From the University of Toronto press release via MedicalXPress: Many of us love massages, but imagine a massage so deep that tissues, organs and cells could also be ‘massaged’. That’s exactly what Vibroacoustic Therapy, a…
From the Georgia Institute of Technology press release by Anne Trafton via Newswise: Gaining access to the inner workings of a neuron in the living brain offers a wealth of useful information: its patterns of…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: It is increasingly recognized that chronic psychotropic drug treatment may lead to structural remodeling of the brain. Indeed, clinical studies in humans present an intriguing picture: antipsychotics, used…
From the King’s College London press release via EurekAlert!: New research provides the strongest evidence to date that psychopathy is linked to specific structural abnormalities in the brain. The study, published in Archives of General…
From the UCSF press release via EurekAlert!: UCSF scientists have identified patterns of brain activity in the rat brain that play a role in the formation and recall of memories and decision-making. The discovery, which…
From the University of Virginia press release via Newswise: A highly toxic beta-amyloid – a protein that exists in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease victims – has been found to greatly increase the toxicity of…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: A new study suggests that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts, may be associated with lower…
From the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin press release via AlphaGalileo: Malfunctioning single proteins can cause disruptions in neuronal junctions leading to autistic forms of behavior. A current study, published in the scientific journal Nature, comes…
From the Wellcome Trust press release via HealthCanal: A new mouse model of delirium developed by Wellcome Trust researchers has provided an important insight into the mechanisms underlying the condition, bringing together two theories on…
From the Mount Sinai Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have succeeded in developing a biosynthetic polyphenol that improves cognitive function in mice with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The findings, published…