News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...undreds of times each day. For example, when a new feature appears in our visual field, our attention shifts. During the eye movements (saccades) that redirect central vision, we are blind to changes in the visual scene. The authors hypothesized that a oordinated mechanism is responsible for saccadic movemen...Rice cartilage experts win $1.5M NIH grant to bioengineer TMJ discs
...f life and lead to severe depression. A central feature of the TMJ is a thin sheet of cartilage about the size of a postage stamp that sits between the mandible and the skull. Called the TMJ disc, this sliver of cartilage cannot heal itself if it is injured or damaged. Approximately 70 percent of all TMJ ...Adults taking eplileptic medications more likely to be unemployed
...s in educational status. "Maybe the most important feature [of this study] is that it is a very long-term follow-up period of children with epilepsy, and children with uncomplicated epilepsy in particular, which allows the examination of the effects of epilepsy itself on the whole life of an individual," add...Academy meeting examines the vaccine & avian influenza crisis
...East 63rd Street, New York, NY The program will feature four speakers who will speak on the following topics: "The Interferon Antagonist Gene of Influenza Virus as a Target for Attenuation in Live Influenza Vaccines." Speaker: Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, Mount Sinai School of Medicine "Live Attenu...Brains of people with autism recall letters of the alphabet in brain areas dealing with shapes
...ing to determine if underconnectivity is a general feature of the brain in autism, and are using brain imaging studies to examine the brain's white matter in people with autism. White matter is the part of the brain that consists of the larger neurological connections spanning different parts of the brain....Brain inflammation found in autism
Inflammation in the brain is clearly a feature of autism, according to a new study published November 15, 2004, in online edition of Annals of Neurology ( http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/ana ), the scientific journal of the American Neurological Association. The researchers found strong...African-American heart attack patients fare worse long term
...a Mehta, M.D. "No matter what patient or treatment feature we adjusted for statistically, this disparity in long-term outcomes still remained," said Mehta, who presented the results of the Duke analysis Nov.9, 2004, at the American Heart Association's annual scientific sessions in New Orleans. "There has to ...Method developed to replicate stem cells from the heart
...o key properties of healthy heart tissue and a key feature to any potential long-term treatment of heart failure. "Our next step is to test in animals whether these cells can survive and work properly in cases of heart attack and heart failure, using varying dose levels, while also monitoring the electrophys...Rehabilitation professionals in nationwide survey cite barriers to assistive technology transfer
...interactive product demonstrations and stores that feature "one-stop-shopping" allow consumers to explore the latest technology options and meet with trained experts who can assess their needs. 6. Recruit more people into the field. Enlist prospective students for physical therapy and rehabilitation enginee...Occult hepatitis B in dialysis patients
...e if any demographic, biochemical and/or serologic feature could help identify those infected. Between May and September of 2003, the researchers recruited hemodialysis patients in Winnipeg, Manitoba, an urban area in Canada with a population of about 680,000. They drew blood from and recorded demographic da...Emory cardiologists present research at AHA scientific sessions in New Orleans, Nov. 7 - 10
...ionals are slated to attend the meeting which will feature over 3,500 abstracts and a variety of invited programs, lectures and investigative reports in all fields of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and related disciplines. "We welcome this exciting opportunity to meet with our colleagues from around the gl...Churches nationwide issue plea for increased rates of African American organ donation
... Life events, usually held during church services, feature local organ donors, recipients and transplant medical professionals who share their stories to dispel myths about transplantation. Speakers also encourage attendees to fill out organ donor cards and discuss with their families the decision to donate....Embark on a 'journey to better vision' at UH
...how the CSE can improve daily living. A tour will feature the center, and four optional 45-minute lectures on topics such as driving and independent living also will be presented. Some will be featured in Spanish, and CSE clinical staff will provide free low vision screenings to help visitors determine if ...PCRM asks ACS to cancel fundraisers
...vents are held across the country every year. They feature buffets of beef and other meats. The ACS recognizes in its literature and on its Web site that heavy meat consumption is linked to increased risk of cancer, particularly colorectal cancer. PCRM has conducted a yearlong campaign calling on the ACS to ...Several new techniques show promise for spinal cord repair
...mation of spinal tissue, Stelzner says. "A unique feature of the nanosphere delivery system," Stelzner says, "is its ability to encapsulate other agents, in addition to cABC, that can be administered together, but released at various times, to counteract the inhibitory substances, and to target and promote ...Congress of Neuological Surgeons meets in San Francisco
...ess of Neurological Surgeons. The conference will feature dozens of seminars and courses led by world leaders in neurosurgery on everything from the diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system tumors to ethical issues facing neurosurgeons who must decide whether to withdraw care from patients with sev...National Academies advisory: Nov. 4-6 Frontiers of Science meeting in Irvine, Calif.
...sciplinary discussions. This year's symposium will feature presentations on topics such as aging; the role of ice sheets in determining sea levels; the origin of language; analysis of social networks; and quarks and the cosmos. DETAILS: Nov. 4-6 at the Academies' Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academ...Imaging studies clarify brain changes associated with language deficits in autism
...nt (SLI). The findings suggest that this anatomic feature may underlie language difficulty only rather than overall autism and supports an apparent relationship between the two conditions. Appearing in the an upcoming issue of Annals of Neurology, the study is now available online. "This study further str...Smart lights, nonstick implants and 100th birthday of electronics at science & technology meeting
... 100th birthday of electronics, the Symposium will feature over 1400 papers and posters, with at least 2500 expected attendees. SUMMARY Some news highlights include: a 100th birthday celebration for electronics; new techniques for preventing troublesome sticking of proteins to life-saving medical impl...Optics meeting tips: Internal fingerprints, no cell left behind, 3-D reality
...HAM CLINTON Conference plenary and awards sessions feature three visionary speakers, an address from Nobel Prize winners and a keynote presentation from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY). In the conference plenary, Kerry Vahala of Caltech, in his talk entitled "Minding the V's and Q's of Optical Mic...