Brain & Nervous System:
Brain Injury, Neurological Disorders, Brain Tumor
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Nov 20th, 2009
Scientists have found evidence that boosting the level of a brain neurotransmitter called norepinephrine may improve cognition in Down syndrome. The new study was conducted in mice engineered to mimic Down syndrome and suggests a new approach to treating the defects of the syndrome with medication.
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Nov 16th, 2009
A team of scientists have found that a drug widely used to treat Alzheimer’s disease can successfully treat Huntington’s disease in a mouse model. The drug, memantine (Namenda®), acts on the electrical activity in the brain that is associated with Huntington’s.
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Nov 14th, 2009
More than one million Americans, including athletes, accident victims, and others, experience a concussion each year. A new surgical technique involving hypothermia may minimize damage following these potentially devastating brain injuries.
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Nov 9th, 2009
A Harvard study found that women who were obese at age 18 had twice the risk of developing multiple sclerosis compared to women who were at normal weight as teenagers, according to research published in the journal Neurology.
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Nov 4th, 2009
Childhood brain tumors cast long shadows on survivors. These shadows are in the form of ongoing cognitive problems which affect the survivors level of education, employment and income, all in a negative way.
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Oct 25th, 2009
The World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a ten-year investigation of cell phone use and reportedly has found a link between long-term use and brain tumors. According to the Daily Telegraph of Great Britain, the WHO will release the official results of their study before the end of the year.
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Oct 20th, 2009
Results of a new study show that older brains can get a quick boost from the internet. Changes can occur in just one week in key areas of the brain that are responsible for decision-making and complex reasoning. The findings from UCLA researcher s, show that first time internet users, in midlife and older, internet use can boost brain function quickly.
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Oct 10th, 2009
In response to a study just released, the National Football League announced last week that it is forming a concussion and brain injury committee. With the higher number of dementia noted in a correlational study that was commissioned by the NFL Player Care Foundation, evaluation of several aspects of the game and injury are essential.
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Sep 30th, 2009
The drug vorinostat is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and reduce the development of large metastatic tumors in mice brains by 62 percent when compared to mice that did not receive the drug.
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Sep 23rd, 2009
The blood brain barrier is generally considered an obstacle to delivering therapies from the bloodstream to the brain. However, researchers have discovered a way to turn the blood vessels surrounding brain cells into a production and delivery system for getting therapeutic molecules directly into brain cells.