Researchers at the University of Rochester may have answered one of neuroscience's most vexing questions--how can it be that our neurons, which are responsible for our crystal-clear thoughts, seem to fire in utterly random ways? In the Nov...

The risk of a Gulf War veteran developing Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) later on is 50% higher than for other people, say researchers from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), USA. ALS is a neurodegenerative disease, which is often fatal - the pa...

The substantial number of today's adolescents struggling with weak literacy skills presents an urgent national concern, yet very little is known about reading disabilities beyond the early elementary grades. To address this critical gap in...

The amygdala is a central processing station in the brain for emotions, but Yale researchers report that the amygdala also plays a role in working memory, a higher cognitive function critical for reasoning and problem solving. In two diffe...

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Reata") today announced interim results from its ongoing Phase 1 trial of RTA 744 in advanced primary brain tumors. These results were presented at the annual EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and...

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mirapex(R) (pramipexole dihydrochloride) tablets for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrom...

Our eyes are constantly making saccades, or little jumps. Yet the world appears to us as a smooth whole. Somehow, the brain's visual system "knows" where the eyes are about to move and is able to adjust for that movement. In a paper publis...

Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCYC) today announced the presentation of preliminary results of an open-label multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial, which suggest that Xcytrin(R) (motexafin gadolinium) Injection may improve stereotactic radios...

Costa Rican teens who were iron-deficient as infants continue to lag behind their peers in cognitive test scores, with a wider gap for children at lower socioeconomic levels, according to study results published in the November issue of Ar...

Psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, personality changes, and disorganized thinking occur in several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and psychotic depression. Scientists understand little...