Neuron

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• Thank you!

  
  Almost Scientific — Authority: 117
  Thank you all for coming to the show last night at The Exploratorium .  I had a great and exhausting time.  It was fantastic to see so many friends out in the crowd, and I’m sorry I did not get to talk to any of you for as long as I would have liked. I’d like to especially thank Almost Scientific team members ...
  2 days ago

• Drug candidate for treating spinal muscular atrophy identified

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): Scientists have identified a chemical cousin of the common antibiotic tetracycline that might be useful in treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a currently incurable disease that is the leading genetic cause of death in infants. The finding is based on a study conducted by Adrian Krainer, ...
  4 days ago

• Higher Education Change Opportunities

  
  Brain Leaders and Learners — Authority: 113
  Written By Ellen Weber, PhD and Robyn McMaster, PhD Higher Education and Brain Based Benefits Challenges of Change Renewal is to the university community today what Renaissance was to the Middle Ages. Both encompass a resurgence of learning. Both tap into more potential from the human brain. To ...
  6 days ago

• Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder

  
  Psych Central — Authority: 108
  Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder , or IEED, is a condition in which a person experiences uncontrollable episodes of emotional expression. That is, they have episodes of crying, laughter, or anger that are not in line with their present mood. The condition is also known as labile affect, pseudobulbar ...
  1 week ago

• Age-Related Loss of Spiral Ganglion Neurons

  
  COMD News — Authority: 451
  Spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) are the relay station for auditory information between hair cells and central nervous system. Age-related decline of auditory function due to SGN loss can not be ameliorated by hearing aids or cochlear implants. Recent findings clearly indicate that survival of SGNs during aging depends ...
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• Seoul National University Mishap

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  By Ranjan BhaduriOct. 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hwang Woo-suk, 56, has been given a two year sentence by Judge Bae Ki-yeol of Seoul Central District Court, for the embezzlement of funds and illegal trading in human embryos. The sum he ripped off the Government, in the form of grants has been huge, amounting to $700,000. ...
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• Epilepsy drugs may help treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): A potential new function for anti-epileptic drugs in treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s has been discovered by US researchers.The study, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, found that neurons in the brain ...
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• Does Coffee Boost Brain/ Cognitive Functions Over Time?

  
  SharpBrains — Authority: 600
  A few eternal questions: - Is caffeine good for the brain? - Does it boost cognitive functions? - Does it protect against dementia? There is little doubt that drinking that cup of morning coffee will likely increase alertness, but the main questions that research is trying to answer go beyond that. Basically: is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Companion Biomarkers in Drug Development

  
  Great Product Direct — Authority: 157
  The term “companion biomarker” means that a particular diagnostic test is specifically linked to a therapeutic drug either in drug development or in the clinic. Biomarkers of disease have long played an important role in diagnostic medicine as evidenced by the intense use of specific clinical laboratory tests in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pharmacogenomics for Clinical Use and in Drug Development

  
  Great Product Direct — Authority: 157
  Pharmacogenomics, the science of individualizing drug therapy based on the genetic makeup of individual patients, offers an unusual opportunity for future market growth. Applying pharmacogenomics would allow doctors to treat specific segments of the population based on their particular responses to a drug. The ...
  2 weeks ago

• Optogenetics: the key to our cyborg future?

  
  Futurismic — Authority: 576
  There’s a lengthy but interesting piece up over at Wired about the relatively young discipline of optogenetics – the science of isolating and communicating with specific types of neuron using light . The discovery of the process is an interesting story in its own right, but the really futurismic bit is the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Researchers Create Artificial Memories in the Brain of a Fruitfly

  
  Newsvine - JCAtom's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 125
  As part of a project to understand how the brain learns, biologists have written memories into the cells of a fruitflys brain, making it think it had a terrible experience.More Articles
  2 weeks ago

• Just Listen - Its Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  I like to consider myself a fairly empathic guy, but on a recent appearance on "This Week in Startups" I told Jason Calacanis that I am viewing people more as modems than as human beings. Nearly everyone who is connected to the Internet is connected through a modem and everyone who uses a modem has had on ...
  2 weeks ago

• Scientists give flies memories of bad experience

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): Oxford scientists have succeeded in directly manipulating the activity of individual neurons to give flies memories of a bad experience-something they never really had. “Flies have the ability to learn, but the circuits that instruct memory formation were unknown. We were able to pin the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Physical Fitness Improves Brain Health

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  Everyone knows that exercise is good for them. It contributes to weight loss and weight management. It?s good for your heart and your cardiovascular system. And it generally keeps you fit and healthier.But did you know that exercise is also good for your brain? It can actually make you smarter. Not only that, but ...
  4 weeks ago

• Neuron 6F 070 Delivery Catheter – Penumbra

  
  US Recall News — Authority: 481
  Facilities that have the older version of 6F Neuron 070 Delivery Catheter which is being recalled should stop using and return the device. Stay up to date on: product recalls . Neuron 6F 070 Delivery Catheter – Penumbra
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• Pinpoint Origin of Tinnitus With New Technique

  
  Tinnitus — Authority: 122
  A New technique can pinpoint tinnitus MEG (Magnetoencephalography) brain-scan Magnetoencephalography (MEG) measures electrical currents in nerve cells in the brain Using this technique it is possible to pinpoint the area of the brain that is activated when a person suffers from tinnitus, according to US doctors. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Blokes and Babes Where You Work

  
  Brain Leaders and Learners — Authority: 113
  Heaven or Havoc? Which of these characters work with or in you? Serotonin Sam : “Feelin’ good - hey guys you’re welcome to share, anytime.” Cortisol Carol “Touch my stuff and you die!” Plasticity Patty : “Glad to ...
  7 weeks ago

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