News tagged with neuroscience research


Measuring distress in people with Types 1 and 2 diabetes

(Medical Xpress)—Australian diabetes experts, psychiatrists and neuroscientists have reported the benefits of measuring depression and disease-related distress in patients with diabetes. They have also ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hunting neuron killers in Alzheimer's and traumatic brain injury

Levels of the protein appoptosin in the brain skyrocket in Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury. Appoptosin is known for helping the body make heme, the molecule that carries iron in the blood. In a study published ...

Neuroscience created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Research examines environmental triggers altering gene function in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients

A University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) researcher is examining how environmental triggers might alter gene function in people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The research could lead to better insights into the disease ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New chemical reagent turns mouse brain transparent

Japanese researchers at RIKEN have developed a ground-breaking new aqueous reagent which literally turns biological tissue transparent. Experiments using fluorescence microscopy on samples treated with the ...

Neuroscience created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists start explaining Fat Bastard's vicious cycle

Fat Bastard's revelation "I eat because I'm depressed and I'm depressed because I eat" in the Austin Powers film series may be explained by sophisticated neuroscience research being undertaken by scientists affiliated with ...

Overweight and Obesity created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New app for dementia assessment

A team of clinicians from Sydney, Australia and Plymouth, UK, have taken the paper-based Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-III), one of the most popular and commonly-used screening tools for dementia and translated ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children at risk for schizophrenia show disordered brain networks

A team of neuroscientists led by a Wayne State University School of Medicine professor has discovered stark developmental differences in brain network function in children of parents with schizophrenia when compared to those ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dementia patients reveal how we construct a picture of the future

(Medical Xpress) -- Our ability to imagine and plan our future depends on brain regions that store general knowledge, new research shows.

Neuroscience created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CAMH study confirms genetic link to suicidal behavior

A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has found evidence that a specific gene is linked to suicidal behaviour, adding to our knowledge of the many complex causes of suicide. This research may help doctors ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Broken heart, broken bones: Falls among elderly tied to depression

(Medical Xpress) -- A new NeuRA study has found that people suffering from depression are more likely to fall, pointing to a complex relationship between mental illness, a sense of balance, and falling in ...

Health created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Don't let botox go to your head…or should you?

Injecting botox into the arm muscles of stroke survivors, with severe spasticity, changes electrical activity in the brain and may assist with longer-term recovery, according to new research.

Neuroscience created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Re-learning words lost to dementia

A simple word-training program has been found to restore key words in people with a type of dementia that attacks language and our memory for words.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists make advances in neuroscience and vision research

Thanks to a new study of the retina, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a greater understanding of how the nervous system becomes wired during early development.

Neuroscience created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is there a general motivation center in the depths of the brain?

A French team coordinated by Mathias Pessiglione, Inserm researcher have identified the part of the brain driving motivation during actions that combine physical and mental effort: the ventral striatum. The results of their ...

Neuroscience created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Video games can be good for your health

(Medical Xpress) -- Stroke patients once considered too disabled to regain function in their affected limbs are now showing signs of recovery because of a new therapy that utilizes the Nintendo Wii.

Neuroscience created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0