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Circadian mood link

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 26 Sep 2018

In the largest genetic study of circadian rest-activity cycles in humans, scientists at the Univers…

Link between brain trauma and degenerative brain disease revealed

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 21 Sep 2018

A new study suggests that just a single traumatic brain injury can generate an abnormal form of the…

Model for peripheral nerve disease developed in worm

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 19 Sep 2018

A team from the US have discovered that the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, develops similar nerv…

Unraveling the Fear factory

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 6 Aug 2018

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a circuit in the brain that is ne…

DNA binding factor gives clues to the causes of MS

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 15 Jun 2018

Researchers have identified a DNA-binding factor that might play a role in triggering multiple scle…

Fishy study links seafood to prevention of Parkinson's

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 14 May 2018

A new study from Sweden suggests the link between consumption of fish and better long-term neurolog…

AI scholarships open at Warwick

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 30 Apr 2018

New scholarships to fund MPHil or PhD research students in Artificial Intelligence have been launch…

Deep-brain light penetration goes wireless

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 6 Mar 2018

A team from a Japanese research institute have found a way to penetrate deep brain structures with …

Brain differences associated with epilepsy

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 14 Feb 2018

Epilepsy is associated with thickness and volume differences in the grey matter of several brain re…

Physiological role found for Alzheimers protein

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 10 Jan 2018

A team working on neurodevelopment of axon growth have uncovered a role for TAU, a protein linked t…

Bitter-sweet victory for taste science

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 30 Aug 2017

Research has revealed molecules involved in helping the tongue maintain correct communicate with th…

New neuronal labelling method invented

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 26 Jul 2017

Scientists have taken advantage of viral vectors to deliver genetic information past the blood-brai…

Neurodegenerative precursor structure revealed

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 10 Jul 2017

Scientists have uncovered the atomic structure of a protein strongly associated with Alzheimer’s di…

Astrocytes’ effect on internal clock discovered

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 25 Apr 2017

Astrocytes, the star shaped cells that surround neurons, have been found to influence the body’s in…

Berry aids brain function improvement

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 15 Mar 2017

Concentrated blueberry juice has been found to improve brain function in the elderly, according to …

New compound enables potential early Alzheimer’s diagnosis

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 3 Nov 2016

Researchers in St Louis, USA, have created a new substance able to detect Alzheimer’s earlier than …

Neuroscience project receives €89m

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 21 Oct 2016

The European Commission has released a payment of €89m for the Human Brain Project.

Alzheimer’s symptoms reduced in gene therapy trial

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 18 Oct 2016

Researchers have revealed results of a successful trial injecting viruses into mice to reduce the e…

Peptide offers hope for new pain control treatments

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 17 Aug 2016

A natural substance that activates pain receptors in the central nervous system has been found to h…

Gene therapy offers different approach to treating depression

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 27 Jul 2016

Scientists have shown how manipulating a new target in the brain through gene therapy can lead to n…