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NASA Technology Key Component Of New Diagnostic Aid From DynaDx
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NASA technology will now be available to the medical community to help in the diagnosis and prediction of syndromes that affect the brain, such as stroke, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. DynaDx Corporation of Mountain View, Calif.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - October 21, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
High Protein Diet Shrinks BrainEmail this article to a colleague.
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One of the many reasons to pick a low-calorie, low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and fish is that a host of epidemiological studies have suggested that such a diet may delay the onset or slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Now a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Neurodegeneration tests the effects of several diets, head-to-head, for their effects on AD pathology in a mouse model of the disease.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - October 21, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
'Molecular Trigger' For Sudden Death In Epilepsy Revealed By BCM ScientistsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The most common gene for a syndrome associated with abnormal heart rhythms and sudden death triggers epileptic seizures and could explain sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears today in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - October 15, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Epilepsy Source Type: news
LSUHSC's Dr. John England Plays Key Role In Developing New ALS Treatment GuidelinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. John England, Professor and Chairman of Neurology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, analyzed research findings and was responsible for the quality and accuracy of evidence analysis and the conclusions of the studies resulting in new guidelines for treating Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The guidelines will be published in the October 13, 2009 issue of Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - October 13, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Muscular Dystrophy / ALS Source Type: news
Clifford B. Saper, M.D., Ph.D., BIDMC Chairman Of Neurology, Elected To Institute Of MedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Clifford B. Saper, MD, PhD, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and James Jackson Putnam Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - October 13, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
US Spine Launches New PEEK Interbody Fusion SystemEmail this article to a colleague.
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US Spine® is pleased to announce the launch of the Phantom Plus™ Interbody Fusion System. Phantom Plus provides spine surgeons with next generation instrumentation and implants that offer a compliment to US Spine's posterior fixation systems. Features include tapered leading edges for easy insertion, a higher degree of doming to more closely match endplate anatomy, anti-migration teeth, and advanced instrumentation for multiple insertion techniques.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - October 8, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Study Calls For Rethink Of Cause And Treatment Of Bell's PalsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Drugs widely prescribed to treat facial paralysis in Bell's palsy are ineffective and are based on false notions of the cause of the condition, according to Cochrane Researchers. They say research must now focus on discovering other potential causes and treatments. Between 11 and 40 people in every 100,000 are affected by the condition, which causes paralysis on one side of the face.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - October 8, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Physical Activity In Adolescence Associated With Decreased Risk Of Brain Cancer In AdulthoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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While little is known about the causes of glioma, researchers at the National Cancer Institute have found that this rare but often deadly form of brain cancer may be linked to early life physical activity and height. "Our findings suggest that biological factors related to energy expenditure and growth during childhood may play a role in glioma etiology.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - October 7, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) Proprietary Stem Cells Successfully Repair/Regenerate Damaged Intervertebral Disc CartilageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), today announced highly successful preclinical trial results of its adult stem cells in the treatment of degenerative intervertebral disc disease, the leading cause of low back pain.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - September 10, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news
A Matter Of Taste (and Smell): Special Report From The Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences Reviews Latest Research In ChemoreceptionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Do chemical cues actually regulate social behavior? How does our brain distinguish between different tastes? Why do men and women experience the sense of smell differently? Can the obesity epidemic be blamed on our love of the taste of fat? A special new
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - August 21, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Sound And Vision Wired Through Same 'Black Box' In The Human MindEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sounds and images share a similar neural code in the human brain, according to a new Canadian study. In the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), scientists from the Université de Montréal and the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University explain how the same neural code in the brain allows people to distinguish between different types of sounds, such as speech and music, or different images.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - August 13, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Category-Specific Brain Organization In Sighted And Blind Humans: No Experience RequiredEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study finds a surprising similarity in the way neural circuits linked to vision process information in both sighted individuals and those who have been blind since birth.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - August 13, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
The Mind's Eye Scans Like A SpotlightEmail this article to a colleague.
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You're meeting a friend in a crowded cafeteria. Do your eyes scan the room like a roving spotlight, moving from face to face, or do you take in the whole scene, hoping that your friend's face will pop out at you? And what, for that matter, determines how fast you can scan the room? Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory say you are more likely to scan the room, jumping from face to face as you search for your friend.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - August 13, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Choline May Help Lower Risk Of Neural Tube DefectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Research published online in the journal Epidemiology found that higher levels of total blood choline are associated with a 2.5-fold reduction in risk for neural tube birth defects (NTDs).(1) NTDs are birth defects of the brain and spinal cord, and the two most common NTDs are spina bifida and anencephaly. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 3,000 pregnancies in the U.S. are affected by NTDs each year.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - August 13, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
UM Study Shows Chinese Acupuncture Affects Brain's Ability To Regulate PainEmail this article to a colleague.
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Acupuncture has been used in East-Asian medicine for thousands of years to treat pain, possibly by activating the body's natural painkillers. But how it works at the cellular level is largely unknown. Using brain imaging, a University of Michigan study is the first to provide evidence that traditional Chinese acupuncture affects the brain's long-term ability to regulate pain. The results appear online ahead of print in the September Journal of NeuroImage.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - August 11, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
Older Means Happier? For Most People It Would Seem So, Say ResearchersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers speaking at an international psychology conference said there was evidence that people get happier as they age, and that older people are better at controlling their emotions and avoiding things that make them unhappy. This does not include people with dementia or who are trapped in situations of high stress that they cannot escape from, such as caregiving.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - August 10, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
Lung Cancer Research Advances Announced At ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Glen Weiss of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare has announced two significant advances in treating lung cancer at an international cancer research conference. Dr. Weiss, M.D., an Associate Investigator in TGen's Cancer and Cell Biology Division and Director of Thoracic Oncology at TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare, made both announcements at the 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Francisco.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - August 10, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: news
A Baby's Ability To Process Information Continues Into AdulthoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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Infants who excel at processing new information at 6- and 12-months-old, typically excel in intelligence and academic achievements as young adults in their 20's, according to a study directed by Case Western Reserve University Psychologist Joseph Fagan. Fagan's "The prediction, from infancy, of adult IQ and achievement," published in the journal Intelligence, is receiving accolades.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - August 10, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Treatment Shows Excellent Results For Providence Tarzana Patients Following Cardiac ArrestEmail this article to a colleague.
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Less than two weeks after instituting new therapeutic hypothermia treatment for heart attack patients, Providence Tarzana Medical Center has applied the body-cooling treatment in three cases - and each patient showed remarkable neurologic recovery. Therapeutic hypothermia treatment, where cardiac arrest patients are cooled to 92 degrees, is being studied nationwide to help prevent brain damage caused by a loss of blood supply.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 29, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Cancer Patients Benefit From Speed, Accuracy Of RapidArc Radiotherapy TreatmentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Peter Campbell, 65, was struggling to find the words to communicate. When his wife asked what his name was and where he lived, he couldn't think of the answers. Following a CT scan of his brain, he learned that an aggressive type of brain tumor was hindering his speech and language functions.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 17, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Blood Test Shows Statistically Significant Association With Alzheimer's Disease (AD), May Predict Conversion Of Mild Cognitive Impairment To ADEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Zsuzsanna Nagy of the University of Birmingham presented data from a clinical study, funded by Cytox Limited, demonstrating that a simple blood-based biomarker discriminated between patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and control subjects. The findings were statistically highly significant, and the test discriminated between the two groups with 80% sensitivity and 80% specificity.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 17, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
Can Children Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache?Email this article to a colleague.
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Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to research published in the July 15, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Nearly 1.5 percent of middle school children are affected by chronic daily headache, which includes chronic migraines and tension-type headaches.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 16, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Headache / Migraine Source Type: news
Ten-Patient Feasibility Study Shows Safety And Potential For Non-Invasive Deep Brain AblationEmail this article to a colleague.
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InSightec Ltd. announced that a team at the University Children's Hospital Zurich has completed a feasibility study testing the use of non-invasive transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 15, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Elbit Imaging Ltd. Announces Swiss Team Uses InSightec's ExAblate(R) 4000 Brain System To Treat Patients With Functional Brain DisordersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Elbit Imaging Ltd. (TASE: EMIT, Nasdaq: EMITF), announced that, its subsidiary (in which EI holds indirectly approximately 58.34%, InSightec Ltd., announced that a team at the University Children's Hospital Zurich has completed a feasibility study testing the use of non-invasive transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery (TcMRgFUS) for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 15, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Commences Phase 1 Study Of KRX-0401 (Perifosine) In Recurrent Pediatric Solid Tumors At Memorial Sloan-Kettering CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX) announced today the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical study to evaluate KRX-0401 (perifosine) as a single agent treatment for recurrent solid tumors in pediatric patients. This Phase 1 study is now open for enrollment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 15, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
World's First Deep Brain Stimulation Device Approved For Treatment Of Psychiatric Condition In EuropeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medtronic announced that Reclaim(R) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy has received CE (Conformite Europeene) Mark approval for the treatment of chronic, severe treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This is the first time that a deep brain stimulation therapy has gained approval in Europe for the treatment of a psychiatric disorder.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 15, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
New Study Helps Explain Why It Is Easy To Encode New Memories But Hard To Hold Onto ThemEmail this article to a colleague.
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Memories aren't made of actin filaments. But their assembly is crucial for long-term potentiation (LTP), an increase in synapse sensitivity that researchers think helps to lay down memories. In the July 13, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Rex et al. reveal that LTP's actin reorganization occurs in two stages that are controlled by different pathways, a discovery that helps explain why it is easy to encode new memories but hard to hold onto them.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 14, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
White Matter Changes May Predict Dementia RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of "brain rust," or small areas of brain damage, according to a study published in the July 14, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. For the study, researchers followed 49 people age 65 and older who had no memory or thinking problems for an average of 9.5 years.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 14, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
Pesticide Levels In Blood Linked To Parkinson's DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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People with Parkinson's disease have significantly higher blood levels of a particular pesticide than healthy people or those with Alzheimer's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. In a study appearing in the July issue of Archives of Neurology, researchers found the pesticide beta-HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane) in 76 percent of people with Parkinson's, compared with 40 percent of healthy controls and 30 percent of those with Alzheimer's.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 14, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Parkinson's Disease Source Type: news
Alzheimer's Disease And Traumatic Brain Injury Have Same Type Of Cell DestructionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers in the US found that the destructive cellular pathways that occur following traumatic brain injury are the same as those activated in Alzheimer's Disease, suggesting that both conditions could be treated with new drugs that target these pathways. They said the findings "cement" the relationship beween traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's Disease.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 13, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
American Chemical Society To Publish New Journal Focusing On Neuroscience ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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With neuroscience on the threshold of unprecedented advances in understanding and treating Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, autism, and a range of other disorders of the brain and nervous system, the American Chemical Society (ACS) announced plans to launch a new journal devoted to the molecular basis of neurological disease. ACS Chemical Neuroscience will launch in January 2010 with Craig W. Lindsley, Ph.D.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 9, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Second Language Represented In Different Part Of Brain, Single Case Study SuggestsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A single case study from Israel of a bilingual man who suffered damage to one part of his brain suggests that a person's first and second language are represented in different parts of the brain. Dr Raphiq Ibrahim of the Department of Learning Disabilities at the University of Haifa carried out the study and published a short paper on it in March 2009 in the journal Behavioral and Brain Functions.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 9, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
New Study Pinpoints Difference In The Way Children With Autism Learn New BehaviorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have collaborated to uncover important new insights into the neurological basis of autism. Their new study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, examined patterns of movement as children with autism and typically developing children learned to control a novel tool.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - July 7, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Autism Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Proceedings Reviews Deep Brain Stimulation To Treat Psychiatric DiseasesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers around the world, according to a review in the June 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. "Deep brain stimulation has long been seen as valuable for controlling movement disorders," according to the review, written by Susannah Tye, Ph.D., Mark Frye, M.D.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - June 30, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
New Electrodes May Help Amputees And Paralyzed Control Bionic LimbsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Experimental devices that read brain signals have helped paralyzed people use computers and may let amputees control bionic limbs. But existing devices use tiny electrodes that poke into the brain. Now, a University of Utah study shows that brain signals controlling arm movements can be detected accurately using new microelectrodes that sit on the brain but don't penetrate it.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - June 30, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Reading The Brain Without Poking ItEmail this article to a colleague.
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Experimental devices that read brain signals have helped paralyzed people use computers and may let amputees control bionic limbs. But existing devices use tiny electrodes that poke into the brain. Now, a University of Utah study shows that brain signals controlling arm movements can be detected accurately using new microelectrodes that sit on the brain but don't penetrate it.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
UC Davis Researchers Develop New Test For Fragile X SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new test that will measure the protein deficit responsible for fragile X syndrome - the single-most common cause of intellectual impairment and the most-commonly inherited cause of autism. The test, described in a study appearing online in the July 2009 issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, is the first to measure an individual's level of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) protein.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - June 29, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Autism Source Type: news
Imaging The Hypnotized Brain: Neural Mechanisms Of Suggested ParalysisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although there is no doubt that hypnosis can impact the mind and behavior, the underlying brain mechanisms are not well understood. Now, new research provides fascinating insight into the specific neural effect of the power of suggestion. The study, published by Cell Press in the June 25 issue of the journal Neuron, uncovers the influence of hypnotic paralysis on brain networks involved in internal representations and self imagery.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - June 26, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
New Mechanism For Amyloid Beta Protein's Toxic Impact On The Alzheimer's BrainEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism linking soluble amyloid β protein with the synaptic injury and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The research, published by Cell Press in the June 25 issue of the journal Neuron, provides critical new insight into disease pathogenesis and reveals signaling molecules that may serve as potential additional therapeutic targets for AD.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - June 26, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
New Gene For Autism Gives Hope For FutureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists have discovered that abnormalities in a gene important for learning and memory are a cause of autism. The University of Aberdeen finding could hold the key to the future development of new treatments for autism - a brain development disorder which affects how a person communicates and relates to others.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - June 26, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Autism Source Type: news
Gamunex Improves Health-Related Quality Of Life In Patients With CIDP: Landmark StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. has announced the publication of the health-related quality of life results from the largest clinical trial ever conducted in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) in the April 14, 2009 issue of Neurology. The data demonstrate that long-term treatment with Gamunex (Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), 10% Caprylate/Chromatography Purified) improves and maintains health-related quality of life in patients with CIDP.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 27, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Brain Activity Determines Risk Or Resilience In Manic DepressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Psychiatrists in London are a step closer to personalising treatment and prevention for manic depressive illness - also known as bipolar disorder. Their research has shown why some people are more at risk and why others are more resilient to genetic and environmental factors underlying bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder occurs when the brain cannot regulate mood effectively leading to mood swings. Around 300,000 people in the UK have the disorder.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Bipolar Source Type: news
Pollin Pediatric Research Prize Awarded For Breakthrough Work On Salt Iodization To Prevent Brain DamageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Basil S. Hetzel is the recipient of the 2009 Pollin Prize in recognition of his discovery that maternal iodine deficiency can cause brain damage in newborns, and for orchestrating an effective global campaign in support of salt iodization programs aimed at eradicating iodine deficiency disorders.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Bringing Brain Science To The ClassroomEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) will be holding a professional development institute to help academic leaders, practitioners and faculty improve educational practices through greater understanding of cutting-edge neuroscience. The Connecting the Mind, Brain, and Education institute will explore how advances in the knowledge of the brain and how it functions can improve the educational process.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Novel Cancer Drug Reduces Neuroblastoma Growth By 75 PercentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers from the Children's Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a new drug that restricts the growth of neuroblastoma, a childhood brain cancer. The pre-clinical study was presented in the plenary session at the 22nd annual meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Alejandro Levy, M.D., fellow at the Children's Cancer Hospital at M. D. Anderson, presented research showing for the first time that the M. D.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
New Light On Bipolar Treatment Drugs - Potential Mechanism Identified For Lithium Operation In The BrainEmail this article to a colleague.
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Lithium has been established for more than 50 years as one of the most effective treatments for bipolar mood disorder. However, scientists have never been entirely sure exactly how it operates in the human brain. Now, new research from Cardiff University scientists suggests a mechanism for how Lithium works, opening the door for potentially more effective treatments.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 23, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Bipolar Source Type: news
Researchers Use Brain Interface To Post To TwitterEmail this article to a colleague.
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In early April, Adam Wilson posted a status update on the social networking Web site Twitter - just by thinking about it. Just 23 characters long, his message, "using EEG to send tweet," demonstrates a natural, manageable way in which "locked-in" patients can couple brain-computer interface technologies with modern communication tools.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 22, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Overdiagnosis Of Concussions Among Veterans Leads To Delay In Care For Other Conditions, NEJM Article SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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A focus on concussions, or mild traumatic brain injury, is preventing soldiers returning from battle from being treated for other conditions, according to an article published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, USA Today reports (Zoroya, USA Today, 4/16). The article was co-authored by Carl Castro, a psychologist at the U.S.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 17, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Source Type: news
Scorpion Venom With Nanoparticles Slows Spread Of Brain CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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By combining nanoparticles with a scorpion venom compound already being investigated for treating brain cancer, University of Washington researchers found they could cut the spread of cancerous cells by 98 percent, compared to 45 percent for the scorpion venom alone. "People talk about the treatment being more effective with nanoparticles but they don't know how much, maybe 5 percent or 10 percent," said Miqin Zhang, professor of materials science and engineering.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 17, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Eye Tracking To Detect Mild Dementia In Humans Used By Yerkes ResearchersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, developed a test in nonhuman primates that is now using infrared eye tracking to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in humans. The researchers hope the advanced technology will be helpful in predicting the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Source: Neurology / Neuroscience News From Medical News Today - April 17, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
