Neurons targeted by dementing illness may have evolved for complex social cognition
...The researchers found early, severe, and selective loss of VENs in FTD, which showed a 69% reduction compa...nal loss. "Our findings suggest that selective VEN loss is a defining feature of FTD but does not apply to AD," the researchers state, adding that future re...Study offers window into human behavior, brain disease
...al dementia, there was early, severe and selective loss of von Economo neurons compared to control subjects. In Alzheimer's disease, von Economo neurons were not significantly depleted. "This finding provides new insight into how frontotemporal dementia erodes the brain at the cellular level," says the...Strong emotions in Shakespeare's plays lead to fits and fatalities
...o mentioned by Shakespeare's characters. Transient loss of consciousness is staged or reported in 18 cases and near-fainting in a further 13. The author argues that whilst Shakespeare's tendency to attribute faints and death to strong emotions reflects an early modern belief system, the dramatic effect...Drug treatment slows macular vision loss in diabetics
A drug commonly used to slow the loss of central vision has shown promise in stemming a ...le. All 10 subjects in the study had some vision loss at the start of the clinical trial, in which ranibuzumab was administered at the one, two, four and ...Two central mysteries in genome inheritance solved at UCSD
...lting in adverse side effects, like nerve pain and loss of sensation ," said Desai. "If we could specifically target dividing cells, we should improve on current chemotherapy to treat the cancer with fewer side effects." The second paper from Desai's research group, to be published in the December 15 ...Study finds gender differences related to eating and body image
...amounting to about 100 calories can result in the loss of more than a pound of fat during the course of a...hen she is hungry resulting in significant weight loss over time." Harrison noted that people thinking about the national obesity epidemic might respond ...New observations on properties of water
.... It has also been observed that the rate of ozone loss is higher on liquid than on solid surfaces. The results therefore indicate that the ozone is destroyed in the cirrus clouds faster than conventionally has been thought....Obesity linked to acid reflux disease
...orley. "While we cant say at this time that weight loss therapy is definitely the solution to this condition, it certainly warrants further research as a treatment."...Natural, soy-based substance might help fight MS, Jefferson neuroscientists find
...ng with the disease. Symptoms can include fatigue, loss of coordination, muscle weakness, numbness, inability to walk or use hands and arms, pain, vision problems, slurred speech and bladder/bowel dysfunction....Height loss in older men associated with increased risk of heart disease, death
...in the article. Although a small amount of height loss is normal and probably not associated with any disease, more significant height loss may be a sign of osteoporosis (thinning of the bones). Substantial height loss can affect breathing...Weight loss through calorie restriction, but not exercise, may lead to bone loss
...lories also may be losing bone density, but weight loss through exercise does not seem to produce the same...ouis, and colleagues studied the effects of weight loss on bone loss in 48 adults (30 women and 18 men, with an average age of 57). Nineteen were assigned ...MGH study examines impact of infection with both HIV and hepatitis C virus
...nalyzing factors that might be associated with the loss of HCV control in those infected with both viruses... It also will be important to follow the impact of loss of HCV control on liver disease, since this will probably have important consequences for patients w...Cancer immunoresistance linked to loss of tumor suppressor gene
Cancer immunoresistance may be partially due to loss of a well-known tumor suppressor gene, according t...ined, but with this particular type of mutationthe loss of PTEN function and the expression of B7-H1-- the immune system will have a harder time killing the...Researchers make progress against lung disease attacking women in childbearing years
...e-like LAM cells invading the lungs are due to the loss of growth control by tuberous sclerosis (a genetic disorder which causes tumors to form in organs) complex proteins - and furthermore, Krymskaya then discovered that growth can potentially be controlled by a drug (FDA-approved Rapamycin), which mimic...Smoking worsens knee osteoarthritis
...eoarthritis who smoke experience greater cartilage loss and more severe pain than men who do not smoke. R...nning, and also 15 and 30 months later. Cartilage loss over follow-up, based on knee MRIs, was determined at the tibiofemoral joint (the connection between...Aggressive stem cells might improve transplant outcome
...plying and producing T lymphocytes. In humans, the loss of many of these vigorous stem cells from the transplant might contribute to the delay in rebuilding the immune systema time lag that leaves children exposed to serious infections. The St. Jude finding is important because children whose own bone ...Smokers risk more painful and progressive osteoarthritis
...s likely to have a significant degree of cartilage loss compared with the non-smokers. Cartilage is the ru...nd starves tissues of oxygen, which may hasten the loss of cartilage....Structure essential for brain remodeling identified
... age-related memory loss, are characterized by the loss of synapses or by the abnormal structural development of dendritic spines, he said. A video will be available starting December 6, 2006 at 12 noon. To view, visit http://dukehealth.org/news/brain_remodeling ....Rochester study rolls out RU-486 to treat uterine fibroids
...ficantly less in the mifepristone group. n Blood loss also improved among women taking mifepristone. For example, hemoglobin levels went up in the treatment group from 12.0 to 13.5 g/DL, compared to a decrease in hemoglobin levels in the placebo group. At the start of the study, 11 of 22 women (50 perce...Sleep problems -- real and perceived -- get in the way of alcoholism recovery
...ade worse by serious sleep problems, caused by the loss of alcohols sedative effects, and the long-term sleep-disrupting impact that alcohol dependence can have on the brain. Now, a new study gives further evidence that insomnia and other sleep woes may actually get in the way of recovery from alcohol p...