From the Hiroshima University media release: The results of “The Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke (J-STARS)” study led to the hypothesis that statins reduce the occurrence of strokes due to larger artery atherosclerosis. J-STARS…
From the Thomas Jefferson University media release: Although a number of treatments exist to alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, to date, none reliably slow the progression of the disease. In 2013, a molecule called GM1…
From the Washington University School of Medicine media release: Babies born prematurely face an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric problems that may be due to weakened connections in brain networks linked to attention, communication and…
From the Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health media release: The nervous system is built to last a lifetime, but diverse diseases or environmental insults can overpower the capacity of neurons to…
From the University of Cambridge media release: People diagnosed with schizophrenia who are prone to hallucinations are likely to have structural differences in a key region of the brain compared to both healthy individuals and people…
From the eLife media release: A study led by the University of Utah School of Medicine provides new insights into how the subtle changes within cells, caused by disruptions in a gene called Kirrel3, could underlie…
From the University of Oxford media release: When brain scientists at Oxford University studied apathy, they didn’t expect to see less motivated people making more effort. Their results suggest that for some people traditionally perceived…
From the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center media release: Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have found new evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces pain more effectively than placebo. This is significant because placebo-controlled trials…
From the University of Houston media release: Researchers from the University of Houston have analyzed brain activity data collected from more than 400 people who viewed an exhibit at the Menil Collection, offering evidence that usable…
From the Dartmouth College media release: Dartmouth researchers studying rats have discovered that activation of designer neural receptors can suppress cravings in a brain region involved in triggering those cravings. The study is the first to…