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.

Even mild physical activity immediately improves memory function: Now you just need to remember to exercise!, University of California - Irvine, ScienceDaily, September 24, 2018.
A biomarker in the brain's circulation system may be Alzheimer's earliest warning, University of Southern California, ScienceDaily, September 24, 2018.
Exercise may delay cognitive decline in people with rare Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Association, ScienceDaily, September 25, 2018.
Exercise and new nerve cell growth in Alzheimer's disease, NIH Research Matters, September 25, 2018.
Survey raises worries about how screen time affects kids' brains, ScienceNews, September 26, 2018.
Soccer Headers Cause More Brain Damage in Female Players, Scientific American, October, 2018.
Daytime naps help us acquire information not consciously perceived, University of Bristol, ScienceDaily, October 4, 2018.
How your brain is like a film editor, ScienceNews, October 8, 2018.
World's largest sleep study shows too much shut-eye can be bad for your brain, University of Western Ontario, ScienceDaily, October 9, 2018.
New approach could jumpstart breathing after spinal cord injury, University Health Network, ScienceDaily, October 10, 2018.
People who have a good sense of smell are also good navigators, ScienceNews, October 16, 2018.
Stimulating the spinal cord helps 3 more paralyzed people walk, ScienceNews, October 31, 2018.
The appendix is implicated in Parkinson's disease, ScienceNews, October 31, 2018/.
Less screentime linked to better memory, learning in kids, ScienceNewsforStudents, November 2, 2018.
Drinking coffee may reduce your chances of developing Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, University Health Network, ScienceDaily, November 5, 2018.
Playing high school football changes the teenage brain, University of California, Berkeley, ScienceDaily, November 16, 2018.