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Scientists Find a Neurological Synergy in Explaining the Processing of a Common Optical Illusion
A team of scientists has uncovered a neurological synergy that occurs in visual adaptation, a phenomenon in which perception is altered by prolonged exposure to a stimulus.
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Focused Drug Delivery for Brain Cancers
New, interdisciplinary research in Washington University in St. Louis has shown a way to target drug delivery to just that area of the brain using noninvasive measures, bolstered by a novel technology: focused ultrasound.
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Big Data Approach Reveals Therapeutic Target for Epilepsy
A newly-developed computational framework for drug discovery has been used to identify a therapeutic target for epilepsy.
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Technique Lets Us See Brain Cells Talk
Scientists have developed a way to see brain cells talk – to actually see neurons communicate in bright, vivid color. The new lab technique is set to provide long-needed answers about the brain and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and depression.
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New Personality Test is Faster – and Tougher to Trick
Psychology researchers have developed a new personality test that is both faster to take and much harder to manipulate by those attempting to control the outcome.
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Multiple Sclerosis Drug Slows Brain Shrinkage
Results from a clinical trial of more than 250 participants with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) revealed that ibudilast was better than a placebo in slowing down brain shrinkage.
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Parkinson's Disease: Nurr1 Protein Might Become a Candidate for Drug Development
Researchers have modified the protein Nurr1 so that it can enter cells from the outside. Nurr1 deficiency may be one of the causes of Parkinson's disease. Even though Nurr1 has potential to be a target for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, it is unusable in its normal form, as it cannot penetrate cells. A team have now deployed a bacterial import signal in order to deliver Nurr1 into cells.
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Study Provides an Early Recipe for Rewiring Spinal Cords
NIH-funded preclinical results suggest returning nerve cells to a younger state could aid in repair.
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Liver Disease Drug Could Help Restore Cells Damaged by Alzheimer’s
“Most importantly we found the drug to be active in cells from people with the most common type of sporadic Alzheimer’s disease."
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Learning to Lie Has Cognitive Benefits, New Study Finds
It's a tenet of Parenting 101 that kids should tell the truth, but a recent study suggests that learning to lie can confer cognitive benefits.
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