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Clemson research: Bad sleep habits linked to higher self-control risks
• Neurology • • Sleep Aid • Jul 02 15
Poor sleep habits can have a negative effect on self-control, which presents risks to individuals’ personal and professional lives, according to Clemson University researchers.
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Norepinephrine aids brain in sorting complex auditory signals
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 25 15
For neuroscientists studying the intricate mechanisms of hearing in the brain’s auditory cortex, a major question has been how a listener can focus in…
Social Anxiety? Fermented Foods May Help
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Jun 17 15
A diet rich in fermented foods and beverages likely to contain probiotics may help curb social anxiety in young adults, especially those who are…
Interactions between cortical and subcortical regions important in hypersensitivity in ASD
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 11 15
The increased interaction between cortical and subcortical brain regions highlights the central role of hypersensitivity and other sensory symptoms in defining Autism Spectrum Disorder…
Effect of Statins on Memory Loss Remains Uncertain
• Brain • • Drug Abuse • • Neurology • Jun 09 15
A study involving nearly half a million statin users and the same number of nonusers failed to determine whether statin drugs harm memory.
Although…
How Many Patients With MS Are Using Marijuana?
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 05 15
Marijuana use is on the minds of many patients with multiple sclerosis, a new survey shows.
One quarter of them report having used…
In search of memory storage
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 03 15
The hippocampus plays a crucial role in memory formation. However, it is not yet fully understood in what way that brain structure’s individual regions…
Cannabis Smoking Common, Affects Cognition in MS
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 15
About 40% of patients with multiple sclerosis have used cannabis, some to relieve pain, control spasms, or improve sleep, but research shows that it…
Obese teens’ brains unusually susceptible to food commercials, Dartmouth study finds
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Neurology • May 22 15
A Dartmouth study finds that TV food commercials disproportionately stimulate the brains of overweight teen-agers, including the regions that control pleasure, taste and -…
‘Insufficient evidence’ on degenerative brain disease in athletes
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • May 20 15
Available research does not support the contention that athletes are uniquely at risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) or other neurodegenerative disorders, according to…
Concussion in former NFL players related to brain changes later in life, UTSW study finds
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • May 18 15
In the first study of its kind, former National Football League (NFL) players who lost consciousness due to concussion during their playing days showed…
Researchers discover new ways to shut down signals involved in brain diseases
• Brain • • Neurology • May 15 15
A research team based at the University of Eastern Finland and the Turku Centre for Biotechnology have found new ways to block a pathway…
Study implicates new gene in multiple sclerosis disease activity
• Genetics • • Neurology • May 14 15
A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) reports the discovery of a genetic variant that is associated with a…
Nurses cut stress 40 percent with relaxation steps at work
• Neurology • • Public Health • May 11 15
A study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that a workplace mindfulness-based intervention reduced stress levels of employees exposed…
Green tea extract and exercise hinder progress of Alzheimer’s disease in mice
• Brain • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 05 15
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may affect as many as 5.5 million Americans. Scientists currently are seeking treatments…
Brain-injured patients need therapies based on cognitive neuroscience
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 29 15
Patients with traumatic brain injuries are not benefiting from recent advances in cognitive neuroscience research - and they should be, scientists report in a…
Cytokine may play a major role in multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Apr 29 15
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by immune cells that activate a cascade of chemicals in the brain, attacking and degrading the insulation that keeps…
California residents face high levels of discrimination due to psychological stress, study finds
• Neurology • • Public Health • Apr 23 15
Most California residents facing psychological distress do not perceive the public as being supportive, with a large proportion reporting discrimination both in personal relationships…
Researchers discover new drugs to combat the root cause of multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Apr 22 15
New research published this week in Nature has found several drugs could lead to new treatment options for multiple sclerosis (MS), including two drugs…
Cannabis consumers show greater susceptibility to false memories
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 21 15
A new study published in the American journal with the highest impact factor in worldwide, Molecular Psychiatry, reveals that consumers of cannabis are more…
What happens when multiple sclerosis patients stop taking their medication?
• Neurology • Apr 21 15
New research led by NYU Langone Medical Center examines what happens when a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) who is clinically stable stops taking…
New guidelines inform clinicians how to treat a first seizure
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Apr 20 15
Following a first seizure, physicians should discuss with patients whether it is appropriate to prescribe medication to reduce risk of another seizure, according to…
Study finds major vascular anomalies in the brains of people with Huntington’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 16 15
An international study led by researchers from Université Laval and CHU de Québec-Université Laval has identified significant vascular changes in the brains of people…
Disruption of sleep in children could hamper memory processes
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 15 15
Sleep disordered breathing can hamper memory processes in children, according to a new study.
The research, which will be presented today at the Sleep…
Brain imaging changes in individuals with Down’s may help advance Alzheimer’s trials
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 14 15
Researchers have characterized three different brain imaging changes in individuals with Down syndrome, who are at very high risk for development of Alzheimer’s disease,…