First Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease Seven patients will be followed for 2 years after being injected with stem cells, with the hopes of replacing the brain cells that have died. August 16, 2018 by Nathan Gock Read More
Babies Learn About Eye Contact Early in Life More evidence shows that socializing is an important human behavior for brain development, even for infants. August 2, 2018 by Stefanie Rosado Read More
Reprogramming Neurons to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease A promising Alzheimer's disease treatment has been developed as a result of a 2012 Nobel Prize winning discovery May 17, 2018 by Nathan Gock Read More
The Sum is More Than the Parts: Effects of HIV and Alcoholism or Hepatitis C on the Brain HIV works together with Hepatitis C or alcoholism to accelerate aging and problems in the brain April 26, 2018 by Caroline Vrana Read More
Transparent Brains Are Science, Not Fiction Researchers figured out how to remove lipids from organs in order to make them transparent for easier study. December 4, 2017 by Wendy Wang Read More
Prenatal Inflammation May Affect Brain Development Altered expression of six genes associated with placental indicators of inflammation were found to predict neurocognitive impairment in childhood November 22, 2017 by Nathan Gock Read More
Can We Teach a Computer to Be Creative? Researchers at Apple write an algorithm that lets computers train other computers to learn patterns October 18, 2017 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
Infants Got Talent! Infants can perceive pitch in a melody better than most adults August 29, 2017 by Namrata Dave Read More
Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Headaches? A study of woodpecker’s skull reveals key safety features that may be applied to humans. July 31, 2017 by Sanjoy Som Read More
More Evidence for the Brain-Gut Connection It turns out, the bacteria that live in your intestine can have an impact on the region of your brain associated with anxiety and fear. May 22, 2017 by Gina Riggio Read More
