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For the past 40 years, radiation has been the most effective method for treating deadly brain tumors called glioblastomas. Unfortunately, beams of radiation still... Read More »
A research team led by the University of Melbourne has developed a new technique to track diseased proteins as they form clusters in brain diseases such as... Read More »
To address recurring difficulties in artificial intelligence, such as handling uncertainty, UC Berkeley scientists have turned to a new resource: young children. The... Read More »
Huntington's disease is a debilitating congenital neurological disorder without effective treatment. But, a special type of brain cell forged from stem cells... Read More »
One of the trickiest parts of treating brain conditions is crossing the blood brain barrier (BBB), a blockade of cells that prevent both harmful toxins and helpful... Read More »
A new study suggests that FTY720, a drug that has shown promise in treating multiple sclerosis, significantly improves locomotor recovery in mice with spinal cord... Read More »
Memory encoding is a mystery. The strength of neural synaptic connections are involved, but synaptic components are short-lived while memories last lifetimes. This... Read More »
Here’s your weekly collection of medical news making waves this week.
Robotic surgery: Improving patient outcomes and opening the door for telesurgery... Read More »
Research has found that the dementia drug donepezil, already widely used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's Disease (AD), also helps in moderate to severe... Read More »
A new paradigm to explain glaucoma is rapidly emerging, and it is generating brain-based treatment advances that may ultimately vanquish the disease. A new review... Read More »
Among people who suffer from what's known as medically intractable epilepsy, in which seizures are resistant to drugs, only a small fraction will seek surgery... Read More »
Autism has long been a scientific enigma, mainly due to its diverse and seemingly unrelated symptoms. New research from Carnegie Mellon University provides an... Read More »
Antibodies that block the process of synapse disintegration in Alzheimer's disease have been identified, raising hopes for a treatment to combat early cognitive... Read More »
Unlike other diseases and disorders, which may have complex names (Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, anyone?), traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a rather... Read More »
Neuroscientists at University of California, Berkeley and Champalimaud Center for the Unknown in Portugal have conducted a study that has shown that the brain is more ... Read More »
A new study has examined the effectiveness of a new imaging technique that will allow doctors to better see the results of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ... Read More »
University of California, Los Angeles scientists have found a way to stop Parkinson’s disease in zebrafish, using a kind of molecular ‘tweezer.’... Read More »
A study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed a breakthrough in the treatment of patients in vegetative and minimally conscious states. The... Read More »
Yale University researchers have discovered a key cellular mechanism that may help the brain control how much we eat, what we weigh, and how much energy we have. The... Read More »
Researchers at McMaster University have found a link between irregular heartbeat, or atrial fibrillation, and both mental and physical decline. While it had... Read More »