhood gender nonconformity in boys

In laboratory animals, sex differences in behavior occur because different hormone levels produced by males and females influence patterns of gene expression in the developing brain.

9 Sep 2021

Duke surgeons perform first 'donation after circulatory death' pediatric heart transplant

Surgeons at Duke University Hospital successfully performed a "donation after circulatory death" (DCD) heart transplant in a pediatric patient, demonstrating the potential expansion of eligible donor hearts for children with heart failure.

9 Sep 2021

Duke/UNC awarded NIH funding to establish prestigious Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded funds from the National Institutes of Health to establish a prestigious Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), part of a federally-funded national network of similar centers.

9 Sep 2021

Salt tasting cells drive food foraging strategy in nematode worms

Neuroscientists have developed a computer model to explain how a nematode worm searches for food, revealing that single brain cells can both sense the environment and control a whole animal's foraging strategy.

9 Sep 2021

Measurement of brain function shows benefits of virtual reality in creative arts therapies

Virtual reality (VR) continues to expand its uses in medicine, specifically in treatments for psychological conditions like trauma, phobias and eating disorders. The technology is also emerging as a tool in creative arts therapies.

9 Sep 2021

People with Parkinson's may benefit from seven categories of compensation strategies

Various strategies can help people with Parkinson's who have difficulty walking, but a new study finds that many people have never heard of or tried these strategies.

9 Sep 2021

Daily marijuana use reaches an all-time high in 2020 among U.S. college students

Daily marijuana use increased in 2020 to an all-time high among U.S. college students over the past four decades, according to the University of Michigan’s annual national Monitoring the Future panel study.

8 Sep 2021

Infections during adolescence linked to increased risk of developing MS later in life

According to a new study, severe infections during adolescence may lead to an increased risk of contracting MS later in life. "We're talking mainly about brain and spinal cord infections, but also respiratory tract infections," says Scott Montgomery, professor at örebro University.

8 Sep 2021

German study finds lack of association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and neuroaxonal damage

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – is not associated with neuroaxonal damage, according to a new study from researchers in Germany.

8 Sep 2021

Study suggests hospitalized COVID-19 patients have elevated Alzheimer's-related biomarkers

Neurological symptoms have been widely reported in patients with COVID-19 and in those who have recovered from it. A new study led by Thomas Wisniewski of New York University Grossman School of Medicine, USA, finds that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to have elevated biomarkers levels indicative of age-related neurodegeneration.

8 Sep 2021

People living with HIV have higher risk of sudden cardiac death, finds study

People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher risk of sudden cardiac death than people who do not have HIV, especially if the virus is not well-controlled or if they have other heart disease risk factors.

8 Sep 2021

Study reinforces that dementia with Lewy bodies can be classified into two different disease types

Results obtained in a study recently completed at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital reinforce the notion that dementia with Lewy bodies can be pathologically classified into two different disease types.

8 Sep 2021

Seizures as a main manifestation of severe pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study aimed to investigate the clinical, demographic, laboratory, neurophysiological, and imaging characteristics of children admitted to the ED with seizures and acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

8 Sep 2021

Optimized strategy for generating male germ-cells from mouse pluripotent stem cells

For species that rely on sexual reproduction, including mice and men, offspring can only happen if sperm from the male fertilize eggs from the female.

7 Sep 2021

Alzheimer’s patients taking omega-3 supplements have stable memory test scores, study finds

A unique study on Alzheimer’s disease examines the effect of omega-3 fatty acids with memory tests and testing of spinal fluid.

7 Sep 2021

Study focuses on psychiatric, cognitive symptoms emerging at early stages of Huntington's disease

Psychiatric and cognitive symptoms emerge at an early stage in Huntington's disease. However, research so far has mainly focused on movement impairment, a symptom associated with the more advanced stages of the disease.

7 Sep 2021

Research uses rodent models to connect the influence of feronomic signals on memory

The work, published recently in Nature Communications, used a model of rodents and managed to connect for the first time the influence of feronomic signals on memory. This will make it possible to explore the deficits of integration of spatial memories and social studies in transgenic models of Alzheimer's disease in the future.

7 Sep 2021

Study examines the effect of omega-3 fatty acids in people with Alzheimer's disease

A study on Alzheimer's disease examines the effect of omega-3 fatty acids - with memory tests and testing of spinal fluid.

7 Sep 2021

HKBU scientists find significant link between PM2.5 exposure and neurological disorders

A comprehensive, systematic meta-analysis conducted by HKBU scientists found a significant association between exposure to PM2.5, i.e., fine particulates with equivalent diameters of less than 2.5 microns suspended in the air, and neurological disorders.

7 Sep 2021

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Researchers identify mechanism behind structural birth defects in fetuses of mothers with diabetes

Early androgens related to childhood gender nonconformity in boys

Duke surgeons perform first 'donation after circulatory death' pediatric heart transplant

Duke/UNC awarded NIH funding to establish prestigious Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Salt tasting cells drive food foraging strategy in nematode worms

Measurement of brain function shows benefits of virtual reality in creative arts therapies

People with Parkinson's may benefit from seven categories of compensation strategies

Daily marijuana use reaches an all-time high in 2020 among U.S. college students

Infections during adolescence linked to increased risk of developing MS later in life

German study finds lack of association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and neuroaxonal damage

Study suggests hospitalized COVID-19 patients have elevated Alzheimer's-related biomarkers

People living with HIV have higher risk of sudden cardiac death, finds study

Study reinforces that dementia with Lewy bodies can be classified into two different disease types

Seizures as a main manifestation of severe pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection

Optimized strategy for generating male germ-cells from mouse pluripotent stem cells

Alzheimer’s patients taking omega-3 supplements have stable memory test scores, study finds

Study focuses on psychiatric, cognitive symptoms emerging at early stages of Huntington's disease

Research uses rodent models to connect the influence of feronomic signals on memory

Study examines the effect of omega-3 fatty acids in people with Alzheimer's disease

HKBU scientists find significant link between PM2.5 exposure and neurological disorders

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