From the NICM, Western Sydney University press release: Aerobic exercise can improve memory function and maintain brain health as we age, a new Australian-led study has found. In a first of its kind international collaboration,…
From the Scripps Research Institute press release: Scientists have performed a successful test of a possible new drug in a mouse model of an autism disorder. The candidate drug, called NitroSynapsin, largely corrected electrical, behavioral…
From the Center for BrainHealth press release: Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas have demonstrated in a pilot study that cognitive training improves innovative thinking, along with corresponding positive brain changes, in…
From the Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute press release: Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have shown that a protein called membralin is critical for keeping Alzheimer’s disease pathology in check. The…
From the Duke University press release: Hate headaches? The distress you feel is not all in your — well, head. People consistently rate pain of the head, face, eyeballs, ears and teeth as more disruptive,…
From the McMaster University press release: McMaster University neuroscientists studying sports-related head injuries have found that it takes less than a full concussion to cause memory loss, possibly because even mild trauma can interrupt the…
From the Duke University press release: Boosting activity in brain areas related to thinking and problem-solving may also buffer against worsening anxiety, suggests a new study by Duke University researchers. Using non-invasive brain imaging, the…
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release: Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) may have discovered a way to use a patient’s sense of smell…
From the Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute press release: Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have identified a peptide that could lead to the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The discovery,…
From the Emory Health Sciences press release: Scientists have identified an additional group of cells in the brain responsible for keeping us awake: the supramammillary nucleus, part of the caudal hypothalamus. Neurologists had suspected that…