Aging lowers activity in brain's language areas; performance unaffected
...sistent with theories that suggest that some brain functions may be preserved with age. "These results show th...ically devoted to language as opposed to low-level functions such as vision and generating a response, Gitelman explained. Participant performance was recorded ...Engineering researchers are designing the ultimate fabrics, for casual or military wear
...end and receive e-mail, but would perform specific functions necessary to the wearers. "Wearable computers constructed of e-textiles offer context awareness," Martin said. "They can be designed to be aware of the user's motions and of his surroundings." For example, sensors called accelerometers -- which are...Grape seed extract help speed up wound recovery, study suggests
.... "Taken orally, the extract functions like an antioxidant," he said. "But in a wound, where free radicals are abundant, that proanthocyanidin assumes pro-oxidant behavior."...Integration of agriculture, medicine requires new ways of thinking
...linary research in plant and human nutrition, gene functions and related sciences, taking into account the variations between individuals. Muscoplat cites the great potential to address diet and disease but cautions that product development, regulatory processes and consumer acceptance are realities that stret...Brookhaven spotlights: News from the March 2003 American Chemical Society Meeting
...cules might very well be made to perform the basic functions of electronic circuit elements," says Brookhaven Lab theoretical chemist Marshall Newton. "So we need to know how to control the flow of electrons between molecules." Newton and his experimental colleagues John Smalley and Stephen Feldberg created sm...Russell Berrie Foundation gift to Columbia University propels diabetes treatment into new era
...hey are implanted in a patient, they take over the functions of defective or damaged body tissues. This approach applies not just to diabetes, but many other conditions, including ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease), Parkinsons disease, and brain and spinalinjuries. In healthy people, insulin a crucial hormone lacking...Rush researchers find effects of Alzheimer's disease may be influenced by education
...om them as we look for insights into how the brain functions with age."...UW-Madison receives $10 million for cancer communications research
...e years, investigators will enhance CHESS with new functions tailored to individual needs and with new modules, including ones on managing distress, relating as couples, help for caregivers and patients facing end-of-life grief. The researchers' efforts also will focus on: -- Developing cost-effective communic...Physics and medicine in San Diego
...ay, 1:30 PM) WHITE-MATTER ATLAS OF THE BRAIN The functions of the human body such as movement, thought and vi...are concerned with how the brain works and how its functions are affected by disease. By producing detailed pictures of the white matter pathways in the brain we...UIC researchers pinpoint genes involved in cancer growth
...d in cell division and proliferation. In fact, the functions of some of these genes were entirely unknown." Analysis of animal studies conducted by other investigators allowed Roninson's group to determine which genes were likely involved in the growth of tumor cells but not normal cells. In so-called "knockou...UCSD researchers determine mechanism for degradation of G proteins
... the cell membrane, and the regulation of cellular functions such as transcriptional on-off switches. The ubiquitin system has been implicated in the immune response and development. Abnormalities in the system are known to cause pathological conditions, including malignant transformation. "As usual with s...Rheumatoid arthritis patients caught in middle of doctors' disagreement over hand surgery
...jor impact on a patient's ability to perform daily functions such as lifting, eating, personal care and writing. Medications have long been used to reduce inflammation, and work for many patients for years after diagnosis. But hand surgery has been seen as an option for patients who do not respond to medicine...Thymus transplant might save babies born without immune systems
...ation procedure. The thymus rests on the heart and functions as a "schoolhouse" for immune cells. As cells pass through the thymus they are trained to become T cells, white blood cells that fight infection. A person without a thymus does not produce these T cells and, therefore, is at great risk for developing...FDA-approved drugs shown to lower Alzheimer diseaserelated protein levels in mice
...in (Abeta) in areas of the brain serving cognitive functions such as memory and language. In 2001, Todd Golde and colleagues demonstrated that three commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were capable of selectively lowering the levels of Abeta42 (an isoform of the Abeta protein) in mice. ...Immune response to Alzheimer diseaserelated protein changes as we age
...in (Abeta) in areas of the brain serving cognitive functions such as memory and language. Active immunization with Abeta peptides has been shown to decrease Abeta-related lesions in the brain in mouse models of AD. Unfortunately, the first clinical trials for Abeta vaccination in humans were halted due to side...JCI table of contents, 1 August 2003
...in (Abeta) in areas of the brain serving cognitive functions such as memory and language. In 2001, Todd Golde a...in (Abeta) in areas of the brain serving cognitive functions such as memory and language. Active immunization with Abeta peptides has been shown to decrease Abet...False memories, failing recall are not an inevitable consequence of aging, research suggests
...linked to measurable declines in executive control functions in frontal brain lobes. "We tested a group of adults with an average age of 75 years and found that about one out of four had managed to avoid the memory declines so common in older adults," said Roediger. "Older adults who maintain high frontal lobe...UI Researchers urge advances in meth abuse treatment
...ge to a person's physical, behavioral and thinking functions than many other illicit drugs or alcohol. For this reason, it takes much longer to treat a person with a meth addiction than it does to treat someone with a cocaine or heroin problem. This time factor is also one reason why so many meth treatments cu......g effect in xenograft models indicates that Cripto functions in a central pathway for cell proliferation and/or... now provides a glimmer of understanding as to the functions of this enigmatic protein in tumorigenesis"....