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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.

A better understanding of brain fluid movements can help predict and treat Alzheimer's disease

Scientists don't fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease, but they have a primary suspect.

20 May 2021

Study could serve as guidepost for developing new therapies for Alzheimer's disease

In a major breakthrough, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered how amyloid beta--the neurotoxin believed to be at the root of Alzheimer's disease (AD)--forms in axons and related structures that connect neurons in the brain, where it causes the most damage.

20 May 2021

Study shows DHA can reduce early preterm births

In the study published in the journal EClinical Medicine, a dose of 1000 mg of DHA may reduce early preterm births significantly compared to 200 mg as found in some prenatal supplements.

20 May 2021

New pan-European survey explores the effect of COVID-19 restrictions on physical, mental health

A new pan-European survey funded by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee exploring the impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns and associated restrictions (in those countries where there has been no Lockdown), has found that nearly two thirds of adults (61%) expressed concern about their worsening mood; two times higher than those concerned about physical inactivity (24%).

20 May 2021

Scientists use anti-psychotics to treat flies displaying behavioral problems linked to schizophrenia-associated genes

Scientists have successfully treated flies displaying behavioral problems linked to newly discovered schizophrenia-associated genes in humans, using common anti-psychotics.

20 May 2021

Clinical trial looks at cannabis as a potentially effective treatment for acute migraines

Allison Knigge was in elementary school when she started to experience migraines. They continued to get progressively worse as time went on, especially after the birth of her son.

20 May 2021

Study may lead to new treatments for a wide range of neurological conditions

New research published today sheds important light on how the production of a key protein in the brain is controlled, which could pave the way for new treatments for a wide range of neurological conditions.

19 May 2021

Potential immunotherapy may improve cognitive and behavioral functions after stroke

Specialized immune cells that accumulate in the brain in the days and weeks after a stroke promote neural functions in mice, pointing to a potential immunotherapy that may boost recovery after the acute injury is over, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine neurologists found.

19 May 2021

Researchers develop integrative approach to better understand the origins of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and affects more than 10 million people around the world.

19 May 2021

Secondhand smoke during pregnancy linked to epigenetic changes in babies

Nearly a quarter of pregnant women say they've been around secondhand smoke - in their homes, at work, around a friend or relative - which, according to new research.

19 May 2021

Why your dentist might seem pushy

In 1993, Dr. David Silber, a dentist now practicing in Plano, Texas, was fired from the first dental clinic he worked for.

19 May 2021

Genetic mutation associated with autism can impair oxytocin-mediated social behavior

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition involving impaired social abilities, and this makes it a fascinating subject for neuroscientists like Prof. Teiichi Furuichi of the Tokyo University of Science who study the neuroscience of social behavior.

19 May 2021

NYITCOM researcher receives NIH grant to explore effect of stress on clinical depression

A researcher at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) has secured a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how certain brain cells respond to chronic stress.

19 May 2021

Higher levels of inflammatory proteins in the blood are associated with aggressive traits

Aggression is common in many neuropsychiatric diseases, such as dementia, autism spectrum disorder, and schizophrenia.

18 May 2021

Medications commonly prescribed for schizophrenia linked to cognitive impairment

Writing in the May 14, 2021 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, a multi-institution team of scientists led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that medications commonly prescribed to reduce the severity of physical and mental health symptoms associated with schizophrenia may have a cumulative effect of worsening cognitive function in patients.

18 May 2021

Moderate therapeutic hypothermia does not improve neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest

In patients receiving therapeutic hypothermia after suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, those who were cooled below 31 degrees Celsius (about 88 degrees Fahrenheit) for 24 hours showed no difference in terms of death or poor neurological outcomes at six months compared with patients receiving guideline-recommended cooling of 34 C (about 93 F).

18 May 2021

Abnormal blood levels of proteins linked to dementia, Alzheimer's disease

The development of dementia, often from Alzheimer's disease, late in life is associated with abnormal blood levels of dozens of proteins up to five years earlier, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

18 May 2021

Hyperinvasive approach is an effective treatment strategy for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

A subgroup of patients who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) that did not respond to standard advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), were immediately transported to a cardiac care center, and placed on a device similar to a heart-lung bypass machine were more likely to have survived with good brain function six months later than similar patients who received standard care at the site where the OHCA occurred.

18 May 2021

‘Kicking you when you’re down’: Many cancer patients pay dearly for parking

For cancer patients, the road from diagnosis to survivorship feels like a never-ending parade of medical appointments: surgeries, bloodwork, chemotherapy, radiation treatments, scans.

17 May 2021

Research reveals neural networks underlying imagination

Two components of imagination — constructing and evaluating imagined scenarios — rely on separate subnetworks in the default mode network, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.

17 May 2021

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A better understanding of brain fluid movements can help predict and treat Alzheimer's disease

Study could serve as guidepost for developing new therapies for Alzheimer's disease

Study shows DHA can reduce early preterm births

New pan-European survey explores the effect of COVID-19 restrictions on physical, mental health

Scientists use anti-psychotics to treat flies displaying behavioral problems linked to schizophrenia-associated genes

Clinical trial looks at cannabis as a potentially effective treatment for acute migraines

Study may lead to new treatments for a wide range of neurological conditions

Potential immunotherapy may improve cognitive and behavioral functions after stroke

Researchers develop integrative approach to better understand the origins of Parkinson's disease

Secondhand smoke during pregnancy linked to epigenetic changes in babies

Why your dentist might seem pushy

Genetic mutation associated with autism can impair oxytocin-mediated social behavior

NYITCOM researcher receives NIH grant to explore effect of stress on clinical depression

Higher levels of inflammatory proteins in the blood are associated with aggressive traits

Medications commonly prescribed for schizophrenia linked to cognitive impairment

Moderate therapeutic hypothermia does not improve neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest

Abnormal blood levels of proteins linked to dementia, Alzheimer's disease

Hyperinvasive approach is an effective treatment strategy for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

‘Kicking you when you’re down’: Many cancer patients pay dearly for parking

Research reveals neural networks underlying imagination

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