Just 5 percent of Parkinson’s disease cases can be explained by genetic mutation, while the rest have no known cause. But a new discovery by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center may begin to explain why the vast majority of Parkinson’s patients develop the progres[...]
Archive for January, 2011
11 January, 2011 18:00 § in Neuroimaging Methods
(Español) Diagnóstico precoz de la enfermedad de Alzheimer
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10 January, 2011 08:00 § in Brain and health
Residential Proximity to Freeways and Autism in the CHARGE study.
Little is known about environmental causes and contributing factors for autism. Basic science and epidemiological research suggest that oxidative stress and inflammation may play a role in disease development. Traffic-related air pollution, a common exposure with established effects on these pathway[...]
7 January, 2011 13:13 § in Brain and health
(Español) ¿Cómo afecta la marihuana al cerebro?
Marijuana is the buds and leaves of the Cannabis sativa plant. This plant contains more than 400 chemicals, including delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the plant’s main psychoactive chemical. THC is known to affect our brain’s short-term memory. Additionally, marijuana affects motor[...]
