DRUGS AND BRAIN
NEW STRATEGY IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL DRUGS AND TARGETS FOR BRAIN REPAIR
Findings reveal potential new avenues to treat neurodegenerative diseases.… READ MORE…
SEX, DRUGS, AND ROCK & ROLL CHEMISTRY IN THE BRAIN
Using a drug used to help treat addiction, researcher report exposing people to their favorite songs no longer elicit feelings of pleasure.… READ MORE…
MICROBUBBLES AND ULTRASOUND OPEN THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER TO ADMINISTER DRUGS
Researchers have developed a new method that could allow for the delivery of drugs across the blood-brain barrier.… READ MORE…
HOW DRUGS AND ALCOHOL CAN HIJACK YOUR BRAIN
Findings could help explain why some addicts unintentionally relapse, researchers say.… READ MORE…
BRAIN STRUCTURE MAKES SOME RESILIENT TO ALZHEIMER’S
According to researchers, the size, shape and number of dendritic spines in the brain may determine whether a person develops Alzheimer’s disease.… READ MORE…
DOLPHIN BRAINS SHOW SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Researchers discover tell-tale signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of older dolphins that had died after being washed up on the Spanish coast.… READ MORE…
THERAPEUTIC FORM OF ARSENIC A POTENTIAL TREATMENT FOR GLIOBLASTOMA BRAIN CANCER
Arsenic trioxide, a treatment used for acute promyelocytic leukemia, may help extend lifespan in patients with glioblastoma brain cancer, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
SCHIZOPHRENIA DISRUPTS BRAIN’S ENTIRE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
USC researchers reveal schizophrenia may be due to a disruption in the brain’s entire communication system, not just the temporal and prefrontal lobes.… READ MORE…
NEW IMAGING APPROACH MAPS WHOLE BRAIN CHANGES FROM ALZHEIMER’S: MOUSE STUDY
A new imaging system has allowed researchers to map whole brain distribution of senile plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. The technique could help propel Alzheimer’s research and speed up the development of new treatments.… READ MORE…
BIOMARKER FOR PROGRESSION AND DRUG RESPONSE IN BRAIN CANCER IDENTIFIED
Researchers have identified a biomarker that can help predict a patient’s prognosis and response to therapies for glioblastoma brain cancer subtypes.… READ MORE…
GROWING HUMAN BRAIN CELLS IN THE LAB
A Stem Cell Report study details a new method to produce human neurons from iPSCs.… READ MORE…
WHEN THE BRAIN’S WIRING BREAKS
A new study reveals molecular details of what happens when axons are damaged or completely severed.… READ MORE…