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Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND–Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome (DS), researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and other institutions detected subtle differences in the structure and function of the hippocampus–a region of the brain tied to memory and learning. Such detailed mapping, made possible by the high-powered MRI, is significant because it allowed the research team to better understand how each subregion of the hippocampus in people with DS is functional...

Repetitive subconcussive impacts trigger more changes in brain vital signs, research shows Neuroscience researchers at Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, U.S., the Health and Technology District and Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada have published the latest results of their ongoing multi-year hockey concussion study examining changes in subconcussive cognitive brain function in male youth ice hockey players. The research team monitored brain vital signs during pre- and post-season play in 23 Bantam (age 14 or under) and Junior...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Hockey player gets his brain vital signs checked. Researchers find repetitive head impacts can result in functional brain impairments in youth hockey. view more  Credit: Health and Technology District Surrey, B.C. Canada and Rochester, Minn., U.S. (April 22, 2021) - Neuroscience researchers at Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, U.S., the Health and Technology District and Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada have published the latest results of their ongoing multi-year hockey concussion study examining cha...

(Nature Communications) People with a previous rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis had a 30% to 50% lower risk of later developing Parkinson's, a nested case-control study showed. (Journal of Parkinson's Disease) (Movement Disorders) (New York Times) (Alzheimer's and Dementia) Medicare data showed that payments for neurologist-prescribed brand name drugs jumped 50% from 2013 to 2017, but claims for these drugs rose only 8%. (Neurology) (JAMA Network Open) Military veterans with psychogenic or epileptic seizures had higher risks for death by suicide and suicide-related behavior than the general v...

Study Maps Key Proteins Linked to Epilepsy, Revealing New Drug Targets News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- An analysis of adult human brain tissue reveals over 900 proteins tied to epilepsy. The brain disorder, estimated to afflict more than 3 million Americans, is mostly known for symptoms of hallucinations, dreamlike states, and uncontrolled, often disabling bodily seizures. Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the study examined molecular differences among the brains of 14 epilepsy patients and another group of 14...