Archive for the ‘Neurology / Neuroscience’ Category
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in devices for clot removal in ischemic stroke patients, announced the U.S. launch of its "V" series of Merci Retrievers. These new Retrievers, available in multiple configurations and sizes to match patient anatomy, join Concentric Medical's ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
A recent review of the literature has found that hormone deprivation therapy, a commonly used treatment for prostate cancer, may have subtle adverse effects on cognition in patients--such as in the ability to recall and concentrate. Published in the September 1, 2008 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
As trials on anti-amyloid vaccines continue to fail in the search for a viable Alzheimer's drug, a new approach - oxidative stress - is starting to emerge as a contender. Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL.OB) is leading this promising avenue of research. It has developed an ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
Picking up on innuendo and social cues is a central component of engaging in conversation, but people with autism often struggle to determine another person's intentions in a social interaction. New research from Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on the neural mechanisms that are responsible for such social difficulties in ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
The Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission releases its 2008 report "Brain and Spinal Injuries in Georgia: A Needs Assessment and State Action Plan" which is in conjunction with the Trust Fund's 10th Anniversary that will be held at the Shepherd Center ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
Allograft processed with osteoprogenitor cells produced lumbar spinal fusion rates comparable to autograft but without the morbidity of iliac crest harvest, according to a new study presented at the 15th Annual International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST). ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
In a major step in understanding how the nervous system and the immune system interact, scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen communicate. The spleen, once thought to be an unnecessary bit of tissue, is now ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Exposure to extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields is known to disrupt spatial cognition. Researchers found that mice exposed to extremely low ELFs over a long period had a significant disruption in spatial recognition memory. In the study, mice were exposed to 25 or 50 Hz of electromagnetic fields for ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
A researcher at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring cells following an injury, may lead to a new, non-surgical treatment for debilitating spinal-cord injuries.The work, reported in the July ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Researchers have developed an experimental tongue-based system that may allow individuals with debilitating disabilities to control wheelchairs, computers and other devices with relative ease and no sophistication.Because the tongue is directly connected to the brain via cranial nerves, it usually remains mobile when other body parts lose function to disease ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
What does the genetics of blood cells have to do with brain cells related to Parkinson's disease? From an unusual collaboration of neurologists and a pharmacologist comes the surprising answer: Genetic mechanisms at play in blood cells also control a gene and protein that cause Parkinson's disease.The finding, by scientists ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
A researcher at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring cells following an injury, may lead to a new, non-surgical treatment for debilitating spinal-cord injuries.The work, reported in the July ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Mouse mothers-to-be have a remarkable way to protect their unborn pups. Because the smell of a strange male's urine can cause miscarriage and reactivate the ovulatory cycle, pregnant mice prevent the action of such olfactory stimuli by blocking their smell. Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Scientists know that children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often have structural brain damage. Yet little is known about how white matter connections, and deep gray matter structures that act as relay stations, are affected in children with FASD. A new study has used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
Even among low-income families, mothers with greater social and economic resources were more supportive in parenting their children than those with fewer resources, which in turn influenced the children's cognitive performance. That's the main finding of a new study that considers how economic factors and parenting quality jointly influence ...
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