About a week ago the journal Science showed in its cover an amazing image of a…
Category: Neuroscience
Human adult neurogenenesis, yes or no?
While I was at school it was almost a dogma that you’d not get a neuron…
Humans, the non-sleeping primates
As a recent mom, I can attest to the fact that at least some humans don’t…
The smell of Alzheimer’s
Diagnosis is one of the trickiest steps in disease management for many diseases, ranging from some…
Potential 2×1 drug for Parkinson’s and Diabetes
There are plenty of examples of drugs that have been repurposed in recent years. For instance,…
Astroglia: key player in neurodegeneration
While everyone has heard about neurons, the information transmitting cells in the nervous system, astroglia is…
Intelligence: a mishmash of genetic ingredients
Like father like son. We have all heard it one time or another. The layman explanation…
Go Purple for Alzheimer’s!
If I were to ask you about Alzheimer’s, what would you say? You’d probably nod on…
What can mad cow disease teach us about Alzheimer’s
If you’re old enough, you might remember hearing about the mad cow disease crisis in Europe…
Leftie or rightie? Do not look to your brain for answers
What determines being left or right handed? As a scientific question might seem irrelevant, but actually…