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Coffee an Nighttime Jobs Don't Mix Study Finds

A new study has found the main byproduct of coffee, caffeine, interferes with sleep and this side-effect worsens as people age.

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Memory deficient mouse created by eliminating kinase activity of CaMKIIalpha

Knock-in mouse created that shows memory deficits by eliminating kinase activity of CaMKIIalpha. Brain and memory research shows the memory deficient mouse exhibited impaired tetanus-induced long term potentiation (LTP) and sustained postsynaptic spine enlargement. These impairments are believed to be related to the mutant mouse deficit in inhibitory avoidance learning.

Animal model in schizophrenia research identifies a novel approach for treating cognitive impairments

When neuroscientists co-administered D-serine and a blocker of D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO), which metabolizes and decreases availability of D-serine in the brain, D-serine efficacy increased in the ability to enhance NMDA glutamate receptor function. Enhancing NMDA glutamate receptor function is considered to be a possible treatment for schizophrenia and abnormal behaviors.

Neural stem cells may give rise to most common type of brain cancer

Brain cancer research reveals that a single mutation in a p53 gene may cause neural stem cells in the subventricular zone of the brain to migrate out of the SVZ and lead to the most common type of brain cancer.

Brain researchers may block the spread of deadly brain tumors by targeting NHERF-1 genes.

By regulating NHERF-1 genes, quickly spreading brain tumors such as glioblastoma multiforme may be slowed, greatly increasing the chances of treating brain cancer.

Huntington Disease starts in early age

Huntington Disease and brain protein research article

Human embryonic stem cell therapy for spinal injuries begins

Human stem cell therapy article

Hope for restoring injured nerves

Nerve Regeneration Gene Article

Nanotubes used in the brain can enhance neuronal excitability

Nanotechnology has the potential to help bypass faulty brain circuitry by using carbon nanotubes to act as short and long distance synaptic junctions.

Humans and chimps register faces by using similar brain regions

Researchers using PET find that humans and chimps use similar brain areas during facial recognition tasks.

Foot found in newborn baby's brain

A doctor in Colorado finds a foot, hand, thigh and intestinal pieces in a newborn baby's brain.

Can brain scans read our minds?

Brain Scans Read Thoughts Neuroscience Research Article

U.S. government calls for more testing of combat brain injuries

Brain Injuries Neuroscience Research Article

Cold sore virus linked to Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's Disease Neuroscience Research Article

Pavlov's neurons: Neuroscience researchers find brain cells that are critical to learning

Learning and Memory Neuroscience Research Article

H.M. Dies at 82 - Neuroscience's most unforgettable amnesiac