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Geisinger and Bucknell celebrates opening of Autism and Developmental Medicine Center

Officials from Geisinger Health System and Bucknell University celebrated the grand opening of the Autism and Developmental Medicine Center, a national model for implementing guidelines for early diagnosis, medication management and treatment options for children with developmental disorders.

26 Apr 2013

PPMI to launch additional study to evaluate multiple potential biomarkers for Parkinson's disease

The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative, a landmark biomarker clinical study, has completed enrollment of its initial 600-member cohort of Parkinson's patients and controls, and will launch additional study cohorts to leverage the existing PPMI infrastructure and evaluate multiple potential biomarkers for Parkinson's disease.

24 Apr 2013

Animal models of Huntington's disease allow better insights into disease's genetics

Scientific progress in Huntington's disease (HD) relies upon the availability of appropriate animal models that enable insights into the disease's genetics and/or pathophysiology.

23 Apr 2013

Study: Atrophy in an important area of brain predicts multiple sclerosis

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of atrophy in an important area of the brain are an accurate predictor of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

23 Apr 2013

Biological Psychiatry special issue tackles the question on food addiction

Biological Psychiatry is proud to announce this week's publication of a special issue focusing on the question of food as an addiction.

23 Apr 2013

Excess glutamate drives schizophrenia in high-risk individuals

An excess of the brain neurotransmitter glutamate may cause a transition to psychosis in people who are at risk for schizophrenia, reports a study from investigators at Columbia University Medical Center published in the current issue of Neuron.

19 Apr 2013

Study shows taste of alcoholic drink can elicit dopamine activity in brain's reward centers

The taste of beer, without any effect from alcohol itself, can trigger dopamine release in the brain, which is associated with drinking and other drugs of abuse, according to Indiana University School of Medicine researchers.

16 Apr 2013

Most people can detect clues to mental illness while playing strategy game

Most people are so attuned to the nuances of social interaction that they can detect clues to mental illness while playing a strategy game with someone they have never met.

11 Apr 2013

Weill Cornell Medical College sets up new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute

Weill Cornell Medical College has established the new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, a unique, multidisciplinary translational neuroscience research hub. Named in honor of long-time benefactors Gertrude and Louis Feil, the institute was created with a generous $28 million gift from the Feil Family.

9 Apr 2013

Scientist receives NIH grant to study genetic causes of autism spectrum disorders in African Americans

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Dr. Daniel Geschwind, director of the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment, a five-year, $10 million grant to continue his research on the genetic causes of autism spectrum disorders and to expand his investigations to include the genetics of autism in African Americans.

9 Apr 2013

Study examines developmental delays in children within six weeks of CSE

Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus -a seizure lasting longer than thirty minutes.

8 Apr 2013

Kessler Foundation scientists awarded grant to study emotional processing deficits in MS

Helen Genova, PhD, and Jean Lengenfelder, PhD, were awarded a $40,000 grant to study disorders of emotional processing in individuals with multiple sclerosis.

30 Mar 2013

Low anterior cingulate activity linked to repeat offenses

A new study conducted by The Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, N.M., shows that neuroimaging data can predict the likelihood of whether a criminal will reoffend following release from prison.

29 Mar 2013

Kessler Foundation scientist awarded five-year grant to study predictors of memory decline in MS

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society awarded Victoria Leavitt, PhD, a $619,618 grant to study predictors of memory decline in MS. Dr. Leavitt, a scientist in Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation, will use functional magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate a brain marker with predictive value for memory decline.

28 Mar 2013

Migraines are related to brain abnormalities, new study suggests

A new study suggests that migraines are related to brain abnormalities present at birth and others that develop over time.

26 Mar 2013

Parkinson's Disease drug can help reverse age-related impairments in decision making: Study

A drug widely used to treat Parkinson's Disease can help to reverse age-related impairments in decision making in some older people, a study from researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging has shown.

25 Mar 2013

UNC study shows brain activity associated with mental illness in young children

Research from the University of North Carolina has shown that children at risk of developing schizophrenia have brains that function differently than those not at risk.

25 Mar 2013

Atrophy of thalamus is important predictor of clinically definite MS, study shows

A growing body of research by multiple sclerosis investigators at the University at Buffalo and international partners is providing powerful new evidence that the brain's gray matter reflects important changes in the disease that could allow clinicians to diagnose earlier and to better monitor and predict how the disease will progress.

22 Mar 2013

Neuroscientists explain why some people with autism cannot recognize faces

Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered a brain anomaly that explains why some people diagnosed with autism cannot easily recognize faces - a deficit linked to the impairments in social interactions considered to be the hallmark of the disorder.

19 Mar 2013

Study shows improved detection of dementia paves the way for refined clinical trials testing

A series of studies demonstrate improved detection of the second most common form of dementia, providing diagnostic specificity that clears the way for refined clinical trials testing targeted treatments.

18 Mar 2013

Neuroimaging News and Research

Geisinger and Bucknell celebrates opening of Autism and Developmental Medicine Center

PPMI to launch additional study to evaluate multiple potential biomarkers for Parkinson's disease

Animal models of Huntington's disease allow better insights into disease's genetics

Study: Atrophy in an important area of brain predicts multiple sclerosis

Biological Psychiatry special issue tackles the question on food addiction

Excess glutamate drives schizophrenia in high-risk individuals

Study shows taste of alcoholic drink can elicit dopamine activity in brain's reward centers

Most people can detect clues to mental illness while playing strategy game

Weill Cornell Medical College sets up new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute

Scientist receives NIH grant to study genetic causes of autism spectrum disorders in African Americans

Study examines developmental delays in children within six weeks of CSE

Kessler Foundation scientists awarded grant to study emotional processing deficits in MS

Low anterior cingulate activity linked to repeat offenses

Kessler Foundation scientist awarded five-year grant to study predictors of memory decline in MS

Migraines are related to brain abnormalities, new study suggests

Parkinson's Disease drug can help reverse age-related impairments in decision making: Study

UNC study shows brain activity associated with mental illness in young children

Atrophy of thalamus is important predictor of clinically definite MS, study shows

Neuroscientists explain why some people with autism cannot recognize faces

Study shows improved detection of dementia paves the way for refined clinical trials testing

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