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Scientists identify and target specific brain area related to ‘hearing voices’ in schizophrenia

For the first time, scientists have precisely identified and targeted an area of the brain which is involved in "hearing voices", experienced by many patients with schizophrenia.

5 Sep 2017

Aberrant neural activity in lab mice presents potential challenges to study healthy brain

Multiple laboratories have observed unusual neural activity resembling epilepsy in some lines of genetically modified mice widely used in neuroscience research.

4 Sep 2017

Combined DNA and protein 'liquid biopsy' more accurate in identifying early-stage pancreatic cancer

Johns Hopkins scientists say they have developed a blood test that spots tumor-specific DNA and protein biomarkers for early-stage pancreatic cancer.

4 Sep 2017

Measuring breast density

Women start off with breasts that are predominately full of milk-producing glandular tissue (“dense tissue”). That tissue slowly changes to fat as the woman ages with an acceleration in that change over menopause.

4 Sep 2017

Kessler scientists link cognitive fatigue in individuals with TBI to caudate activation

Kessler Foundation researchers have authored a new article that further elucidates the mechanisms for cognitive fatigue, a disabling symptom that affects many individuals after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

4 Sep 2017

Leica Microsystems receives first FDA clearance for its FL560 fluorescence microscope filter

Leica Microsystems is the first company in the US receiving FDA 510(k) clearance for the visualization of cerebrovascular blood flow in conjunction with fluorescein.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 1 Sep 2017

Human propensity for contagious yawning triggered by primitive reflexes in the brain, research suggests

Feeling tired? Even if we aren't tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of Nottingham have published research that suggests the human propensity for contagious yawning is triggered automatically by primitive reflexes in the primary motor cortex -- an area of the brain responsible for motor function.

31 Aug 2017

New trial examines whether compound given before and after bypass surgery mitigates cognitive deficits

University of Arizona researchers are collaborating on a Phase 2 trial to determine whether a particular peptide administered before and after coronary bypass surgery mitigates or even reverses cognitive deficits thought to be connected to the procedure.

31 Aug 2017

New tool helps researchers to identify and detect various sub-groups of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's disease can lead to several widely divergent symptoms and, so far, its various expressions have mainly been observed through the behaviour and actions of patients.

31 Aug 2017

Research projects highlight increasing adoption of PEEK polymer-based implants in clinical practice

A wave of recent research projects presented at the latest International PEEK Meeting in Washington, D.C., has highlighted the increasing adoption of PEEK implants in clinical practice as well as the material´s established position due to possible patient benefits.

31 Aug 2017

Drug testing assay for Plasmodium vivax infection possible with Porvair Sciences Krystal black microplate

Porvair Sciences reports that the National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore, India is using its Krystal 384 black microplate to produce a standard drug testing assay for Plasmodium vivax infection.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 31 Aug 2017

MIT engineers devise automated approach to monitor neurons

Recording electrical signals from inside a neuron in the living brain can reveal a great deal of information about that neuron's function and how it coordinates with other cells in the brain.

30 Aug 2017

Two distinct brain regions involve in decision-making process, research shows

Often when we make a decision, we calculate its "expected value," by multiplying the value of something (how much we want or need it) with the probability that we might be able to obtain it, a concept first introduced by 17th-century mathematician Blaise Pascal.

30 Aug 2017

Treatments for anxiety disorders likely to prove efficacious in ASD

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that anxiety occurring in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) shares similar brain mechanisms as anxiety alone.

30 Aug 2017

Photoacoustic technique uses lasers to create detailed ultrasound images in live animals

Researchers have developed a photoacoustic imaging technique that uses lasers to create detailed ultrasound images in live animals. The method allows for complete internal body scans with enough spatiotemporal resolution to see active organs, circulating cancer cells, and brain function.

30 Aug 2017

New study pinpoints origin of abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder

The origins of autism remain mysterious. What areas of the brain are involved, and when do the first signs appear? New findings published in Biological Psychiatry brings us closer to understanding the pathology of autism, and the point at which it begins to take shape in the human brain.

29 Aug 2017

Magnetic stimulation of the prefrontal cortex improved test subjects’ evaluation of own performance

Researchers at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki have succeeded for the first time ever in affecting metacognition of a tactile working memory task by combining neural pathway imaging and magnetic stimulation of the brain.

29 Aug 2017

New imaging technique can help assess quality of early-stage embryos

Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, led by the University of Adelaide, have successfully developed an advanced new imaging technique, which can help assess the quality of early-stage embryos.

29 Aug 2017

Cartilage degeneration algorithm could facilitate clinical decision-making in treatment of osteoarthritis

A novel cartilage degeneration algorithm can predict the progression of osteoarthritis in individual patients, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. The new algorithm could greatly facilitate clinical decision-making in the treatment of osteoarthritis.

29 Aug 2017

Undergraduates earn top prize for developing new tool to detect Alzheimer’s disease

A team of seven University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering undergraduates earned the top prize in this year's National Institutes of Health Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams challenge for their efforts to develop low-cost tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms.

29 Aug 2017

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Scientists identify and target specific brain area related to ‘hearing voices’ in schizophrenia

Aberrant neural activity in lab mice presents potential challenges to study healthy brain

Combined DNA and protein 'liquid biopsy' more accurate in identifying early-stage pancreatic cancer

Measuring breast density

Kessler scientists link cognitive fatigue in individuals with TBI to caudate activation

Leica Microsystems receives first FDA clearance for its FL560 fluorescence microscope filter

Human propensity for contagious yawning triggered by primitive reflexes in the brain, research suggests

New trial examines whether compound given before and after bypass surgery mitigates cognitive deficits

New tool helps researchers to identify and detect various sub-groups of Alzheimer’s disease

Research projects highlight increasing adoption of PEEK polymer-based implants in clinical practice

Drug testing assay for Plasmodium vivax infection possible with Porvair Sciences Krystal black microplate

MIT engineers devise automated approach to monitor neurons

Two distinct brain regions involve in decision-making process, research shows

Treatments for anxiety disorders likely to prove efficacious in ASD

Photoacoustic technique uses lasers to create detailed ultrasound images in live animals

New study pinpoints origin of abnormalities in autism spectrum disorder

Magnetic stimulation of the prefrontal cortex improved test subjects’ evaluation of own performance

New imaging technique can help assess quality of early-stage embryos

Cartilage degeneration algorithm could facilitate clinical decision-making in treatment of osteoarthritis

Undergraduates earn top prize for developing new tool to detect Alzheimer’s disease

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