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Google Glass could aid Parkinson’s patients

April 24, 2014
News
Next generation wearable technology like Google Glass could be used as an assistive aid for those with the neurological condition Parkinson’s disease say researchers from Newcastle University’s Digital Interaction Group....
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Materials Science, Neuroscience, Pathology
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Brain dictionary and road map created

April 16, 2014
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An international team of neuroscientists has not only tripled the number of identified insect brain structures but created a simple dictionary to talk about them.The team – which included researchers...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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New hope for CNS damage

April 3, 2014
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It might be possible to reprogram and repair nerves damaged through spinal cord injury and brain trauma say researchers who have identified a mechanism for re-growing fibres in the central...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Surplus neurons could cause neurodevelopmental disorders

March 19, 2014
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Autism could be caused by cells called microglia failing to trim unnecessary connections between neurons.Researchers from EMBL and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (ITT) found that by trimming surplus connections...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Pathology
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Sodium key to opioid brain signalling

February 17, 2014
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A high-resolution 3-D view of an opioid receptor’s atomic structure has resolved the 40-year mystery of how sodium controls opioid brain signalling. The structure was obtained by scientists at the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Unlocking the structure of elusive stress receptor

July 18, 2013
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A spin-out pharmaceutical company has visualised for the first time a complicated protein receptor in the brain which controls our response to stress.Heptares Therapeutics, formed by a Cambridge molecular biology...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Fibre-optic pen aids understanding of dyslexia

June 21, 2013
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A fibre-optic pen developed at the University of Washington will help scientists to see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and write.The tool has been...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Medical Diagnostics, Neuroscience
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Neutrons reveal potential dangers of pharma’s golden bullet

June 17, 2013
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Gold nanoparticles are projected to be the ‘magic bullet’ of drug delivery, but scientists working at the Institut Laue-Laugevin have revealed the potential dangers of the tiny particles at high...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience
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Sensing an invisible hand

May 6, 2013
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The ability to recognise your own body is more complicated than you think, suggest Swedish scientists who have demonstrated that is possible to evoke the illusion of having a phantom...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Brain preservation technique could lead to unreliable autopsies

April 10, 2013
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For the first time, scientists have conducted neutron scattering  experiments on brain tissue. They have found that formaldehyde preservation is not as reliable as initially thought, as it significantly affects...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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