'Smart' mice teach scientists about learning process, brain disorders
...ects of deleting the enzyme, called Cdk5, from the brain are continuing. The group is also beginning a se...abuse, so understanding how the enzyme affects the brain and behavior might aid in the development of new treatments for these and other conditions, Dr. Bibb...Experimental gene therapy 'abolishes' arthritis pain and lessens joint damage
...proaches may involve interrupting crosstalk in the brain instead. Based on that promise, the Medical Center...l inflammatory diseases like arthritis can lead to brain inflammation may provide an entirely new way to treat inflammatory neurological conditions that affe...Withdrawn MS drug returns to market
...its manufacturers after three patients developed a brain infection known as Progressive Multifocal Leukoenc...ossing blood vessel walls into tissues such as the brain and spinal cord. The drug may also benefit secondary lymphoid organs, such as lymph nodes and the sp...Binge drinking leads to neurocognitive deficits among college students
... animal studies suggest that it is deleterious for brain functioning." Researchers examined 200 participants in an ongoing student-health study at the University of Missouri-Columbia. They formed four subgroups (n=50, 50% male) according to estimated binge-drinking trajectories during pre-college throug...The appetite-regulating peptide leptin influences alcohol craving for some alcoholics
...h has to be aware that this interaction influences brain activities and therefore different mechanisms of craving, added Lesch. To explain addiction, we need mechanisms of different types of craving. Addiction is not caused by the drug, but is caused by biological and psychological vulnerabilities leadin...New device for stroke patients improves walking
..., may also be able to help patients with traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell also offers a similar device for rehabilitation of arm movement: the NESS H200. Additional devices used in stroke rehabilitation at the Hospital include the N...Adult brain cells rediscover their inner child
...not be able to relive your youth, but part of your brain can. Johns Hopkins researchers have found that new...made nerve cells in the adult mouse hippocampus, a brain structure dedicated to learning and memory, by injecting virus particles to light up nerve progenito...Investigational nonstimulant Guanfacine XR significantly improved child, adolescent ADHD symptoms
...eceptors that are found throughout the part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex is an area of the brain associated with executive functioning, i.e., working memory, behavioral inhibition, regulation of at...Free public talk on epilepsy research and progress towards better treatment
...binson has found a new opening into the control of brain excitability, a major factor in epileptic seizures...atments for epilepsy target similar aspects of the brain and some cause side effects such as slowed thought processes and a general fuzziness. Dr Robinsons r...Scientists find war vets' hand dexterity determines susceptibility to PTSD
...hood of developing PTSD. This is because the right brain hemisphere is believed to be significant in threat identification and in the regulation of emotion responses. People with reduced cerebral lateralization for language, as indexed by increased mixed-handedness, were thought to be more sensitive to ...MIT reports key pathway in synaptic plasticity
...s study might advance the study of normal, healthy brain development in people so that we may be able to pr... those changes relate to structural changes in the brain and developmental milestones in behavior. Specifically, they focus on a major developmental event-...Yoga and elevated brain GABA levels
...spital have found that practicing yoga may elevate brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels, the brain's prim...emonstrate that in experienced yoga practitioners, brain GABA levels increase after a session of yoga," said lead author Chris Streeter, MD, an assistant pro...Brain research poised to dramatically advance global society
...is gathering of the world's leading researchers in brain study who together will outline the vision for the...nclude nine sessions, each featuring one aspect of brain research, and will be moderated by scientists from the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study. The sym...UCLA imaging study reveals how pure oxygen harms the brain
...h adding carbon dioxide to the gas mix to preserve brain function in patients. "For decades, the medica... detailed pictures of what occurs inside the human brain during two different breathing scenarios. The technique detects subtle increases in blood flow trig...Approved medical resident hours still resulting in sleepy doctors
...yes closed in a dark room for 20 minutes and their brain activity is continuously recorded. The test is based on the idea that the sleepier a person is, the faster he or she will fall asleep. To assess subjective sleepiness, each resident was given a "sleepiness score." The residents sleepiness scores were...Nanomedicine opens the way for nerve cell regeneration
... Since peripheral nerves relay signals between the brain and the rest of the body, injury to these nerves results in loss of sensory and motor function. Upper extremity paralysis alone affects more than 300,000 individuals annually in the US. The most serious form of peripheral nerve injury is complete sev...NIH study tracks brain development in some 500 children across US
...MRI) Study of Normal Brain Development is tracking brain and behavioral development in about 500 healthy Am...earchers with a reference point for how the normal brain develops, so that they can better understand what goes wrong in children who have brain abnormalitie...A first glimpse at healthy brain and behavioral development
...m to level off questioning the idea of a burst of brain development in adolescence. These findings, publis...y that began in 1999 and is documenting structural brain development and behavior from birth to young adulthood. The analysis, led by Deborah P. Waber, PhD...Commonly used drug offers promise for premature babies
...way to reduce the risk of the most common cause of brain damage in babies born prematurely. The work involves shoring up blood vessels in a part of the brain that in premature infants is extremely fragile and vulnerable to dangerous bleeding, which affects a...Children's Hospital and Pitt lead national trial of hypothermia to treat pediatric brain injury
...ectiveness of induced hypothermia as a therapy for brain swelling in children who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. P. David Adelson, MD, director of the Pediatric Neurotrauma Center at Children's and th...