AMPAKINE compounds a new potential treatment for respiratory depression
... indication is to stimulate primitive areas of the brain called the pre-Botzinger Complex responsible for b...-like properties that have been identified in this brain region. In a study published in 2006, Dr. John J. Greer of U. Alberta demonstrated that certain A...Drug shows activity against brain metastases
... lapatinib shrank tumors and slowed progression of brain metastases in some patients with advanced breast c... given alone, has modest but real activity against brain metastases in women who have had multiple prior treatments for their breast cancer, said Dana-Farber...Chemotherapy may enhance the effectiveness of brain tumor vaccines
...e promising new cancer vaccines being used against brain tumors. But a new study led by researchers at the ...orme, the most common and deadly form of malignant brain tumor, were given both a vaccine aimed at tumor cells along with the chemotherapy drug temozolomide....Brain-boosting pill alleviates post-chemotherapy fogginess
...ass of drugs called eugeroics, which stimulate the brain only when it is required. The effects of modafinil...ts insist they are suffering from an impairment of brain function after chemotherapy and desire some form of relief. In a separate study last year, Kohli fou...Vorinostat shows anti-cancer activity in recurrent gliomas
...study. Glioblastoma multiforme is a lethal primary brain tumor. The average survival of glioblastoma patien...s the first application of vorinostat in targeting brain cancer. Vorinostat is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of c...Study explains why patients with OSA are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease
... to verify the diagnosis. This involved evaluating brain waves, electrical activity of muscles, eye movements, breathing rates, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation and heart rhythm, as well as direct observation of patients during sleep. The men were comparable in age, blood pressure and metabolic pr...Brain inflammation may be friend, not foe, for Alzheimer's patients
Inflammation in the brain may not be so bad after all when it comes to Alzhe...mes to parsing out damage after a stroke and other brain injuries, seems to do the opposite in Alzheimers disease, protecting the brain and helping get rid o...Human stem cell treatment restores motor function in paralyzed rats
...he spinal cord, said Marsala. The spinal cord and brain motor centers are still partially connected, but there has been a selective loss of inhibitory neurons in the spinal cord. Since these cells are necessary for coordinated motor activity, our research aims to replace these lost neurons by grafting ne...How brain pacemakers erase diseased messages
...out 30,000 Americans, the mechanisms by which deep brain stimulation alleviates disease symptoms aren't wel...stered by rapid-fire electrical pulses deep in the brain produces what they call an "informational lesion." By relaying a repetitious and therefore meaningle...Detecting cold, feeling pain: Study reveals why menthol feels fresh
...stem moving through nerves in the spinal cord and brain stem up to the brain, which prompts a response, or "feeling." Co-author of the current study Allan Basbaum, PhD, also of UCSF, is a pioneer of research into the mechanism of chronic pain within the central nervous system. The Julius team's complem...Scripps Research awarded $17 million for adult stem cell use to treat eye diseases
...sites. Glioblastoma multiforme, a highly malignant brain tumor, is another CNS disease to which we can target these cells. In collaboration with neurosurgeon Faith Barnett, we have shown that it may be possible to use these cells to deliver potent anti-angiogenic molecules to the tumor and, thus, kill it."...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
... in persons with communication problems related to brain disease. Older persons with dementia experience me...e, we review the types of problems that affect the brain and interfere with pain management, how pain is measured, what pain management approaches help, and ...Once-fatal metabolic disorders treatable, says Stanford/Packard researcher
...class of rare genetic disorders that often lead to brain damage, coma and death can be successfully treated...lating levels of blood nitrogen cause irreversible brain damage, coma and death. If a diagnosis is made quickly enough, dialysis can help to cleanse the bl...Better insight into brain anatomical structures
...roduces images of the anatomic structures of mouse brain which are as clear as those obtained by histologic...ly biocompatible MRI contrast agent for anatomical brain imaging," Lee and Hyeon point out. "With this agent, we are able to get high-contrast views of the a...Limiting stroke damage is focus of study
...ches moving images of compounding events that kill brain tissue in the stroke's core. Within seconds of a ...s of peri-infarct depolarization pound surrounding brain tissue, where blood flow is reduced by about 60 percent. "It's enough oxygen and energy for neurons...Innovative device to treat brain cancer shows promise in early studies
..., the most common and aggressive type of malignant brain tumor. These survival rates observed in the data w... die off instead of dividing and growing. Healthy brain cells rarely divide and have different electrical properties than cancerous brain cells. This allow...Brain activity reflects differences in types of anxiety
...und compelling evidence that differing patterns of brain activity are associated with each of two types of ...ller. "We had reason to think there were different brain mechanisms, different parts of the brain active at different times, depending on what type of anxiet...Researchers find deadly prescription drug effects 6 years before FDA
...ference when he heard about a woman whose kidneys, brain and blood vessels had mysteriously shut down. No one could figure out why. Bennett visited the woman, who was being kept alive on a ventilator. He immediately recognized his fathers best friend. Bennett dug in and eventually identified a side effect...New perspective on brain function now possible
... of the most common neurotransmitters in the human brain and is involved in virtually all brain functions. But even though researchers' PET cameras can produce images of other important neurotrans...Syphilis screening, lithium fights neurodegeneration, monoclonal antibodies against avian flu
... die from the disease because other neurons in the brain stem also degenerate. The researchers bred mice...thium did not change the overall appearance of the brain in the Sca1154Q/2Q mice, but it did partly reverse hippocampal neuron degeneration in these animals....