All Neuroscience

Study shows ‘reversal’ of neurological damage possible
Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 May 2016
Symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s could be ‘reversed’ afte…

Stuttering mice provide insight
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 May 2016
Scientists have given mice a genetic mutation causing them to stutter to better understand the spee…

New discovery could help nicotine addiction
Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Jan 2016
A lipid in brain cells may act as a switch, increasing or decreasing the need for motivation, a tea…

Cholesterol reducing drug could positively affect Parkinson’s
Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jan 2016
A trial has begun in the UK to see the effects of cholesterol lowering drug, Simvastin, in those af…

Treatment to limit brain damage created
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jan 2016
A method to aid patient’s recovery from brain damage, minimising life threatening infections has be…

Cardiff University wins prestigious award
Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Dec 2015
Cardiff University’s mental health research facility, the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics …

Brain mechanism for durable memories revealed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Dec 2015
Rehearsing information immediately after being given it may be all you need to make it a permanent …

Umbilical stem cells help retinal neurons grow
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Dec 2015
Cells found in human umbilical cord tissue could be used in the future for the treatment of degener…

Key receptor for autism treatment identified
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Nov 2015
Targeting a particular neuroreceptor – important for the development of social behaviour – can supp…

Brain implant controls neurons
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Aug 2015
Scientists led by the Washington University School of Medicine have developed a brain implant which…

Brain shape and genetic ancestry linked
Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Aug 2015
A strong relationship has been found between the shape of the cerebral cortex – the brain’s outer l…

Smell wired to spatial information
Evoluted New Media | Added: 2 Jul 2015
Scientists have discovered that humans can map a location by using only their sense of smell.!--mor…

Pain intensity signals in the brain identified
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Apr 2015
A new technique has been developed to detect the area of the brain involved in the process of pain …

Neural signals of location recall
Evoluted New Media | Added: 19 Mar 2015
Have you ever wondered how you know and remember routes that you’ve walked? Scientists have now tra…

Signalling pathway found to reduce brain cancer proliferation
Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Jan 2015
A common signalling pathway has been found to prevent the formation of specific brain cancers.

Protein pocket could lead to new treatment for Fragile X
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Jul 2014
A pocket found in the structure of a protein linked to genetic disorder Fragile X Syndrome could he…

Brain activity during magic mushrooms trip mirrors dreaming
Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Jul 2014
The brain displays a similar pattern of activity during a mind-expanding drug trip as it does durin…

Molecular scaffold key to neurodegenerative disease
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Jun 2014
A molecular scaffold that allows key parts of the cell to communicate falls apart in dementia and m…

That ‘gut feeling’ explained
Evoluted New Media | Added: 11 Jun 2014
By severing the brain-gut communication channel, researchers have got to the bottom of the proverbi…

Soft touch gone awry in autism
Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Jun 2014
Nerves in the skin that respond to gentle touch may go awry in disorders such as autism say researc…