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New research has shown a way to target drug delivery to a person's brainstem using noninvasive measures, bolstered by a novel technology: focused ultrasound.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Brain Tumors | Washington University in St. LouisAging adults who report being very sleepy during the day were nearly three times more likely to have brain deposits of beta amyloid, a protein that's a hallmark for Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent report.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | The Johns Hopkins UniversityEngineers and physicians at USC and the University of California, San Francisco have discovered how mood variations can be translated, or decoded, from neural signals in a person’s brain — a process that has not been demonstrated before.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Depression & Schizophrenia | University of Southern CaliforniaNew research from USC has uncovered a previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The study provides insights on how these conditions, and other diseases of aging, might one day be treated and prevented.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University of Southern CaliforniaFindings from a study conducted by researchers at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work suggest that higher dementia prevalence among racial and ethnic minorities—particularly among Latinos—is connected to lower educational attainment.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | Community Impact | University of Southern CaliforniaAfter ten years of studying the brains, researchers believe they have an explanation for why similar levels of head trauma in different people can cause some of them to suffer more drastic symptoms of CTE than others.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Brain Injury | Boston UniversityMichigan Medicine scientists have been on a quest to better understand unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEP — which claims the lives of roughly 1 in every 1,000 people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Parkinson's & Epilepsy | University of MichiganKetamine’s antidepressive effects require activation of opioid receptors in the brain, a new Stanford study shows. The surprising finding may alter how new antidepressants are developed and administered in order to mitigate the risk of opioid dependence.
Depression & Schizophrenia | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University Research | Stanford UniversityAn aquarium fish that senses the Earth’s magnetic field as it swims could help unlock how the human brain works and how diseases such as Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders function.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Parkinson's & Epilepsy | University Research | Michigan State University"Healing Spaces" is a video game that was created to help adults suffering from neurodegenerative diseases to relax and connect with their caregiver.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Alzheimers | University of Southern California