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2018-07-23 – Researchers captured high-resolution pictures of the fly brain with the help of high-speed electron microscopes. The scientists infused heavy metals that seep into neuron membranes and synapses in adult fruit fly brains. Then, they hit sections of the brain with an electron beam — which passed…
2018-07-17 – Did you know that grant funds can expire? A recent interview with NIH experts on the topic of “Expiring Appropriations” addresses how you know if you have expiring funds, what to do if you find yourself in this situation, and whether money can be restored. Learn more: Expiring Appropriations and…
2018-07-12 – Americans are strongly supportive of the government investing in research in medicine and science, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Around eight-in-ten U.S. adults say government investments in medical research (80%), engineering and technology (80%) or basic scientific research (77…
2018-07-06 – Nearly a decade on from the 2009 influenza pandemic, scientists are still trying to solve what is proving to be an intractable medical mystery: Did some of the vaccines used to protect against the new flu virus trigger an increase in narcolepsy cases? A major attempt to unravel the mystery — a…
2018-07-05 – Stimulating the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for controlling complex ideas and behaviors, can reduce a person’s intention to commit a violent act by more than 50 percent, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania and Nanyang Technological University published…
2018-06-29 – The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. (ABPN) has received approval from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) to offer a certificate in the subspecialty of Neurocritical Care. The medical specialty of Neurocritical Care is devoted to the comprehensive multisystem care of…
2018-06-28 – ANA Fellow and Scientific Program Advisory Committee Chair Dr. Elizabeth Ross shared her insight into the latest therapies for treating depression in patients with movement-related neurological disorders in the Mental Health special section of USA TODAY. Read the article: New Treatment Options Now…
2018-06-27 – For Gwyneth Card, a group leader at the Janelia Research Campus, scaring flies creates an opportunity to peer inside their minds — and ultimately a path to peering inside our own. Learn more from STAT: In startled fruit flies, hints of how our brain circuits work — and fail
2018-06-26 – The Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee today approved by voice vote its FY 2019 spending bill. While full details will not be available until the committee releases bill text and report language, according to a committee-prepared summary, the bill would provide “$39.1 billion,…
2018-06-26 – Neuroscientists have scoured the genomic data of hundreds of thousands of people — and turned up some new intel into the genetic roots of 25 brain disorders. Learn more in Science Magazine: Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain