EventsFeaturedNeuroscience Business·September 20, 2013·1 min read“The Brain That Changes Itself” Author Norman Doidge to Present Webinar Based on Best Selling BookOn Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. Pacific (1 p.m. Eastern), Scientific Learning Corp. will present a free, online seminar by Norman Doidge, M.D., author of the New York Times and international bestseller, "The Brain That Changes Itself."Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience Business·July 19, 2012·2 min readAnti-Tau Drug Improves Cognition, Decreases Tau Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease ModelsPenn Medicine research presented today at the 2012 Alzheimer's Association International Conference shows that an anti-tau treatment called epithilone D (EpoD) was effective in preventing and intervening the progress of Alzheimer's disease in animal models, improving neuron function and cognition, as well as decreasing tau pathology.Read More
NeuroscienceNeuroscience Business·May 26, 2020·4 min readBIOS Health expands collaboration in Canada with $800K initiative on groundbreaking neural biomarker researchBIOS health is partnering with Canadian universities to develop an artificial intelligence closed-loop neuromodulation system for chronic cardiac conditions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience BusinessVisual Neuroscience·July 5, 2015·2 min readDetecting Eye Diseases With Help of a SmartphoneResearchers have developed software for smartphones that can detect eye diseases, such as diabetic macular edema.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Business·August 2, 2013·4 min readNew Drugs to Find the Right Target to Fight Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers reveal how two classes of drug compounds, which are currently in trial, work to fight Alzheimer's disease. They also identify possible causes of early onset hereditary forms of AD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Business·June 23, 2021·3 min readCedars-Sinai Awarded $11.99 Million for ALS Clinical TrialCedars-Sinai has been awarded $11.99 million by California's stem cell agency to launch a clinical trial testing a potential gene and stem cell therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Business·August 23, 2012·4 min readFirst UK Operation to Tackle Heart Failure with Novel Nerve-Stimulating ImplantResearchers announced that the UK’s first operation to tackle heart failure with a novel nerve-stimulating device will be performed today. The implantable device operates by stimulating the vagus nerve on the right side of the neck.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Business·August 19, 2014·6 min readOur Connection to ContentMIT's Innerscope Research uses a range of neuroscience tools to explore the connections between media and the consumer.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience BusinessPsychology·September 19, 2013·4 min readFinancial Boom and Bust Drivers, All in the Mind?Biological mechanisms in the brains of traders lead them to predict how others will behave, resulting in stock marketing bubbles crashing; a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Business·July 8, 2013·2 min readRobot Mom Would Beat Robot Butler in Popularity ContestResearchers discover people express more positive feelings towards a robot that would take care of them than a robot which needed their care.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience Business·July 17, 2012·3 min readExperimental Drug May Extend Therapeutic Window for StrokeAn experimental drug that reduces brain damage and improves motor skills among stroke-afflicted rodents when given with federally approved clot-busting therapy has been created.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Business·July 10, 2012·4 min readNutrient Mixture Improves Memory in Patients with Early Alzheimer’sA clinical trial of an Alzheimer’s disease treatment developed found that the nutrient cocktail can improve memory in patients with early Alzheimer’s. The mixture appears to increase the number of dendritic spines and therefore some synapses.Read More
