All Neuroscience articles – Page 4
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FeatureUnderstanding Alzheimer’s
After hundreds of failed drug candidates, James Mitchell Crow asks if this is the last roll of the dice for the amyloid theory of Alzheimer’s disease
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ResearchBrain chemistry hints at how obesity impairs antidepressants
Histamine released in response to obesity or bacterial toxins prevents benefits from SSRIs – and that drugs that target these inflammatory signals may restore them
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NewsBeetroot beats route to Alzheimer's
Betanin, the compound that gives beetroot it’s distinctive purple colour, may slow the process of protein misfolding that is linked to Alzheimer’s disease
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NewsProblems of an ageing population addressed by extra UK funding
£300 million from fund will go towards research on dementia and personalised medicine
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ResearchDeadly component of centipede venom identified
Neurotoxin allows poisonous predator to subdue a mouse within half a minute
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BusinessDementia slips down pharma agenda
Pfizer, Shire, Acorda and Axovant rethink their neuroscience strategies
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ReviewThe digital mind: how science is redefining humanity
What will be the consequences for society when brains and computers become indistinguishable?
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ReviewCommon sense, the Turing test, and the quest for real AI
To produce thinking machines – or even just machines that we think are thinking – we first need to understand exactly how we think.
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ResearchRoute to fiendishly complex marine molecule cut in half
Shortcut to promising natural product already in Alzheimer’s and HIV trials
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ReviewSex, lies, and brain scans: how fMRI reveals what really goes on in our minds
Can neuroscientists can use functional magnetic resonance imaging to read minds?
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ResearchTwo-way artificial synapse mimics brain chemistry
Device could lead to neural network computers but experts are concerned about its high power consumption
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ResearchOcean chemistry was responsible for 2015 Monterey Bay disaster
Unusual balance of nutrients allowed algae to build up high concentrations of neurotoxin
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ReviewYour brain is a time machine: the neuroscience and physics of time
A book for people with more than a passing interest in time
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NewsAlzheimer’s disease: have drug developers been on the wrong track?
Dementia drug developers urged to look beyond amyloid
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PodcastAdamantane
Brian Clegg introduces a crystalline hydrocarbon that isn’t as tough as it sounds, but is the basis of a wide range of medicines
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FeatureIntracellular delivery
Drugs that can enter cells and take useful payloads with them are maturing, finds Andy Extance
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ResearchOverlooked hydrogen bond at heart of proteins
Weak interaction stabilises β-sheets and may help understand diseases such as Alzheimer’s
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NewsUS urged to curb chemicals that harm brain development
NIH-backed coalition calls for immediate action to reduce developmental toxicant exposures
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ResearchDissolving electrodes could ease pain of epilepsy surgery
Electronics could identify areas of brain for treatment and then melt away after use with no need for surgical removal
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NewsThe huge impact of ‘mini-brains’
‘Mini-brains’ created by Johns Hopkins researchers in the US could revolutionise how drugs and compounds are tested for safety and effectiveness