neuroscience
Drug Hopes to Delay Onset of Alzheimer's Symptoms With a Monthly Shot in the Arm
Posted in Medicine on 28th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Alzheimers disease is on the rise, even as doctors continue to struggle to find potential treatments for it.
How we process numbers is revealed in our brain structure
Posted in Medicine on 25th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
For a long time, scientists thought that everyone processed numbers predominantly in a spatial way (low to high numbers visualized as left to right).
Study shows Where Alzheimer's starts and how it spreads
Posted in Science on 23rd Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Researchers have clarified three fundamental issues about Alzheimer's: where it starts, why it starts there, and how it spreads.
Serotonin deficiency may not cause depression after all
Posted in Science on 16th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
New research may lead to a more direct and effective treatment than common SSRI drugs.
How a Concussion Can Lead to Depression Years Later
Posted in Medicine on 10th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
A head injury can lead brain cells to go on "high alert" and overreact to immune challenges by becoming excessively inflammatory, a condition linked with depressive complications.