Visual pathways can fix themselves after traumatic injuryFor the first time, Hopkins scientists have found hard clinical evidence supporting the idea that large sections of the human visual system can reorganize after severe trauma. This research is truly revolutionary in that it opens the door to studies related to neural reorganization in other higher brain processes, which could have many applications in treating neurological disorders. Post a comment |
Seriously, guys: wash your handsShigella. Rhinovirus. Hepatitis A. Salmonella. Strep. These bacteria and viruses have one thing in common: all of them are easily transmitted on the human hand, and many of them infect through the fecal-oral route, which is exactly what you think it is. You've heard the lectures, you've seen the signs; why aren't you washing your hands yet? If you do, congratulations. 1 Comment |
Two Hopkins groups scrutinize schizophrenia geneNormal DISC1 helps guide neuronal connections, integration and development in healthy brain tissue . . .Contrary to popular belief the growth of new neurons in the brain occurs not only during the early development of an organism, but in the mature brain as well. Neurogenesis, the process of generating and integrating neuronal cells into the rest of the nervous system, is a fundamental process in the adult brain, but the pace at which integration occurs varies dramatically from that of a developing life-form. Post a comment |
Two Hopkins groups scrutinize schizophrenia gene. . . while mutations in DISC1 wreak havoc on those connections and cause the symptoms of schizophrenia . . .Hopkins researchers have pinpointed a genetic mutation that appears to underlie many symptoms associated with schizophrenia, according to a report published last week in Molecular Psychiatry. The affected gene, disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1), has long been implicated as one of several possible genetic components of the disease. Post a comment |