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Scientists Taught Robots to Understand Brain Function and Brain Disorders Such as Alzheimer’s

A challenging brain technique called whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology or whole-cell recording (WCR) is a procedure so delicate and...

Breakthrough for Alzheimer’s Patients Comes in the Form of Enzyme Blockage

There may be light at the end of the tunnel for Alzheimer's patients with thanks to MIT researchers. Recent...

Abnormal Proteins Apparent in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntingdon’s Patients

It's been discovered just Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntingdon's disease sufferers all share one common feature:  the abnormal proteins found...

Scientists Discover Gatekeeper Cells May Hold the Key to Beating Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating neurological condition that millions of people’s lives daily, but as of yet there is...

New Alzheimer’s Drug has Rather Odd but Perhaps Useful Side Effect

A recent study published in Scientific Reports was released by researchers at King’s College that describes the medicine they...

CRISPR and Seven Big Science Stories We Might See in the Future

CRISPR is big news, and it will continue to be big news throughout 2017. Genetic engineering and gene editing...

Smell May Play a Big Part in Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Patients

We all come to rely on the senses that we have available to us. If we are lucky, then...

Scientists Reveal Similarities in Brain Function Between Concussion and Alzheimer’s Patients

A new study led by Saeed Fakran, M.D., assistant professor of radiology in the Division of Neuroradiology at the...

Marijuana Removes Plaque-Forming Alzheimer’s Proteins From Brain Cells

Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia and affects memory, thinking and behavior and is on the rise. The...

Scientist Has Solved The Mystery Behind Brain Disorders Such as Alzheimer’s And Schizophrenia

Beth Stevens, being a very well-known brain researcher, may have thought of microglia as being much of an annoyance...