CHEMICAL REACTION KEEPS STROKE DAMAGED BRAIN FROM REPAIRING ITSELF
When the brain produces too much nitric oxide, it contributes to the severity and progression of stroke and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Researchers recently discovered that nitric oxide not only damages neurons, it also shuts down the brain’s repair mechanisms.… READ MORE…
CHANCE FINDING REVEALS NEW CONTROL ON BLOOD VESSELS IN DEVELOPING BRAIN
New research demonstrates how developing glia and neural cells help control the growth of blood vessels.… READ MORE…
GIRLS WITH ADHD MORE PRONE TO SELF-INJURY, SUICIDE AS THEY ENTER ADULTHOOD
New findings from UC Berkeley caution that, as they enter adulthood, girls with histories of ADHD are more prone to internalize their struggles and feelings of failure – a development that can manifest itself in self-injury and even attempted suicide.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS PARTIALLY CONTROL A MEMORY
Scripps Research Institute Team Wrests Partial Control of a Memory The work advances understanding of how memories form and offers new insight into disorders s… READ MORE…
PEOPLE CONTROL THOUGHTS BETTER WHEN THEY SEE THEIR BRAIN ACTIVITY
As humans face increasing distractions in their personal and professional lives, University of British Columbia researchers have discovered that people can gain… READ MORE…
THE SELF-MADE EYE: FORMATION OF OPTIC CUP FROM EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS
Developmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving the c… READ MORE…
ZIF PROTEIN CONTROLS BRAIN STEM CELLS
Zif proteins have been found to control whether a brain stem cell differentiates into a neuron or renews as a brain stem cell. There are Zif related proteins in humans that may be targeted by new treatments for brain cancer and other diseases.… READ MORE…
A TURBO CHARGE FOR YOUR BRAIN?
Using non-invasive brain stimulation, researchers stimulated the lateral prefrontal cortex and medial prefrontal cortex, enhancing executive function and self control.… READ MORE…
CHILDREN’S WILLPOWER LINKED TO SMOKING HABITS LATER IN LIFE
Researchers report children with low self control at the age of 10 were more likely to take up smoking as adolescence and had higher rates of smoking during adulthood.… READ MORE…
BRAIN NETWORK OF PSYCHOPATHIC CRIMINAL FUNCTIONS DIFFERENTLY
Researchers report a strong focus on reward coupled with a lack of self control appears to drive criminal psychopaths.… READ MORE…
COMPOUND DELIVERS ANTIDEPRESSANT EFFECT WITHIN HOURS
Researchers report those addicted to cocaine may have difficulty controlling their addiction because of a ‘back door’ into the brain that circumvents their self control.… READ MORE…
A ‘BACK DOOR’ INTO COCAINE ADDICTED BRAIN
Researchers report those addicted to cocaine may have difficulty controlling their addiction because of a ‘back door’ into the brain that circumvents their self control.… READ MORE..
