Early learning leaves lasting changes in brain, Stanford owl study shows
...ed to work with the glasses as youths had both the normal connections and the shifted connections. Those extra connections meant that the animals could easily relearn, even as adults, to work with the glasses. Knudsen said different parts of the brain lose the ability to make large-scale changes in connecti...Few Americans are aware they have chronic kidney disease
....3 million have at least half of what's considered normal function, but they also have persistent protein in their urine, a sign of kidney disease. The researchers can't explain the paradox between stable prevalence of kidney disease and rising incidence of kidney failure, but they suggest that fewer patien...Scientists discover enzyme crucial to the transportation of proteins within cells
...n as palmitoylation is extremely important for the normal functioning of the nervous system where proteins are transported rapidly within nerve cells known as neurons. Until now, scientists did not know how mammalian proteins become palmitoylated. During their study of Huntington Disease, Dr. Michael Hayde...How platelets help cancer invade other tissues
... tumor cellplatelet interaction, without effecting normal platelet function. Platelet-specific integrin inhibitors like Integrilin fall into this category. The study also suggests that drug-mediated inhibition of platelet-derived LPA and LPA receptors present on tumor cells may be another promising target f...Brain region identified that controls collecting behavior
... by releasing the primitive hoarding urge from its normal restraints. The study was published online in the ...r and a majority (73 patients) who did not. Unlike normal collecting behavior such as stamp collecting, the abnormal collecting behavior of these patients sig...Immigrants, beware: Living in the United States is fattening
... that of U.S.-born respondents, with 41 percent at normal weight, 38 percent overweight and 19 percent obese compared with 41 percent, 35 percent and 22 percent of the U.S.-born, respectively. The researchers found that body mass index did not increase substantially until a...New study shows how mad cow prions hitch a ride into intestine
...al of Neuroscience . Prions are a modified form of normal proteins, the prion proteins, which become infectious and accumulate in the nervous system causing fatal neurodegenerative disease. Variant CJD results from eating contaminated beef products from cattle infected with mad cow disease. To date, 155 cas...First blood test to diagnose paralyzing, blinding disease
...nvading disease organisms, an autoantibody attacks normal body constituents by a poorly understood error in immune function. This new autoantibody (named NMO-IgG) was discovered in the Mayo Clinic Neuroimmunology Laboratory in the course of analyzing 85,000 blood samples. However, the significance of the an...Stanford study finds new method improves chemotherapy survival in mice
...and red blood cells, which is helpful in restoring normal blood functions. And second, the myeloid progenitors can survive freezing and thus can be more readily available for treatment. By contrast, the mature cells must be infused immediately into a patient following the collection period, which typically ...Kinder, gentler procedure gives superior results for stem cell transplants
...eloping tissues. We've had our first pregnancy and normal delivery in one of our stem cell transplant patients, so we think the protocol offers some hope." Next, Shenoy plans to evaluate whether changing parameters and further reducing chemotherapy doses would enhance the protocol's effectiveness. She will...Nearsighted children may benefit from rigid contact lenses
...year for three years for annual vision checkups. A normal eyeball is round, while a nearsighted eye is shaped like an egg somewhat oval. This irregular shape is the most common cause of nearsightedness. "To have a permanent effect, contact lenses would ideally control the shape of the eyeball as it grows,"...Study suggests Akt3 protein is key to melanoma's resistance to chemotherapy
...kt3, in effect, protects the cancer cells from the normal signals that would tell them to die. Using samples... protein in the melanoma cells. This restarted the normal signals triggering cell death that had been halted by the melanoma cells. Both of these methods redu...Shire receives US FDA approval of EQUETRO (TM) for bipolar disorder
... episodes of mania and depression, with periods of normal mood in between. The disorder can have devastating effects on an individual's life, although proper diagnosis and earlier treatment can usually alter the course of the illness. EQUETRO significantly reduces the manic symptoms in Bipolar patients. Ad...Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
...zes or contracts at a small volume and without the normal warning signals that capacity is being reached. This usually results in more frequent urination (frequency), and sometimes, wetting accidents (urge incontinence). Treatment Once OAB is diagnosed, muscarinic receptor antagonists, the mainstay of m...Fred Hutchinson receives $9.7 million to lead early detection consortium
...ith ovarian cancer as compared to healthy women at normal risk and healthy women whose risk is elevated due to inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. This research may help tailor biomarkers to specific risk groups and identify which biomarkers best indicate the subtle biological changes associate...New study shows early ritalin may cause long-term effects on the brain
...elopment on behaviors later in life. They exposed normal rats to twice-daily doses of Ritalin during a period that is equivalent to approximately 4-12 years of age in humans. Examining the behavior during adulthood, Carlezon and Andersen conducted several types of tests that all showed that the animals ha...M. D. Anderson researchers discover key protein in psoriasis
...survival proteins. Activated STAT3 is essential in normal skin to promote wound healing. When the healing process is complete, normal STAT3 returns to its inactive form. But when it fails to turn off, the wound healing process continu...New studies on Ritalin and Alzheimer's Disease highlight ACNP Annual Meeting
...tudies on the effects of early Ritalin exposure on normal brains and the top smells than can predict Alzheimer's Disease. SELECTED STUDIES INCLUDE: Early Ritalin Exposure May Have Long-Term Effects on the Brain: Animal study suggests that the misdiagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (A...Diabetes: A link between oral and overall health?
...s as directed. In addition, it is best to follow a normal daily routine and stay relaxed to prevent a hypoglycemic reaction. If blood sugar is not under control, a patient should talk with both their dentist and physician about receiving elective dental care....Brain can be trained to process sound in alternate way, study shows
...s, who often cannot hear very soft sounds but have normal hearing at higher volume levels. "There's a very steep volume curve that goes from soft to very loud right away, and people have a hard time with that," Schreiner explains, "especially for hearing-aid users." However, they -- or their auditory cortex...