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Health News and Information - News Medical

	April 24, 2018
	Neurology / Neuroscience
	The latest neurology news from News Medical

Houston Methodist-led research focuses on rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder

A rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder will soon be the focus of an international clinical research effort led by Houston Methodist and funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.

			What is Neuroscience? The term "neuroscience" refers to the scientific study of the nervous system. The word is derived from a combination of the words "neuron" meaning "nerve" and "science".

			The brain fights neurodegenerative diseases by shifting resources The brain continues to put up a fight even as neurodegenerative diseases like dementia damage certain areas and functions. In fact, recent findings in a Baycrest-University of Arizona study suggest that one method the brain uses to counter these diseases is the reassigning of tasks to different regions.

	Study explores relationship between age at menopause and memory Entering menopause at a later age may be associated with a small benefit to your memory years later, according to a study published in the April 11, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

	Middle ear infection can lead to deadly neurological complications While antibiotics have greatly reduced the dangers of ear infections, serious neurological complications, including hearing loss, facial paralysis, meningitis and brain abscess still occur, according to an article in the journal Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports.

	Studies offer leads for new approaches to treat neurological problems Technological advances have ushered in a new era of discovery in neuroscience. The Experimental Biology 2018 meeting will feature an array of research findings on the brain and nervous system.

	Neurogenesis Importance and Regulation Neurogenesis is the mechanism whereby neurons are developed within the nervous system. It involves the formation of highly specialized neurons within the brain, both in fetal and adult growth.