MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brain cell'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:41:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233139&cid=t_287878_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007721.html British researchers have managed to stimulate stem cells to repair damaged myelin sheath (nerve insulator). This holds promise for multiple sclerosis treatment. The results come from the Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair and the Edinburgh Centre for Translational Research, two of the Society's major investments. We hope these results lead to clinical trials in people with MS in the next five years and the possibility of treatment within 15 years. Chief Executive Simon Gillespie said: "for people with MS this is one of the most exciting developments in recent years. It’s hard to put into words how revolutionary this discovery could be and how critical it is to continue research into MS. We're delighted to have funded the first stage of... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233139 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4233139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408337&cid=t_287878_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007057.html Cell therapies might be the key to brain repair. UCSF scientists report that they were able to prompt a new period of “plasticity,” or capacity for change, in the neural circuitry of the visual cortex of juvenile mice. The approach, they say, might some day be used to create new periods of plasticity in the human brain that would allow for the repair of neural circuits following injury or disease. The strategy – which involved transplanting a specific type of immature neuron from embryonic mice into the visual cortex of young mice – could be used to treat neural circuits disrupted in abnormal fetal or postnatal development, stroke, traumatic brain injury, psychiatric illness and aging. Note the list of purposes... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408337 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3408337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930380&cid=t_287878_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F441409859%2Fwork_that_inhibits_brain_regen.html Until lately experts believed adult brains could not grow new cells or regenerate old ones. Now there is an entire field of neurogenesis that shows how adult brains generate new cells. Elizabeth Gould at Princeton University first challenged old guard thinking – such as Rakic’s endless studies on rhesus monkeys that denied adult brain cell growth, and then showed life-changing scientific proof. Interestingly, scientists no longer question the brain’s capacity to replace damaged cells and yet it doesn’t always happen as it could. Why so? Sadly, some workplaces inhibit the brain’s capacity for regeneration, through - 1. Stress 2. Isolation 3. Boredom 4. Exhaustion 5. Too little movement Does your workplace enhance or inhibit new discoveries for adult brain ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930380 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:21:24 +0100 1930380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1057556&cid=t_287878_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Falzheimers-association-brain-tour.html Understanding Alzheimer's is made easy for everyday people who don't have medical backgrounds by the Brain Tour at the Alzheimer's Association. A series of illustrations that a layperson can understand show the difference between looking at a healthy brain and a brain with Alzheimer's. Illustration #8 shows a brain without nerve cell loss or tissue loss next to the brain with changes from Alzheimer's. A picture of healthy brain cells under a microscope is shown in illustration #10, compared with a picture of damaged, Alzheimer's brain cells. The abnormal clusters that build up between the cells is easy to see in the Alzheimer's brain. The tangled strands in the photo of the Alzheimer's brain are easy for a layperson to see, especially compared with the healthy brain in the microscopic pict... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1057556 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:11:00 +0100 1057556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654601&cid=t_287878_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F121708073%2F5_reasons_a_brain_should_unwir.html  One in five people tote computers on their holidays -- according to an AP-Ipsos poll released Friday. I was also intrigued by BL Ochman’s question today … How often do you allow yourself to go unwired … which she found over at Jeff Pulver's blog. BL admitted to just spending the weekend unwired, and it was great. In her words… “It's something I rarely ever do, if only because the email pile-up is too awful to contemplate on a regular basis. And most people I know are rarely, if ever, totally out of the online loop. While I was off-line, friends actually called when "want to see a movie?" or "what are you doing tomorrow?" emails went unanswered. By Sunday I felt really relaxed, and my always sore hands were happier.”As... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654601 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:55:11 +0100 654601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478740&cid=t_287878_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F15%2Fsocial-stress-is-depressing-be-the-dog%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Research, SupportScientists have studied the effects of stress on glucose levels in animals and people. Diabetic mice under physical or mental stress have elevated glucose levels. And now, as if the aforementioned isn't bad enough - researchers have found that a single socially stressful situation contributes to depression in rats. It seems this single socially stressful scenario is killing new nerve cells in the hippocampus, the area of the brain that processes learning, memory and emotion. In young rats, the stress of encountering older, aggressive rats didn't stop the creation of new brain nerve cells. It prevented the new nerve cells from surviving, which left the young rats with fewer neurons for processing feelings and e... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478740 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478740