Enzyme linked to mania and schizophrenia impairs higher brain functions
...ent of Neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine and senior author of the study. "These new findings may also help us understand the impulsivity and distractibility observed in children with lead poisoning," Arnsten said. "Very low levels of lead can activate PKC, and this may lead to impaired regulation of b...Scientists identify key mechanism in estrogen's role in preventing bone loss
...my of Sciences the week of October 25. The study's senior author was Roberto Pacifici, MD, Herndon professor of medicine and director of the Division of Endocrinology at Emory University School of Medicine. Lead author was Emory research associate Yuhao Gao, PhD. Previous research has shown that bone loss...New finding could make addiction treatment more effective
...een alcohol and sleep," said Dwayne Godwin, Ph.D., senior researcher. "Many people have sleep problems when they stop drinking. If we could stabilize sleep, or take it back to a normal rhythm, it would address one of the reasons that alcoholics go back to drinking." Godwin and colleagues studied the rela...Cruise ships -- An alternative to assisted living facilities for the elderly?
...ip parallel -- even surpass -- what is provided in senior care facilities, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. "Offering many amenities, such as three meals a day with escorts to meals, physicians on site and housekeeping/laundry services, cruise shi...Adults with dyslexia can improve with phonics-based instruction
...activity while reading," said Lynn Flowers, Ph.D., senior researcher, from Wake Forest Baptist. "We know that dyslexia is not something children outgrow, and our findings suggest that it's never too late for instruction to overcome this disability." This was the first independent research study of whethe...... Dr. Lynn Flowers from Wake Forest University, the senior author who has followed this group of dyslexics since the 1980s. "At the tail end of Dyslexia Awareness Month, the important take away message from our study is that there is significant hope for adults who have been unable to read for years. Ideall...'Going through the motions' to better treat dementia
... provider of wireless monitoring solutions for the senior housing and homecare markets. GE Infrastructure, Security, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Electric Co. focused on communication and information technologies for security, safety and lifestyle enhancements. The grant was awarded ...Researchers develop neural prosthesis allowing a monkey to feed self using only its brain
...he University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and senior researcher on the project. The research was detailed in a press conference today at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego. According to Dr. Schwartz, a part of the brain that controls movement, called the primary motor ...Six new Roybal Centers for Applied Gerontology established by National Institute on Aging
...and industry leaders, Oregon will develop a unique senior community from the ground up, one in which the activities within this community can be studied unobtrusively to examine the well-being of older people as they age....Family therapy reduces stress symptoms in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer
...gy at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and senior author of the study. Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) include intrusive, unwanted thoughts; avoidance of stress-inducing settings and situations; and heightened arousal, such as nausea or increased heart rate triggered by reminders of the origina......n Hill (University of Oxford, United Kingdom), the senior investigator of the study. "The safety profile was excellent and the efficacy data provide a first indication of the levels of cellular immunogenicity that will be required for preventing infection," he says. The researchers recruited volunteers fro......n on menopause. In addition to being one of seven senior authors for the book, Dr. Nelson wrote the following chapters: Menopause (co-authored with Felicia H. Stewart, MD of UCSF), Menstrual Problems and Common Gynecologic Concerns, Combined Hormonal Contraceptive Methods (co-authored with Robert A. Hatch...Exercising limbs protects brain cells affected by Parkinson's, study in rodents shows
...portant for survival of neurons," said the study's senior author, Michael J. Zigmond, Ph.D., professor of neurology, neurobiology and psychiatry, and co-director of the Parkinson's Disease Center of Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Called neurotrophic factors, these proteins p...Human spinal cord cells help rats with Lou Gehrig's disease
...lay we saw is quite significant," says the study's senior author, Vassilis Koliatsos, M.D., associate professor of pathology, neurology, neuroscience and psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Hopkins. "Our study is proof of principle, that neuronal stem cells do have potential in conditions caused by separa...Widely used breast cancer drug not linked to stroke
...f accelerated atherosclerotic disease," says study senior author Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D., professor of preventive medicine and AFLAC Chair in Cancer Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. "In absolute terms, the risk of a stroke following breast cancer diagnosi...Large portion of late-stage breast cancers associated with absence of screening
... mammograms," said Stephen Taplin, M.D., M.P.H., a senior scientist in NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences and lead author of the study. "The challenge is to put this knowledge into practice." The study was based on a review of all medical care received by 2,694 women during the three...Mayo Clinic finds ketogenic diet may be started as an outpt treatment for children with epilepsy
...the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic and the senior author of the study. "For parents with children who have epilepsy, it means potentially fewer days of lost work while the diet is initiated and more comfort for their child. However, we do recommend that these findings need to be confirmed in a prosp...Novel drug-antidote strategy provides greater control of drug action
...rman of research for Duke's surgery department and senior member of the research team. Sullenger, and his colleague Chris Rusconi, Ph.D., were inspired by Duke cardiologists who said they needed a reliable blood-thinning agent that they could give to patients without the accompanying risks of bleeding. ...Exercise prevents Parkinson's symptoms in lab model mimicking human form of the disease
... in St. Jude Developmental Neurobiology. Smeyne is senior author of the Molecular Brain Research report. "If we can extend these findings to humans we could suggest that it's never too late for adults to benefit from the protection exercise offers against damage to the substantia nigra caused by environmen...UMHS researchers help hone use of substance to improve lung function in premature infants
...t seem to have a different course of action," says senior study author Steven M. Donn, M.D., director of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at UMHS and professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at the U-M Medical School. "Although we didn't see much of a change in lung function immediately after their admi...