Scientists have blocked harmful immune cells from entering the brain in mice with a condition similar to multiple sclerosis (MS). The disease is believed to be caused by immune cells that enter the brain and damage myelin, an insulating material on the branches of neurons that conduct nerve impulses.
Facebook-based evidence is being cited in as many as 80% of divorce cases, according to a study by Loyola University Health System. The biggest problem - when Facebook flirting leads to an extramarital affair - and leaves a trail of evidence.
New research suggests that ibuprofen may offer protection against developing Parkinson’s disease, according to one of the largest studies to date investigating the possible benefits of the over-the-counter drug on the disease. The study is published in the March 2, 2011, online issue of Neurology®.
In a promising science-fiction-meets-real-world juxtaposition, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that the mammalian newborn heart can heal itself completely.
People who speak more than two languages may lower their risk of developing memory problems, according a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9 to April 16, 2011.
Mothers who are depressed respond differently to their crying babies than do non-depressed moms. In fact, their reaction, according to brain scans at the University of Oregon, is much more muted than the robust brain activity in non-depressed moms.
New Tulane vaccine aims to wipe out malaria using the same menace that spreads it – the mosquito bite.
In the first published study of its kind, social scientists at Tufts University have found that vitriol is endemic among commentators of all political stripes, but worse on the political right, and is more prevalent than it was even during the turmoil of the war in Viet Nam and the Watergate scandal
Curcumin, a chemical component of the golden-colored spice turmeric, was found in laboratory experiments to protect and help regenerate brain cells after stroke.
Birds living near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident have on average 5 percent smaller brains, according to research led by a University of South Carolina scientist.
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