rTMS improves memory in younger and older adults

Magnetic stimulation of the brain improves working memory, offering a new potential avenue of therapy for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, according to new research from the Duke University School of Medicine. Healthy younger and older adult participants who received a therapy called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) performed better…

A new way of diagnosing and treating disease — without cutting skin

IMAGE: From left to right: co-author Harvey Lui and senior author Haishan Zeng view more  University of British Columbia researchers have developed a specialized microscope that has the potential ability to both diagnose diseases that include skin cancer and perform incredibly precise surgery–all without cutting skin. The researchers describe the technology in a study published today…

New drug could help treat neonatal seizures

IMAGE: Gluconate, a small organic molecule, inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models and could open up new avenues for the treatment of epilepsy in human newborns. The image illustrates the structure… view more  Credit: Chen Laboratory, Penn State A new drug that inhibits neonatal seizures in rodent models could open up new avenues for the treatment…