The smart-dumb question, a key to writing about — and understanding — immunologyUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamA New York Times journalist shared his key to reporting with a UAB honors seminar class. Both the reporter and the class want to understand how — for good or for bad — the human immune system works. UAB has one of the few in-depth undergraduate immunology programs in the nation. Channels: All Journal News, Education, Immunology, Neuro, Keywords: Undergraduate immunology, Immunology, Curriculum, Neuroscience, Writing Released:13-Dec-2019 10:20 AM EST |
Research reveals how muscles talk to the brain to regulate feeding behaviorSt. Jude Children's Research HospitalA study from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital sheds light on the mechanisms governing feeding behavior in fruit flies and how skeletal muscle communicates energy needs to the brain. Channels: All Journal News, Behavioral Science, Neuro, Keywords: Muscles, Brain, Neurobiological Development, feeding behavior, Dopamine Released:12-Dec-2019 3:50 PM EST |
To the brain, straight from the vein: IV treatment for TBIUniversity of GeorgiaA team of researchers from the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center has found that neural exosomes—“cargo” molecules within the nervous system that carry messages to the brain—can minimize or even avert progression of traumatic brain injury when used as part of a new cell-to-cell messaging technology. Channels: All Journal News, Healthcare, Neuro, Trauma, Keywords: traumatic brain injury (TBI), Brain, Neurosccience, Exosome, Biomanufacturing Released:12-Dec-2019 12:45 PM EST |
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Getting Enough Sleep May Help Brain Store, Recall MemoriesAmerican Physiological Society (APS)A review of more than 130 studies explains how sleep helps people learn new information and plays an important role in storing learned content for future use. The review is published in the January 2020 issue of Physiology. Channels: All Journal News, Cognition and Learning, Neuro, Sleep, Keywords: Physiology, Sleep, Sleep architecture, Sleep stages, Memory, Learning, Brain Physiology, Neurophysiology, Sleep Deprivation Released:12-Dec-2019 7:00 AM EST |
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Veterans Study Suggests Two Sub-types of Gulf War IllnessGeorgetown University Medical CenterBrain imaging of veterans with Gulf War illness show varying abnormalities after moderate exercise that can be categorized into two distinct groups — an outcome that suggests a more complex illness that previously thought. Channels: All Journal News, Cognition and Learning, Military Health, Neuro, Embargoed Feed - hidden, Keywords: Gulf War Illness, Gulf War Syndrome, Gulf War Veterans Released:10-Dec-2019 12:20 PM EST |
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Take Long Naps? Sleep More Than Nine Hours a Night? Your Stroke Risk May Be HigherAmerican Academy of Neurology (AAN)People who take long naps during the day or sleep nine or more hours at night may have an increased risk of stroke, according to a study published in the December 11, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Channels: Cardiovascular Health, Neuro, Sleep, Neurology (journal), Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News, Released:6-Dec-2019 4:40 PM EST |
Rutgers Neurologist Named Lead Scientific Advisor of Eagles Autism Challenge Peer Review PanelRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolPhiladelphia Eagles Chair and CEO Jeffrey Lurie championed a new signature fundraising event, the Eagles Autism Challenge, to raise funds for innovative autism research and programs. To assist him in these efforts, Lurie appointed a professor of neuroscience and cell biology and pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to serve as the lead scientific advisor. Channels: All Journal News, Autism, Healthcare, Neuro, Keywords: Autism, autism advocacy, Autism Research, Philadelphia Eagles, cycling event Released:11-Dec-2019 3:30 PM EST |
Researchers discover brain circuit linked to food impulsivityUniversity of GeorgiaA team of researchers that includes a faculty member at the University of Georgia has now identified a specific circuit in the brain that alters food impulsivity, creating the possibility scientists can someday develop therapeutics to address overeating. Channels: All Journal News, Neuro, Nutrition, Obesity, Psychology and Psychiatry, Nature (journal), Keywords: Weight Control, Obesity, Food, impulsive behavior, Impulsive eating, Overeating Released:11-Dec-2019 2:25 PM EST |