Neurology / Neuroscience News
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Neuroscience describes the scientific study of the mechanics of the central nervous system such as its structure, function, genetics and physiology as well as how this can be applied to understand diseases of the nervous system. Neurology is a specialized area of medicine that concerns disorders and diseases of the nervous system ranging from Alzheimer's disease through to infection and personality disorders. Neurology involves diagnosing and treating conditions of the central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems. This category includes news on nervous system disorders and discoveries, research related to the brain, memory and how we perceive the environment.
Featured news in this category
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Too much or too little magnesium can raise dementia risk
A recently published study investigates the link between both high and low magnesium serum levels and the risk of developing dementia.
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Thirst: Our brains tell us when to stop drinking
Our bodies keep a tight check on our water levels to stop us from dehydrating. But how do we know when we are thirsty and when we have drunk enough?
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Alzheimer's: Targeting ApoE gene may 'stop the disease'
The ApoE gene may have a more influential role than first thought; it may amplify the damage done by the tau protein, causing neurodegeneration.
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Immune markers may predict multiple sclerosis severity
Two related cytokines may signal which individuals will progress to the severe form of MS more rapidly. The finding could aid drug research.
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Drug may reduce desire for alcohol, especially in the evening
New research in mice shows that blocking a receptor in the brain's immune system substantially reduces the desire to consume alcohol, especially at night.
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Linking depression, insomnia, and the brain's reward center
Increased activity in a brain region involved in reward and motivation appears to reduce the risk of sleep-related depressive symptoms.
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How binge drinking alters brain activity
For the first time, researchers measure binge drinking-related changes in brain activity during rest. They mirror those seen in chronic alcoholics' brains.
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Headache on the left side: Symptoms, causes, and treatment
In this article, we look at the causes of headaches on the left side, including underlying conditions, symptoms, treatments, and when to see a doctor.
Further reading in this category
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Maladaptive daydreaming: Symptoms and management
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Multiple sclerosis: Vitamin D deficiency may predict onset
- Scientists discover genetic timetable of brain's aging process
- Concussion in teenagers increases the risk of MS in later life
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Could this protein explain why drinking can be so pleasurable?
- Mobile phone use while pregnant not linked to child neurodevelopment problems
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Exercise may alter men's food choices, but not women's
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How avocados and nuts could boost intelligence
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Can tomatoes protect us from alcohol's effects?
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What should you do if a friend has a seizure?
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'Bad habit' neurons identified
- Rethinking serotonin could lead to a shift in psychiatric care
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How to keep your brain healthy as you age
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Just 25 minutes of yoga, meditation 'boosts brain function, energy'
- New findings on brain functional connectivity may lend insights into mental disorders
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Parkinson's: Sniff test could predict risk up to a decade earlier
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Antidepressants could delay Parkinson's progression
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Empathy: Why do we care?
- Compound regulates genetic risk factor in Parkinson's disease
- Scents and social preference: Neuroscientists ID the roots of attraction
- Mouth clicks used in human echolocation captured in unprecedented detail
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Brain cancer could be treated with Zika virus
- Study suggests brain's ability to recognize faces is shaped through repeated exposure
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Schizophrenia 'voices' quietened by magnetic stimulation
- Virus that causes mono may increase risk of MS for multiple races
- Two distinct brain regions have independent influence on decision-making
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New sleep-promoting brain cells identified
- Patient plays saxophone while surgeons remove brain tumor
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Insomnia: Like mother, like child?
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Are you a daydream driver? Most likely, study finds
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Lower back pain may all be in the mind, study suggests
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Hypnosis: What is it, and does it work?
- Stabilizing TREM2 - a potential strategy to combat Alzheimer's disease
- Two distinct brain regions have independent influence on decision-making
- Inattentive kids show worse grades in later life
- Altered bacterial communities in the gut could be an indicator for Parkinson's disease
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Could this hormone rejuvenate memory?
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Investigating the neuroscience of contagious yawns
- 'Seeing' robot learns tricky technique for studying brain cells in mammals
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Alzheimer's disease: Scientists close in on how it starts and how to stop it
- Study highlights new link between gene fusion and bladder and brain cancer
- Chronic lack of sleep increases risk-seeking
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Knowledge Center
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Headache on the left side: Symptoms, causes, and treatment
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Maladaptive daydreaming: Symptoms and management
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Raccoon eyes: Causes and treatments
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McDonald criteria: MS diagnosis guidelines
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Respiratory depression: Causes, symptoms, and treatment
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Dissociative fugue: Symptoms, causes, and treatment
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How to get rid of dizziness: Medications and remedies
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Cerebral spinal fluid analysis: Tests and results
