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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 to examine biomarkers, economic factors that may increase risk for Alzheimer’s

An image of your retina may help Iowa State University researchers determine your risk for Alzheimer's disease even before other symptoms are detectable.

9 Jan 2020

Boosting the number of neurons improves learning and memory of old mice

We all will experience it at some point, unfortunately: The older we get the more our brains will find it difficult to learn and remember new things.

9 Jan 2020

New method uses MRI, machine learning to forecast genetic mutations in glioma tumors

Researchers at Osaka University have developed a computer method that uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and machine learning to rapidly forecast genetic mutations in glioma tumors, which occur in the brain or spine. The work may help glioma patients to receive more suitable treatment faster, giving better outcomes.

9 Jan 2020

United States sees unprecedented fall in deaths from cancer

The death rate from cancer in the US has seen the greatest fall from 2016-2017 since rates started to fall in 1992 says the ACS.

9 Jan 2020

Surgical removal of tumor may boost survival of patients with brainstem high-grade gliomas

For adult patients with brainstem high-grade gliomas -- one of the rarest and deadliest forms of brain cancer -- surgically removing the entire tumor may add many months or potentially years of survival beyond that offered by radiation and chemotherapy, according to results of a medical records study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 9 Jan 2020

Specific group of immune cells may influence Alzheimer’s disease

A new study has revealed that the immune system plays a crucial and previously unidentified role in Alzheimer's disease.

9 Jan 2020

New clues emerge as to how a 2,600-year-old brain was well-preserved

Scientists who investigated a well-preserved 2,600 year-old brain have found evidence to explain why it survived.

9 Jan 2020

Poor early life environment leaves permanent mark on adult brain

A severely deprived child may never really recover from the impact of deprivation early in life, finds a new study.

9 Jan 2020

Researchers discover genes that could explain the Browning ability of white fat

Our fat cells, technically referred to as adipocytes, play an essential role in regulating energy balance in our body.

9 Jan 2020

Novel biomaterial shows promise in treating cerebral aneurysms

Tim Becker, an associate professor of practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University, is developing a polypropylene glycol-based biomaterial called PPODA-QT, which is similar to body tissue, to treat aneurysms in the brain and improve outcomes for stroke and potential stroke patients.

9 Jan 2020

First in vitro system can help study early spine development in humans

More than 20 years ago, the lab of developmental biologist Olivier Pourquié discovered a sort of cellular clock in chicken embryos where each "tick" stimulates the formation of a structure called a somite that ultimately becomes a vertebra.

9 Jan 2020

Study provides comparable estimates of road-injury-related mortality across different countries

Road injuries have become more frequent but less fatal over the past three decades, according to a new scientific study.

9 Jan 2020

Findings may lead to potential therapeutic strategies for rare neurodevelopmental disorder

The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire as an infant and then child encounters new sights and sounds, taking in the world and learning to understand it.

9 Jan 2020

Researchers identify new mechanism associated with p53 mutation

More than half of cancer cases worldwide are associated with genetic mutations in p53, the protein responsible for protecting DNA from changes that can lead to cancer.

9 Jan 2020

New screening platform helped scientists to discover drug-like compounds

A sophisticated new screening platform developed by scientists at Scripps Research has enabled them to discover a set of drug-like compounds, including an ingredient found in sore throat lozenges, that may powerfully protect brain cells from dangerous stresses found in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

9 Jan 2020

Researchers report first structural model for key enzyme associated with inherited eye diseases

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have reported the first structural model for a key enzyme, and its activating protein, that can play a role in some genetically inherited eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and night blindness.

8 Jan 2020

Missing one night of sleep may increase Alzheimer's biomarker, study finds

A preliminary study has found that when young, healthy men were deprived of just one night of sleep, they had higher levels of tau, a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease, in their blood than when they had a full, uninterrupted night of rest.

8 Jan 2020

Researchers study the effects of antidepressants to identify the least harmful drugs

About one in ten women in Québec will suffer from depression during pregnancy. Without treatment, the illness carries risks for both mother and child.

8 Jan 2020

New approach using deep learning could speed up brain image microscopy by 16 times

Textbook descriptions of brain cells make neurons look simple: a long spine-like central axon with branching dendrites.

8 Jan 2020

Kessler Foundation researcher to develop novel system for monitoring neuromuscular responses

Rakesh Pilkar, PhD, research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, was awarded a $198,102 exploratory research grant by the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research to conduct a study titled, "A novel system for quasi real-time tracking of neuromuscular responses during electrical stimulation."

8 Jan 2020

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Researchers to examine biomarkers, economic factors that may increase risk for Alzheimer’s

Boosting the number of neurons improves learning and memory of old mice

New method uses MRI, machine learning to forecast genetic mutations in glioma tumors

United States sees unprecedented fall in deaths from cancer

Surgical removal of tumor may boost survival of patients with brainstem high-grade gliomas

Specific group of immune cells may influence Alzheimer’s disease

New clues emerge as to how a 2,600-year-old brain was well-preserved

Poor early life environment leaves permanent mark on adult brain

Researchers discover genes that could explain the Browning ability of white fat

Novel biomaterial shows promise in treating cerebral aneurysms

First in vitro system can help study early spine development in humans

Study provides comparable estimates of road-injury-related mortality across different countries

Findings may lead to potential therapeutic strategies for rare neurodevelopmental disorder

Researchers identify new mechanism associated with p53 mutation

New screening platform helped scientists to discover drug-like compounds

Researchers report first structural model for key enzyme associated with inherited eye diseases

Missing one night of sleep may increase Alzheimer's biomarker, study finds

Researchers study the effects of antidepressants to identify the least harmful drugs

New approach using deep learning could speed up brain image microscopy by 16 times

Kessler Foundation researcher to develop novel system for monitoring neuromuscular responses

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