Life-changing moments are also brain-changing moments: everything from a first kiss to a last goodbye modifies cells within the skull.
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New cause of brain bleeds identified
A team of researchers including UCI project scientist Rachita Sumbria, PhD and UCI neurologist Mark J. Fisher, MD have provided,
Continue reading »How people adapt to post stroke visual impairments
A new University of Liverpool study, published in Wiley Brain and Behaviour, examines the factors that influence how a person
Continue reading »Drugs in development for cancer may also fight brain diseases, including ALS: PARP inhibitors show promise in preventing toxic accumulations of brain disease proteins
A class of cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors could be useful for treating and preventing brain disorders, including amyotrophic lateral
Continue reading »Unconventional connections: How inhibition hones cortical selectivity
Our brains do a remarkable job of encoding visual information about the world around us, providing an almost instantaneous report
Continue reading »A molecular key for delaying the progression of Multiple Sclerosis is found
Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that attacks and destroys a structure known as the “myelin sheath,” whose integrity is
Continue reading »New development in 3D super-resolution imaging gives insight on Alzheimer’s disease
Recent studies show that 40 percent of Americans over the age of 85 have Alzheimer’s disease, and that the disease
Continue reading »Scientists trigger hot flashes in female and male mice
By activating a single type of neuron, scientists triggered hot-flash-like symptoms in mice. In the July 10 issue of Cell
Continue reading »As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing
Here’s the neuroscience of a neglected banana (and a lot of other things in daily life): whenever you look at
Continue reading »Alzheimer’s in mini format: A novel tool to study disease mechanisms and possible remedies
Scientists in Dresden, Germany, have been successful in mimicking mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease in a novel, stem cell-based model system
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