Medical research

White matter may aid recovery from spinal cord injuries: Study

Injuries, infection and inflammatory diseases that damage the spinal cord can lead to intractable pain and disability. Some degree of recovery may be possible. The question is, how best to stimulate the regrowth and healing ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Improving Alzheimer's disease imaging, with fluorescent sensors

Neurotransmitter levels in the brain can indicate brain health and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. However, the protective blood-brain barrier (BBB) makes delivering fluorescent sensors that can detect these ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Accuracy of diagnostic blood tests for Alzheimer's disease varies

Neurologists diagnose cognitive impairment with a clinical exam of memory and thinking skills. To determine whether Alzheimer's disease is the cause of the cognitive impairment, evidence of the specific brain changes that ...

Neuroscience

Cancer drug could ease cognitive function for some with autism

An experimental cancer drug could make thinking easier for individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare disorder linked to autism, according to new research from the University of California San Diego—a discovery that could lead ...

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