From the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne press release: The brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease contain characteristic tangles inside neurons. These tangles are formed when a protein called Tau aggregates into twisted fibrils. As…
From the University of Edinburgh press release: Insights into how a key chemical disrupts brain cells in a common type of dementia have been revealed by scientists. Brain tissue from people with Dementia with Lewy…
From the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) press release: A breakthrough in finding the mechanism and a possible therapeutic fix for autism and intellectual disability has been made by a University of Nebraska Medical…
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 University of Idaho press release: A team led by University of Idaho scientists has found a way to stimulate formation of new neural connections in the adult brain in a study that could eventually…
From the University of Maryland press release: Some expectant parents play classical music for their unborn babies, hoping to boost their children’s cognitive capacity later in life. While some research supported a link between prenatal…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: The British have a pithy way of describing people who dither over spending 20 cents more for premium ice cream but happily drop an extra $5,000 for…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain, according to a study from Washington University School of…
From the University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences press release: Ever sleep poorly and then walk out of the house without your keys? Or space out on the highway and nearly hit a…
From the University of Basel press release: A clearly defined subpopulation of neurons in the brainstem is essential to execute locomotion at high speeds. Interestingly, these high-speed neurons are intermingled with others that can elicit…