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University of British Columbia (UBC) research shows that chemotherapy can lead to excessive mind wandering and an inability to concentrate. Dubbed ‘chemo-brain,’ the negative cognitive effects of the cancer treatment have long been suspected, but the UBC study is the first to explain why patients have difficulty paying attention.

DNA regulatory tags must be cut out and replaced to allow neurons to function.

In new research published online by Nature Methods, scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Harvard University have announced a "Neuronal Positioning System" (NPS) that maps the circuitry of the brain, similar to how a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver triangulates one's location on the planet.

Cardiorespiratory fitness may positively impact the structure of white matter in the brains of older adults. These results suggest that exercise could be prescribed to lessen age-related declines in brain structure.

Repeated alcohol exposure during adolescence results in long-lasting changes in the region of the brain that controls learning and memory, according to a research team at Duke Medicine that used a rodent model as a surrogate for humans.

Two wrongs can make a right, at least in the world of visual perception and motor functioning, according to two University of Oregon (UO) brain scientists.

NIH-funded project aims for fast identification and destruction of deadly bacteria.

Technology could lead to new way of doing ‘lab on a chip’ medical diagnostics.

Aridhia’s Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Chris Roche as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding co-founder David Sibbald, who takes up the role of Executive Chairman.

A new study shows that a drug already approved to fight tapeworms in people, effectively treated MRSA superbugs in lab cultures and in infected nematode worms.