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Browsing: Neurology
Neurology is the branch of medicine and science focused on the study of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. It investigates how the nervous system functions, how it controls the body, and what happens when it malfunctions due to injury, disease, or genetic conditions. Neurologists study disorders such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, epilepsy, stroke, and multiple sclerosis, aiming to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. This page features the latest research in neurology, offering insights into brain function, neural disorders, and cutting-edge therapies that are shaping the future of brain and nervous system health.
Schizophrenia, a brain disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and cognitive impairments, usually strikes during adolescence…
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and other psychedelic drugs have a profound impact on human consciousness,…
Neurons in the human brain receive electrical signals from thousands of other cells, and long…
In the brain, as in business, connections are everything. To maintain cellular associates, the outer…
Brains of people at risk of psychosis exhibit a pattern that can help predict whether…
A study by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team finds that neurogenesis — inducing…
Scientists at Harvard Medical School say they have ended a 40-year-quest for the elusive identity…
When dehydration strikes, part of the brain can swell, neural signaling can intensify, and doing…
Yale researchers have tested a new method for directly measuring synaptic loss in individuals with…
Hydrocephalus is characterized by a dangerous buildup of pressure on the brain caused by excessive…
The nervous system depends upon the tightly regulated spatial and temporal communication that occurs between…
Our brains are famously flexible, or “plastic,” because neurons can do new things by forging…
One of three epilepsy patients experience no relief from drugs and are candidates for surgery.…
Yale scientists have identified a possible neurobiological home for the spiritual experience — the sense…
Planning a trip to Mars? You’ll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private…
Our cerebral cortex, a sheet of neurons, connections and circuits, comprises “ancient” regions such as…
Soon after an individual’s initial infection with HIV, damage to brain volume and cortical thickness…