Researchers have created a new, open-access tool that allows doctors and scientists to evaluate infant brain health by assessing the concentration of various chemical markers, called metabolites, in the brain. The tool compiled data from 140 infants to determine normal…
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Scientists identify many genes that are important in fruit flies' neuron development
Neurons result from a highly complex and unique series of cell divisions. For example, in fruit flies, the process starts with stem cells that divide into mother cells (progenitor cells), that then divide into precursor cells that eventually become neurons….
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A new roadmap for advancing TBI care
Brain research and advocacy nonprofit Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB) today announced the launch of a National TBI Precision Solutions Research Roadmap, with the advent of the first in a series of publications resulting from its Brain Trauma Blueprint framework program….
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Bariatric surgery reduces brain pressure in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Weight loss surgery is more effective than dieting to reduce brain pressure that can cause blindness in patients with a neurological condition, finds a study led by the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). Idiopathic…
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Study provides mechanistic insight into effects of regular coffee drinking on the brain’s network
A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry and sponsored by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), provides unique insights into the functional and connectivity changes that happen within the brain of regular coffee drinkers. This includes findings that…
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FDA authorizes marketing of a new device for use in patients undergoing stroke rehabilitation
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a new device indicated for use in patients 18 and older undergoing stroke rehabilitation to facilitate muscle re-education and for maintaining or increasing range of motion. The Neurolutions IpsiHand Upper…
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Altered neural functioning in Parkinson's patients changes the way art is perceived and valued
Art appreciation is considered essential to human experience. While taste in art varies depending on the individual, cognitive neuroscience can provide clues about how viewing art affects our neural systems, and evaluate how these systems inform our valuation of art….
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Chaperone protein imbalance can play key role in initiating toxic tau buildup in the aging brain
Chaperone protein imbalance can play a significant role in initiating toxic accumulation of tau in the aging brain – an early step in the development of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders known as tauopathies, a new preclinical study by…
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Incredible Tips to Increase Serotonin Levels in the Brain
Many people know serotonin as the ‘feel good hormone’. The serotonin hormone is responsible for the regulation of moods and to some degree, depression risk. Our moods are able to determine how we are able to face reality and experience…
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Brain cells decide on their own when to release pleasure hormone
In addition to smoothing out wrinkles, researchers have found that the drug Botox can reveal the inner workings of the brain. A new study used it to show that feedback from individual nerve cells controls the release of dopamine, a…
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