Brown research reveals key insight into memory-making
...meanings. Scientists believe that certain forms of mental retardation and diseases such as Alzheimer's are linked to nerve cell dysfunction in the hippocampus. The new research provides new targets for drugs or other treatments for these conditions. Esther Penick and Jeffrey Edwards, postdoctoral research f...Loss of the neuronal adhesion protein d-catenin leads to severe cognitive dysfunction
... the d-catenin gene correlate with the severity of mental retardation in Cri-du-Chat Syndrome; in addition, ... this work may facilitate the understanding of the mental retardation observed in Cri-du-Chat Syndrome and the memory deficits observed in Familial Alzheimer'...Protein is key to fatal disorder and normal cell function
... disorders cause progressive loss of motor skills, mental retardation, loss of speech, blindness, uncontrolled seizures and, eventually, premature death. The juvenile form of Batten disease, caused by mutations in the CLN3 gene, is the most common inherited neurodegenerative disease of childhood. Children w...Disruption of protein-folding causes neurodegeneration, mental retardation
...r proper shapes, triggering nerve degeneration and mental retardation in children. This finding, from inves...le for most severe cases of nerve degeneration and mental retardation among children. The discovery identifies for the first time the endoplasmic reticulum (...A genetic disorder yields insight into genes and cognition
...letion of a specific chromosome segment, can cause mental retardation, physical abnormalities, and personality disorder. But most intriguing to Meyer-Lindenberg and his colleagues is that the disorder causes a specific inability to visualize an object as a set of parts--for example, to assemble a simple pie...Rare deficit maps thinking circuitry
...ognitive symptoms in more common and complex major mental disorders. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, M.D., Karen B...d to be overly friendly and anxious and often have mental retardation and learning disabilities. Compared to most mental disorders, which are thought to invol...DHA-rich diet protects brain from Alzheimer's damage, UCLA study shows
...for proper cognitive function, eye development and mental tasks. DHA helps keep the brain membrane fluid, moves proteins and helps to convert signals from other parts of the body into action. Cheap sources of DHA include coldwater fish, like salmon, halibut, mackerel, sardines and herring. These fish con...Convulsions in worms mimic epileptic seizures
...ce of the brain's cortex is smooth. They also have mental retardation and severe epilepsy, the causes of which are not well understood. The team traced the mutation's effect on specific neurons in the simple nervous system of the 1-millimeter roundworm and published their findings in the September 15, 200...Genetic clues found for common congenital brain disorder
...abnormalities that can reduce coordination, impair mental function and cause hydrocephalus. In the Septembe...cy, usually after 20 weeks. Most parents, fearing mental retardation, choose to terminate the pregnancy if the disorder is diagnosed soon enough. A reliable...Study narrows search for genes placing men at increased risk for prostate cancer
...alth, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and mental health disorders like autism. Complex disorders involve more than one gene--often many--and a host of environmental factors, which makes them particularly hard to investigate. Dr. Richard N. Atkins, President & CEO of the National Prostate Cancer ...Stanford researcher's findings may shed light on common, deadly birth defect
...y. Symptoms range from death within days to severe mental retardation, seizures and an inability to speak. Others, however, suffer only mild learning disabilities. Facial defects can include a cleft lip, a single central incisor or "front tooth," close-set eyes or even a single eye in the center of the chil...Alcohol-use and depression among pregnant and postpartum women
...specific is important, as it suggests that women's mental health should be evaluated throughout their pregnancy and, for women identified as being at greater risk, into the postpartum period." "One major implication of these findings is that women experiencing these co-occurring problems during pregnancy sh...Rutgers-Newark scientist: Mosquitoes may carry lethal parasite
...ving the muscles unable to contract and respond to mental commands. Cali, who serves as a consultant for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology at Walter Reed Army Hospital, theorizes that the B. algerae in the mosquito may have been ground into the wound left by t...Brain's reward circuitry revealed in procrastinating primates
...lity to associate work with reward is disturbed in mental disorders, including schizophrenia, mood disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder, so our finding of the pivotal role played by this gene and circuit may be of clinical interest," suggested Richmond. "For example, people who are depressed often f...Scientist who discovered Sly syndrome finds new research path to explore for treating the disease
...n cause bone deformities, vision and hearing loss, mental retardation and death in children. The research is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition the week of Aug. 9. "The importance of this research goes far beyond this rare disorder," said William Sly, M.D...New prostate cancer gene identified
...alth, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and mental disorders. "This work reveals a new mechanism by which cancer cells can evade normal tissue architecture, which is a hallmark of tumor development," says noted Johns Hopkins University and Howard Hughes researcher Dr. Bert Vogelstein. "While further ...Study shows impact of emotionally healthy fathers when mothers' poor mental health affects children
...oral health. The study shows that a father in good mental health can substantially reduce the negative influence of a mother's poor mental health on a child's behavioral and emotional well-being. "If a mother and father are depressed, the ...Scientists pinpoint molecules that generate synapses
...e can think of lots of cases, from normal aging to mental retardation to neurodegenerative disease, where making more synapses or preventing synapse loss might be beneficial. This finding may eventually point the way to new therapies." The work, using mice as a model, was conducted while Sanes and co-author...Annals of internal medicine tip sheet, July 20, 2004
...r than the group taking the placebo in physical or mental function, or in pain or fatigue, at 12- and 18-month checkups. An editorial writer says that it "was never very likely that Mycoplasma infection accounted for the Gulf War health effect," but "increasing numbers of U.S. veterans were beginning long-...... Mistakes during mitosis can cause infertility and mental retardation, and can contribute to cancer. For the most part, mitosis is still poorly understood. Scientists do know that protein kinases a certain type of enzyme play a key role, but researchers don't know how these enzymes bring about the import...