Will scientists one day be able to slow the aging of the brain and prevent diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s? Absolutely – once the genetic coding associated with neuronal degeneration has been unraveled. According to a new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience, a research team from the Université de Montréal, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital [...]
Cleveland Clinic and The Cleveland Orchestra will present a symposium called Music and the Brain Aug.16 in Salzburg, Austria. The program will convene experts from Cleveland and around the world to examine the intersection of music and neuroscience, the impact of music on health, disease and the social implications of the music-brain connection. The international [...]
Research shows that people with epilepsy continue to drive despite medical restrictions. In a study from the Ohio State University Medical Center, 26 percent of patients with epilepsy reported having an accident due to a seizure and 19 percent said they were dishonest about seizures in order to drive. The study, published in the journal [...]
Witness’s memories are vital to the law and justice but memory is much more fallible than we realise. Yesterday The British Psychological Society will launch a set of guidelines developed to provide people who work in law with the latest scientific evidence to consider issues relating to memory. The report is the culmination of an [...]
While Maria Lyzen was being treated for breast cancer, she found she couldn’t concentrate or decipher information, and just functioning day-to-day at home was difficult. “I didn’t know if it was a reaction to the trauma of being told that I had breast cancer. I was in my late 50’s – was it the beginning [...]
Some people who have problems reading quickly appear to have abnormalities in the white matter of their brains. Researchers say these findings provide a model to better understand ways in which the brain may have developed differently in people with learning disabilities. For the study, researchers tested the reading and cognitive abilities of 30 adults, [...]
Brain-imaging studies performed in animals at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory provide researchers with clues about why an increasingly popular recreational drug that causes hallucinations and motor-function impairment in humans is abused. Using trace amounts of Salvia divinorum – also known as %26quot;salvia,%26quot; a Mexican mint plant that can be smoked [...]
Two hormone-like compounds linked to the consumption of soy-based foods can cause irreversible changes in the structure of the brain, resulting in early-onset puberty and symptoms of advanced menopause in research animals, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University. The study is a breakthrough in determining how these compounds can [...]
Medulloblastoma is one of the most common and most malignant brain tumours among children and teenagers. These tumours grow very rapidly, and fifty percent of patients in the long term die from the condition. The details of the processes that lead to the growth of these tumours have remained unknown until now. In two studies, [...]
Different patterns of brain activity in people with borderline personality disorder were associated with disruptions in the ability to recognize social norms or modify behaviors that likely result in distrust and broken relationships, according to an NIMH-funded study. Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental illness noted by unstable moods, behavior and relationships. Each year, [...]
