Neurology

MD News Daily- Caffeinated Beverages May Help Prevent Development of Parkinson's Disease

Caffeinated Beverages May Help Prevent Parkinson's Disease

Oct 13, 2020 PM EDT

Researchers found that people with Parkinson's disease have lower levels of caffeine in their blood.

MD News Daily - Brain Plasticity in Old Age Studied

Elderly Brain Plasticity Studied, Here Is What They Found

Oct 10, 2020 AM EDT

Neurological critical periods are limited life stages in which the neurological conditions' plasticity is at its highest and the brains' development is adjusted to the environment.

Scientists Discover Traveling Brain Waves That Help Detect Hard-To-See Objects

Oct 07, 2020 PM EDT

Researchers found that the "traveling brain waves," patterns of neural signal, exist in the awake brain's visual system and are organized to enable the brain to see objects that are pale, faded, or otherwise difficult to see.

MD News Daily- Ketamine, An Antidepressant Drug, Can Also Be Used for Treatment of Lazy Eye

Antidepressant Drug Could Potentially Treat Lazy Eye

Sep 30, 2020 PM EDT

Subanesthetic ketamine, which is usually used as an antidepressant and for pain management in humans, is also effective in treating adult amblyopia or "lazy eye."

MD News Daily - Study Reveals How the Nervous System Works in Controlling How an Individual Runs

Study Looks Into How the Nervous System Works While We Run

Sep 11, 2020 AM EDT

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Western Sydney University researchers recently revealed the complex functions of the human nervous system, which regulate one's ability to run

MD News Daily- Brains of Young Children Have A Superpower of Sorts

Children Use More of the Brain in Language Processing, Compared To Adults

Sep 08, 2020 AM EDT

Children recover easier from neural injury due to their ability to use both hemispheres of the brain.

MD News Daily - Girls with limited mobility walk 198 miles to raise funds for charity that helped them since they were babies

2 Girls With Limited Mobility Walk 198 Miles to Raise Funds for Charity That Helped Them as Babies

Sep 07, 2020 PM EDT

Downs and Mills walked for 198 miles to raise funds for Sturge Weber UK, the charity that supported them since they were babies.

MD News Daily - 2014's Ice Bucket Challenge Leads to Breakthrough in ALS Treatment

2014's Ice Bucket Challenge Leads to Breakthrough in ALS Research

Sep 03, 2020 PM EDT

$220 million was raised from the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014. The funds for which were dedicated to research into new treatment that may slow down the progression of ALS.

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