Brain

Speaking Foreign Languages May Help Protect Your Memory

People who speak more than two languages may lower their risk of developing memory problems, according a study released today that will be presented…    

Using amphetamines may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease

New research shows people who have used amphetamines such as benzedrine and dexedrine appear to be at an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease,…    

How to leave your body

Leave your body and shake hands with yourself, gain an extra limb or change into a robot for a while. Swedish neuroscientist Henrik Ehrsson…    

An early step in Parkinson’s disease: Problems with mitochondria

For the last several years, neurologists have been probing a connection between Parkinson’s disease and problems with mitochondria, the miniature power plants of the…    

Naturally occurring brain signaling chemical may be useful in understanding Parkinson’s

Targeting the neuroinflammatory causes of Parkinson’s disease with a naturally present brain chemical signal could offer a better understanding of the clinical mechanisms of…    

Partnership of genes affects the brain’s development

The human brain consists of approximately one hundred billion nerve cells. Each of these cells needs to connect to specific other cells during the…    

Preliminary new blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease uncovered

UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have helped develop a novel technology to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease from blood samples long before symptoms appear.

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Motorcycle helmets reduce spine injuries after collisions

Motorcycle helmets, long known to dramatically reduce the number of brain injuries and deaths from crashes, appear to also be associated with a lower…    

Combining brain imaging, genetic analysis may help identify people at early risk of Alzheimer’s

A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found evidence suggesting that a variation of a specific gene may…    

Moderate aerobic exercise in older adults shown to improve memory

A new study shows that one year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain’s hippocampus in older adults, leading to…    

Course correction needed for Alzheimer’s therapies, experts warn

Misaligned research, medical challenges and harsh economics are thwarting efforts to slow the destructive course of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, according to…    

Out of mind in a matter of seconds

The dynamics behind signal transmission in the brain are extremely chaotic. This conclusion has been reached by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for…    

New Study Takes First Steps Towards Understanding the Brain’s Role in Breathing

Much of our knowledge of the brain’s role in regulating breathing comes from research with mice and rats. A chemical receptor within the brain…    

Musical chills: Why they give us thrills

Scientists have found that the pleasurable experience of listening to music releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain important for more tangible pleasures associated…    

New insight into neuronal survival after brain injury

A new study identifies a molecule that is a critical regulator of neuron survival after ischemic brain injury. The research, published by Cell Press…    

GUMC researcher says tinnitus is much more than a ‘hearing problem’

Tinnitus appears to be produced by an unfortunate confluence of structural and functional changes in the brain, say neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center…    

A blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?

Using a new technology that relies on thousands of synthetic molecules to fish for disease-specific antibodies, researchers have developed a potential method for detecting…    

The Effect of Diet on Mental Energy

The Life Sciences Research Organization, Inc. (LSRO) has published a review article in the December 2010 issue of Nutrition Reviews entitled Do Specific Constituents…    

Optimizing patient outcomes after therapeutic hypothermia for traumatic brain injury

Lowering the body temperature of patients soon after they have suffered a severe brain injury may reduce neurologic complications and improve outcomes. The safety…    

UT Southwestern researchers identify site in brain where leptin may trigger puberty

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have pinpointed a tiny site in the brain where the hormone leptin may help trigger the onset of puberty.…    

Brain gene makes a female develop as a male

Australian scientists have discovered that changes to a gene involved in brain development can lead to testis formation and male genitalia in an otherwise…    

Brain imaging predicts future reading progress in children with dyslexia

Brain scans of adolescents with dyslexia can be used to predict the future improvement of their reading skills with an accuracy rate of up…    

MRI scans reveal brain changes in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s

People with a known, high risk for Alzheimer’s disease develop abnormal brain function even before the appearance of telltale amyloid plaques that are characteristic…    

When the brain knows no fear

A new study, published online on December 16 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, offers new insight into the emotional life of a…    

Fighter pilots’ brains are ‘more sensitive’

Cognitive tests and MRI scans have shown significant differences in the brains of fighter pilots when compared to a control group, according to a…