neuroscience
Researchers Have Developed a Potential Blood Test for Autism
Posted in Medicine on 19th Feb, 2018
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed two new potential tests, one blood and one urine, that could help families with a child who has autism receive a diagnosis earlier.
Scientists Boosted Human Memory With a Brain Implant
Posted in Medicine on 18th Feb, 2018
by Alex Muller
A professor built a brain implant that can reportedly improve short-term memory by 15 percent and working memory by 25 percent.
Drug shown to reverse brain deficits caused by alcohol
Posted in Science on 11th Feb, 2018
by Alex Muller
QUT researchers have identified a drug that could potentially help our brains reboot and reverse the damaging impacts of heavy alcohol consumption on regeneration of brain cells.
Brain 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's
Posted in Medicine on 31st Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
Only a small number of DBS studies have been done for Alzheimer's and they have focused on stimulating brain regions governing memory, rather than judgement.
Nanosystem delivers drugs directly to a tiny spot in the brain
Posted in Medicine on 29th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
MIT researchers have developed a system that can deliver tiny quantities of medicine to brain regions as small as 1 cubic millimeter, with control over how much drug is given.