neuroscience

Stanford researchers 'stunned' by stem cell experiment that helped stroke patient walk

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

The results appear to contradict a core belief about brain damage, that it is permanent and irreversible.

MRI scans prove schizophrenic brains attempt self-repair

Posted in Science on 29th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The findings point the way to the development of targeted treatments that potentially could better address some of the core pathology in schizophrenia"

Dead Brain Cells May Inhibit Function In Neurodegenerative Disease

Posted in Medicine on 28th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

A study claims that in neurodegenerative diseases, the brain's cleaning process is impaired.

A Simple Test Could Predict Whether a Comatose Patient Will Ever Wake Up

Posted in Science on 28th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

Overall, the cerebral metabolic rate accounted for the imminent return of awareness in 94 per cent of patients.

Sensor detects signs of cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's

Posted in Medicine on 24th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

The biosensor is able to detect molecules linked to various cancers and neurological diseases for rapid diagnosis.