Month: October 2013
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Everything in moderation: excessive nerve cell pruning leads to disease
Mechanism meant to maintain efficiency of brain network involved in neurodegenerative disease Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital-The Neuro, McGill University, have made important discoveries about a cellular […]
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Definitive imaging study finds no link between venous narrowing and multiple sclerosis
A study led by Dr. Anthony Traboulsee of the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health to see whether narrowing of the veins from the brain to the heart […]
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To live and learn: making memories has to be a speedy business
The brain is plastic – adapting to the hundreds of experiences in our daily lives by reorganizing pathways and making new connections between nerve cells. This plasticity requires that memories […]
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Scientists shed light on the brain mechanisms behind a debilitating sleep disorder
Researchers at the University of Toronto discover how the body’s muscles accidentally fall asleep while awake Normally muscles contract in order to support the body, but in a rare condition […]
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IRCM researchers identify new proteins crucial for hearing
A team of researchers led by Dr. Michel Cayouette at the IRCM made an important discovery, published online yesterday by the scientific journal Developmental Cell, that could better explain some […]
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A Pain Pump
Yves De Koninck’s team shows that chronic pain depends on a cellular disorder that can be corrected Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of Université Laval have just taken a […]
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A world first: Douglas Institute researchers identify the neural circuits that modulate REM sleep
A team of scientists led by Dr. Antoine Adamantidis, a researcher at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and an assistant professor at McGill University, has released the findings from […]