MeSH tree: D12.125.190.350
Spinal cord injuries caused by external trauma, such as traffic accidents or falls, often lead to the permanent loss of motor and sensory functions. This is because the spinal cord—the central pathway connecting the brain ...
Sep 10, 2025
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An international research team has shown that lung cancer cells can form functional synapses with neurons, effectively hijacking the body's neural circuits to grow faster. The finding reveals a startling new dimension of ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Forty-five percent of dementia cases are potentially preventable, and simple lifestyle choices including exercise, diet and social connection all contribute to your risk score. But what if these risk factors were leaving ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often struggle to forget traumatic memories, even long after the danger has passed. This failure to extinguish fear memories has long puzzled scientists and posed a major ...
Jul 29, 2025
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Despite evidence of the risk of malformations at birth, or birth defects, use of some antiseizure drugs during pregnancy has persisted, according to a study published in Neurology.
Jul 23, 2025
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Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons, but scientists have spent much less time figuring out how they contribute to brain functions. A novel study by MIT researchers at The Picower Institute ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased risks of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)—29% and 85%, respectively—finds a large ...
Jul 10, 2025
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Struggle with math? A gentle jolt to the brain might help.
Jul 2, 2025
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Cellular communication between neurons within our brain is complex and busy, much like a USPS mailroom.
Jul 1, 2025
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GABA, or gamma-aminobutyric acid, is an amino acid functioning as the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter that can act on the brain to slow or stop the reception of certain signals to the brain, leading to a calmer and ...
Jul 1, 2025
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