From the BioMed Central press release via EurekAlert!: The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has recently increased to one in 100. New research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC…
From the Endocrine Society press release via Newswise: Prenatal exposure to the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, causes long-term changes to the developing brain that have adverse effects on reproductive function later in life,…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: Magnetic fields generated by microscopic devices implanted into the brain may be able to modulate brain-cell activity and reduce symptoms of several neurological disorders. Micromagnetic stimulation appears to…
From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: Rhode Island Hospital researcher Suzanne de la Monte, M.D., has found a link between brain insulin resistance (diabetes) and two other key mediators of neuronal injury that help…
From the Northwestern University press release: Want to nail that tune that you’ve practiced and practiced? Maybe you should take a nap with the same melody playing during your sleep, new provocative Northwestern University research…
From the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language press release via MedicalXpress: When looking for a lemon in the fridge, its colour is a useful characteristic to think about—the bright yellow will stand out…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Every day the human brain is presented with tasks ranging from the trivial to the complex. How much mental effort and attention are devoted to each…
From the Yale University press release by Karen N. Peart: Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have zeroed in on a set of neurons in the part of the brain that controls hunger, and found…
From the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin press release via AlphaGalileo: A longstanding question in brain research is how information is processed in the brain. Neuroscientists at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Cluster of Excellence NeuroCure…
From the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have succeeded in recommending a new type of therapeutic approach to dementia. The study published in the journal Neurology…