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Mini microscope for studies of brain disease in living mice

March 31, 2019 Brain Tumor, Caregiving, Disorders and Syndromes, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging, Medical Technology, mice, Microbiology, Physics, psychology, Rodents, ultrasound

Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini microscope that could

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Anxiety-associated brain regions regulate threat responses in monkeys: Study proposes critical role for orbitofrontal cortex in anxiety disorders

March 26, 2019 Animals, anxiety, Behavioral Science, Diseases and Conditions, Disorders and Syndromes, Monkeys, Nervous System, Psychiatry, Psychology Research

Damage to parts of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), a region within the prefrontal cortex, heightens monkeys’ defensive responses to threat,

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Brain pathways of aversion identified

February 18, 2019 Brain Injury, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Child Development, Depression, Disorders and Syndromes, Intelligence, Neuroscience, psychology

What happens in the brain when we feel discomfort? Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden are now one step closer

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Steriods: Causes of cortisone-induced side effects

January 25, 2019 Behavior, Diabetes, Diseases and Conditions, Disorders and Syndromes, Gene Therapy, Illegal Drugs, Personalized Medicine, Steroids

Patients undergoing long-term treatment with steroids may suffer from metabolic side effects. Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the

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Nerve cells made from skin cells are a valid lab model for studying disease

January 16, 2019 Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Dementia, Disorders and Syndromes, Nervous System, Neuroscience, Parkinson's Research, Stem Cells

The incidence of some neurological diseases — especially those related to aging, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases — is

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The human brain works backwards to retrieve memories

January 15, 2019 Brain Injury, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Disorders and Syndromes, Intelligence, Learning Disorders, Memory, Neuroscience, psychology

When we remember a past event, the human brain reconstructs that experience in reverse order, according to a new study

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Speeding up genetic diagnosis of Huntington’s disease

January 11, 2019 Alzheimer's, Birth Defects, Diseases and Conditions, Disorders and Syndromes, genes, Human Biology, Huntington's Disease, Mad Cow Disease

People with Huntington’s disease suffer from jerky body movements and decreasing mental abilities. The condition usually leads to death 15-20

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Widely used physical health drugs may help treat serious mental illness

January 10, 2019 Depression, Disorders and Syndromes, hypertension, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Today's Healthcare

Medications commonly used to combat physical health diseases, such as high blood pressure, could bring significant benefits to people with

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One type of brain cell may invite Alzheimer’s: Research on toxic proteins could drive treatment strategies

December 18, 2018 Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Research, Brain Injury, Dementia, Disorders and Syndromes, Healthy Aging, Nervous System, Parkinson's Research

Better tactics for detecting, preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease depend on a clearer understanding of cellular-level changes in the minds

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Biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons: Snippets of RNA that accumulate in brain cells could interfere with normal function

November 28, 2018 Brain Injury, Disorders and Syndromes, genes, Human Biology, Huntington's Disease, Nervous System, Neuroscience, Parkinson's Research

As we age, neurons in our brains can become damaged by free radicals. MIT biologists have now discovered that this

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