Neuroscience For Kids

neuroscience in the news

What's going on in the world of neuroscience? What's new? What's happening? With fascinating stories that focus on brain research, this page will keep you informed about the breaking discoveries and events in neuroscience.

Elon Musk's Secretive Brain Tech Company Debuts a Sophisticated Neural Implant, Scientific American, July 17, 2019.
The Role of Seizures in Alzheimer's Disease Is Gaining Overdue Attention, Scientific American, July 22, 2019.
Smart brain stimulators: Next-gen Parkinson's disease therapy, University of Houston, ScienceDaily, July 29, 2019.
Nearly three-quarters of traumatic brain injuries in under-19s caused by consumer products, Taylor & Francis Group, ScienceDaily, July 29 2019.
Routine hits playing football cause damage to the brain, Carnegie Mellon University, ScienceDaily, August 7, 2019.
Brain researchers invent an affordable smartphone measurement for testing of medications, University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, ScienceDaily, August 8, 2019.
NIH study in mice identifies type of brain cell involved in stuttering, NIDCD Press Release, August 19, 2019.
Need a mental break? Avoid your cellphone, Rutgers University, ScienceDaily, August 19, 2019.
Optic nerve stimulation to aid the blind, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, ScienceDaily, August 19, 2019.
Can pomegranate juice protect the infant brain?, Brigham and Women's Hospital, ScienceDaily, August 21, 2019.
Gene linked to needing less sleep identified, Cell Press, ScienceDaily, August 28, 2019.
Brain waves detected in mini-brains grown in a dish, Cell Press, ScienceDaily, August 29, 2019.
Soldiers, athletes could improved outcomes from traumatic brain injuries, Purdue University, ScienceDaily, September 4, 2019.
Studying the Superhuman, Scientific American, September 4, 2019.
What chili peppers can teach us about pain, Scientific American, September 5, 2019.
Repetitive impacts key to understanding sports-associated concussions, Trinity College Dublin, ScienceDaily, September 9, 2019.
The fast and the curious: Fitter adults have fitter brains, European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, ScienceDaily, September 9, 2019.
Feeling legs again improves amputees' health, ETH Zurich, September 9, 2019.
New Study Points to Targetable Protective Factor in Alzheimer's Disease, NIH Director's Blog, September 10, 2019.
Exercising at home has a positive effect on Parkinson's patients, Radboud University Medical Center, ScienceDaily, September 12, 2019.
What multilingual nuns can tell us about dementia, University of Waterloo, ScienceDaily, September 12, 2019.
Drinking tea improves brain health, study suggests, National University of Singapore, ScienceDaily, September 12, 2019.
Routine sparring in boxing can affect brain performance, University of Stirling, ScienceDaily, September 12, 2019.