All Neuroscience


Deep-brain light penetration goes wireless

Evoluted New Media | Added: 6 Mar 2018

A team from a Japanese research institute have found a way to penetrate deep brain structures with …

Brain differences associated with epilepsy

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Feb 2018

Epilepsy is associated with thickness and volume differences in the grey matter of several brain re…

Physiological role found for Alzheimers protein

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Jan 2018

A team working on neurodevelopment of axon growth have uncovered a role for TAU, a protein linked t…

Bitter-sweet victory for taste science

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Aug 2017

Research has revealed molecules involved in helping the tongue maintain correct communicate with th…

New neuronal labelling method invented

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Jul 2017

Scientists have taken advantage of viral vectors to deliver genetic information past the blood-brai…

Neurodegenerative precursor structure revealed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 10 Jul 2017

Scientists have uncovered the atomic structure of a protein strongly associated with Alzheimer’s di…

Astrocytes’ effect on internal clock discovered

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Apr 2017

Astrocytes, the star shaped cells that surround neurons, have been found to influence the body’s in…

Berry aids brain function improvement

Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Mar 2017

Concentrated blueberry juice has been found to improve brain function in the elderly, according to …

New compound enables potential early Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Nov 2016

Researchers in St Louis, USA, have created a new substance able to detect Alzheimer’s earlier than …

Neuroscience project receives €89m

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Oct 2016

The European Commission has released a payment of €89m for the Human Brain Project.

Alzheimer’s symptoms reduced in gene therapy trial

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Oct 2016

Researchers have revealed results of a successful trial injecting viruses into mice to reduce the e…

Peptide offers hope for new pain control treatments

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Aug 2016

A natural substance that activates pain receptors in the central nervous system has been found to h…

Gene therapy offers different approach to treating depression

Evoluted New Media | Added: 27 Jul 2016

Scientists have shown how manipulating a new target in the brain through gene therapy can lead to n…

Researchers discover THC’s ‘dual effect’ on brain cells

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jul 2016

A study at the Salk Institute has found that cannabinoids can remove the plaque-forming protein ass…

£2m grant for researchers to study dementia risks

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Jun 2016

A team of researchers from Cardiff, Bristol and Oxford University are set to begin investigating a …

Study shows ‘reversal’ of neurological damage possible

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 May 2016

Symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s could be ‘reversed’ afte…

Stuttering mice provide insight

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 May 2016

Scientists have given mice a genetic mutation causing them to stutter to better understand the spee…

New discovery could help nicotine addiction

Evoluted New Media | Added: 28 Jan 2016

A lipid in brain cells may act as a switch, increasing or decreasing the need for motivation, a tea…

Cholesterol reducing drug could positively affect Parkinson’s

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Jan 2016

A trial has begun in the UK to see the effects of cholesterol lowering drug, Simvastin, in those af…

Treatment to limit brain damage created

Evoluted New Media | Added: 18 Jan 2016

A method to aid patient’s recovery from brain damage, minimising life threatening infections has be…