Brain & Nervous System:
Brain Injury, Neurological Disorders, Brain Tumor
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Dec 20th, 2008
Study shows a connection between this sex-linked ability and the structure of the parietal lobe, the brain region that controls this type of skill.
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Dec 20th, 2008
Tysabri is known generically as natalizumab and made by Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB.O) and Elan Corp (ELN.I)(ELN.N) of Ireland. Earlier this week, Biogen reported the fourth case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a serious brain infection. This most recent case occurred in a European patient who had been taking the drug for 26 months.
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Dec 19th, 2008
Tysabri, a drug that is used for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis may reduce immunity and promote brain infection. Tysabri was suspended by FDA in 2005 and returned back, but still study finds possible harmful effects.
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Dec 19th, 2008
Humans, primates, some birds, and possibly other higher animals have mirror neurons that fire in the same pattern whether performing or just observing a task. These mirror neurons clearly play an important role in learning motor tasks involving hand eye coordination, and possibly also acquisition of language skills, as well as being required for social skills, but the exact processes involved are only just being discovered.
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Dec 17th, 2008
An MU study has data to support a neuropsychological model that proposes spiritual experiences associated with selflessness are related to decreased activity in the right parietal lobe of the brain. The study is one of the first to use individuals with traumatic brain injury to determine this connection.
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Dec 16th, 2008
Neuroscientists have discovered that older people use their brains differently than younger people when it comes to storing memories, particularly those associated with negative emotions.
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Dec 16th, 2008
Best Life magazine, the upscale men's magazine from health and fitness publisher Rodale, has picked The Brain Fitness Program from Posit Science as the best computer-based cognitive training program.
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Dec 15th, 2008
A genetic study of more than 90,000 people has identified six new genetic variants that are associated with increased Body Mass Index (BMI), the most commonly used measure of obesity. Five of the genes are known to be active in the brain, suggesting that many genetic variants implicated in obesity might affect behaviour, rather than the chemical processes of energy or fat metabolism.
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Dec 9th, 2008
Military personnel who suffer severe or moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) face an increased risk for developing several long-term health problems.
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Dec 9th, 2008
In a controversial commentary article, a group of experts argues that healthy people should be able to use stimulants to give their brains a boost. They said using pills to increase brain function is no more morally objectionable than eating right or getting a good night's sleep.
