About 20 years ago, scientists discovered the gene that causes Huntington’s disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects about 30,000 Americans.
Since the mid-1800s, doctors have used drugs to induce general anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery.
The following is adapted from a press release issued today by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced their first round of BRAIN Initiative award recipients.
Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the first round of Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative award recipients, including several MIT
Autism is characterized by many different symptoms: difficulty interacting with others, repetitive behaviors, and hypersensitivity to sound and other stimuli.
When she was just two, doctors advised Temple Grandin’s mother that her child would probably need to be institutionalized for life due to her autism.
Researchers at MIT and Northwestern University have developed a new peer-to-peer networking tool that enables sufferers of anxiety and depression to build online support communities and practice th
Current methods to check for increased pressure in a patient’s brain are invasive. One widely used technique is to drill a hole in the skull to insert a catheter or sensor into the brain tissue.
Report calls for more integration of physical, life sciences for needed advances in biomedical research.
