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Stress triggers relapse in meth abuse, OHSU study finds
Oregon Health & Science University research showing stress triggers a relapse of methamphetamine abuse in mice could be a step toward developing a drug to curb this frustrating obstacle to recovery.   view more (2006-10-19)

U of M researchers identify process that may help treat Parkinson's, spinal cord injuries
A new discovery by University of Minnesota researchers may lead to a better understanding of how the spinal cord controls how people walk. These insights could help lead to treatments for central nervous system maladies such as Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injuries.   view more (2008-04-17)

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine 2002 (USD 150,000) for Dennis J. Selkoe
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has awarded the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine 2002 (USD 150,000) to Professor Dennis J. Selkoe, M.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States ‘for his invaluable contribution to the development of the molecular study of... view more (2002-04-15)

Politicians Must Listen To The Scientists Or We Face Diasaster
The University of Surrey's School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences held their 'Festival of Research' to celebrate the world class research success of the School, and to facilitate new collaborations on June 18. Amongst the speakers for the event was the renowned world authority on food safety,... view more (2004-06-28)

High-quality marriages help to calm nerves
A University of Virginia neuroscientist has found that women under stress who hold their husbands' hands show signs of immediate relief, which can clearly be seen on their brain scans.   view more (2006-12-19)

Brown Scientists Explain Inception of Perception in the Brain
The taste of champagne, the sound of a train, the flash of a pop fly into left field - indeed all of human perception - begins in the brain's center. That's where sensory information passes from the thalamus to the neocortex for processing.   view more (2007-03-06)

Developing unique brain maps to assist surgery and research
Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne are developing new technology to create individualised brain maps that will revolutionise diagnosis of disease and enhance the accuracy of brain surgery.   view more (2008-06-17)

'Rain Man' mice provide model for autism
Mice containing a mutated human gene implicated in autism exhibit the poor social skills but increased intelligence akin to the title character's traits in the movie "Rain Man," researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.   view more (2007-09-10)

Ume'å physiologists describe a new principle for information coding in the nervous system
How does the nervous system code, transmit, and process the information that steers our behaviour? Ronald S. Johansson's research team at Ume'å University in Sweden is now publishing its discovery of a new principle for this. The prevailing view is that information is coded and transmitted... view more (2004-01-20)

Epilepsy genes may cancel each other
Inheriting two genetic mutations that can individually cause epilepsy might actually be "seizure-protective," said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature Neuroscience.   view more (2007-11-05)

Your gut has taste receptors
Researchers in the Department of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified taste receptors in the human intestines.   view more (2007-08-21)

Receptor critical in neurodegeneration reduces Alzheimer's plaque
Increasing the level of a protein that plays a key role in traumatic spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis reduces the concentration of disease-causing plaque in Alzheimer's disease.   view more (2006-02-03)

Brain Coup For Bangor
The University of Wales, Bangor has been awarded a grant of £1,250,000 by the prestigious Wolfson Foundation to support the establishment of an Institute for Clinical and Cognitive Neurosciences within the School of Psychology. The new Institute will capitalise upon world-leading research... view more (2004-01-19)

Making the connection between a sound and a reward changes brain and behavior
If you've ever wondered how you recognize your mother's voice without seeing her face or how you discern your cell phone's ring in a crowded room, researchers may have another piece of the answer.   view more (2006-10-23)

Press invitation - EU calls for more and better co-ordinated brain research at European level
Some 250 leading brain specialists are gathering in Brussels today to discuss the creation of a European Brain Research Area. European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin opened the conference on "Brain Research in Europe: Structuring European Neuroscience", which was organised... view more (2003-09-18)

Researchers uncover mechanisms of common inherited mental retardation
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are uncovering how brain cells are affected in Fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited mental retardation and the most common genetic cause of autism.   view more (2008-01-09)

New research promising for improving brain cell survival after brain injury
Scientists at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute have found a protein in the brain that can save neurons from dying after experiencing traumatic brain injury from incidents such as stroke, car accidents and falls.   view more (2006-07-11)

Growth factor protects brain against damage from stroke
A naturally occurring growth factor called neuregulin-1 protects brain cells from damage resulting from stroke, according to an animal study conducted by researchers at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and the Atlanta-based Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN).   view more (2005-12-14)

Immune response to HIV in the brain
Using multi-disciplinary analysis that included cognitive, neurophysiologic, virologic, and molecular techniques, the team found both a low-level viral infection in the brain and immune cells that had infiltrated the brain in order to protect against the virus.   view more (2006-04-28)

When smell cells fail they call in stem cell reserves
Hopkins researchers have identified a backup supply of stem cells that can repair the most severe damage to the nerves responsible for our sense of smell.   view more (2007-04-30)

Mysterious 'Neural Noise' Actually Primes Brain for Peak Performance
Researchers at the University of Rochester may have answered one of neuroscience's most vexing questions-how can it be that our neurons, which are responsible for our crystal-clear thoughts, seem to fire in utterly random ways?   view more (2006-11-13)

Fish oil may help protect against retinal degenerative diseases
A invited paper published in Trends in Neuroscience this week by Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, reports on the role that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil play in protecting cells in the... view more (2006-04-06)

UCLA Find Yields Further Insight Into Causes of Parkinson's Disease
In humans, a dearth of the neurotransmitter dopamine has long been known to play a role in Parkinson's disease. It is also known that mutations in a protein called parkin cause a form of Parkinson's that is inherited.   view more (2007-02-02)

Making sense of the world through a cochlear implant
Scientists at University College London and Imperial College London have shown how the brain makes sense of speech in a noisy environment, such as a pub or in a crowd. The research suggests that various regions of the brain work together to make sense of what it hears, but that when the speech is... view more (2007-03-13)

'Electric' fish shed light on ways the brain directs movement
Scientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple everyday act of picking up a cup of coffee.   view more (2007-02-01)
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