A study offers older adults a simple way to combat memory loss: memorization. Researchers found that seniors who engaged in an intensive period of rote learning followed by an equally long rest period exhibited improved memory and verb...

Researchers have discovered that even a small amount of MDMA, better known as ecstasy, can be harmful to the brain, according to the first study to look at the neurotoxic effects of low doses of the recreational drug in ecstasy users....

Drugs used to treat many cancers, chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, carmustine and cytarabine, may damage and destroy brain cells, say scientists from the University of Rochester, USA. A term has been around for a long time - 'chemo b...

Boys and girls tend to use different parts of their brains to process some basic aspects of grammar, according to the first study of its kind, suggesting that sex is an important factor in the acquisition and use of language. Two neuroscie...

BrainLAB AG, a global leader in image-guided medical technology, today announced the availability of iPlan(R) Neuroradiology, which provides advanced image processing tools for both diagnosis and planning. iPlan Neuroradiology combines a w...

Your brain may be determining what car you buy before you've even taken a test drive. A study gauging the brain's response to product branding has found that strong brands elicit strong activity in our brains. The findings were present...

A journal in the biomedical sciences, Cognitive Neurodynamics , will be launched by Springer in 2007. With this addition to the publishing program, Springer will provide a journal that bridges the gap between theoretical and applie...

Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWBT.OB), a biotechnology company focused on cancer immunotherapy, today announced that it has received Institutional Review Board (IRB) and contractual approval from the Henry Ford Hosp...

Long-term studies of child development indicate that some people remain psychologically healthy despite years of severe deprivation and trauma. Researchers are now studying the characteristics and circumstances surrounding the ability to e...

A peacekeeper in the body's defenses against infection may hold the key to understanding - and eventually treating - Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine discovered that when a molecule responsible...