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IU Neuroscientists Tie Network Structure To Brain's Spontaneous Activity

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Indiana University neuroscientists Olaf Sporns and Christopher Honey find the 98 percent of brain activity that other researchers consider just background noise to be fascinating and important.Brains are always active, even when people are at rest. In this "resting state," waves of neural activity ...

read more Indiana University neuroscientists Olaf Sporns and Christopher Honey find the 98 percent of brain activity that other researchers consider just background noise to be fascinating and important.Brains are always active, even when people are at rest. In this read more Sun Jun 2007 Sun Jun 2007

International Movement Disorder Specialists Receive New Information About The Use Of Once-Daily AZILECT(R) In The Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease

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New information on the use of AZILECT(R) (rasagiline tablets) for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) was reported this week at The Movement Disorder Society's congress in Istanbul, Turkey. Once-daily AZILECT was approved by the FDA May 17, 2006, for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of ...

read more New information on the use of AZILECT(R) (rasagiline tablets) for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) was reported this week at The Movement Disorder Society's congress in Istanbul, Turkey. Once-daily AZILECT was approved by the FDA May 17, 2006, for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of read more Sun Jun 2007 Sun Jun 2007

Preventing Flooding Of The Brain, Saving Lives

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Researchers have discovered a completely new way to treat stroke and head trauma victims, potentially saving the lives of numerous such patients. The discovery was made by the NordForsk-financed Nordic Centre of Excellence on Water Imbalance Related Disorders (WIRED). [click link for full article] ...

read more Researchers have discovered a completely new way to treat stroke and head trauma victims, potentially saving the lives of numerous such patients. The discovery was made by the NordForsk-financed Nordic Centre of Excellence on Water Imbalance Related Disorders (WIRED). [click link for full article] read more Sun Jun 2007 Sun Jun 2007

Low Doses Of Ecstasy Associated With Decline In Verbal Memory

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Even low doses of Ecstasy may be associated with a decline in language-related memory, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Ecstasy is an illicit recreational drug popular among young people, according to background information ...

read more Even low doses of Ecstasy may be associated with a decline in language-related memory, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Ecstasy is an illicit recreational drug popular among young people, according to background information read more Sun Jun 2007 Sun Jun 2007

Neuronal Activity Gives Clues To Working Memory, Could Lead To Better Treatments For Schizophrenia

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A newly discovered interplay of cells in one of the brain's memory centers sheds light on how you recall your grocery list, where you laid your keys, and a host of important but fleeting daily tasks.Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College say their experiments with common goldfish are uncovering ...

read more A newly discovered interplay of cells in one of the brain's memory centers sheds light on how you recall your grocery list, where you laid your keys, and a host of important but fleeting daily tasks.Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College say their experiments with common goldfish are uncovering read more Sun Jun 2007 Sun Jun 2007

MIT Deciphers 'deja-vu' Brain Mechanics

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Neuroscientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT report in the June 7 early online edition of Science that they have identified for the first time a neuronal mechanism that helps us rapidly distinguish similar, yet distinct, places. The discovery helps explain the sens ...

read more Neuroscientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT report in the June 7 early online edition of Science that they have identified for the first time a neuronal mechanism that helps us rapidly distinguish similar, yet distinct, places. The discovery helps explain the sens read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

NeurogesX Announces Presentation Of Positive Phase 3 Clinical Data At The Second International Congress On Neuropathic Pain Meeting (NeuPSIG)

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
NeurogesX, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGSX) announced today the presentation of clinical data from a positive Phase 3 trial in postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Misha-Miroslav Backonja, M.D., Professor of Neurology at University of Wisconsin in Madison and lead academic investigator in the NeurogesX trial, plans t ...

read more NeurogesX, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGSX) announced today the presentation of clinical data from a positive Phase 3 trial in postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Misha-Miroslav Backonja, M.D., Professor of Neurology at University of Wisconsin in Madison and lead academic investigator in the NeurogesX trial, plans t read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Concussion Linked To Depression In Retired American Football Players - New Research Coincides With Expert Presentation At ACSM Annual Meeting

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Recurrent sport-related concussion appears to be related to an increased risk of clinical depression in retired professional football players, according to new research published in the June issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseŽ, the official journal of the [click link for full articl ...

read more Recurrent sport-related concussion appears to be related to an increased risk of clinical depression in retired professional football players, according to new research published in the June issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseŽ, the official journal of the [click link for full articl read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Menthol Receptor Also Important In Detecting Cold Temperatures

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The ion channel activated by menthol also detects a wide range of cold temperatures and relays the information to the brain, according to a study in Nature by Yale School of Medicine, the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Wisconsin. The finding solves the myster ...

read more The ion channel activated by menthol also detects a wide range of cold temperatures and relays the information to the brain, according to a study in Nature by Yale School of Medicine, the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Wisconsin. The finding solves the myster read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Efficacy Of Boehringer Ingelheim's Pramipexole (MirapexinŽ/SifrolŽ) Also Demonstrated In Patients With Daytime Restless Legs Syndrome Symptoms

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
New data demonstrate that pramipexole (MirapexinŽ/SifrolŽ) is also efficacious and well-tolerated in Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) patients with daytime RLS symptoms. The data was presented this week at the Movement Disorder Society's (MDS) 11th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movem ...

read more New data demonstrate that pramipexole (MirapexinŽ/SifrolŽ) is also efficacious and well-tolerated in Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) patients with daytime RLS symptoms. The data was presented this week at the Movement Disorder Society's (MDS) 11th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movem read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Gene Therapy Offers New Hope For Treatment Of Peripheral Neuropathy

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report that they have successfully used gene therapy to block the pain response in an animal model of neuropathic pain, a type of chronic pain in people for which there are few effective treatments. These findings were presented at the ...

read more Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report that they have successfully used gene therapy to block the pain response in an animal model of neuropathic pain, a type of chronic pain in people for which there are few effective treatments. These findings were presented at the read more Thu Jun 2007 Thu Jun 2007

Scientists Discover Brain Area That Helps To Suppress Unconscious Actions

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New research led by scientists at UCL's Institute of Neurology and Cardiff University has found that the brain's so-called 'supplementary motor regions', located in the medial frontal cortex, play a key role in suppressing unconsciously-triggered actions which occur when we encounter familiar objec ...

read more New research led by scientists at UCL's Institute of Neurology and Cardiff University has found that the brain's so-called 'supplementary motor regions', located in the medial frontal cortex, play a key role in suppressing unconsciously-triggered actions which occur when we encounter familiar objec read more Thu Jun 2007 Thu Jun 2007

Human Stem Cell Treatment Restores Motor Function In Paralyzed Rats

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Rats paralyzed due to loss of blood flow to the spine returned to near normal ambulatory function six weeks after receiving grafts of human spinal stem cells (hSSCs), researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine report. The study, led by Martin Marsala, M.D., UC ...

read more Rats paralyzed due to loss of blood flow to the spine returned to near normal ambulatory function six weeks after receiving grafts of human spinal stem cells (hSSCs), researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine report. The study, led by Martin Marsala, M.D., UC read more Wed Jun 2007 Wed Jun 2007

Surgery Advantage For Spinal Stenosis And Slipped Vertebra, Second SPORT Study Shows

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
In one of the three most common back conditions for which patients seek treatment, surgery proved to have substantially better results than non-surgical remedies, according to Dartmouth-led research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The paper is the second in a series detailing the f ...

read more In one of the three most common back conditions for which patients seek treatment, surgery proved to have substantially better results than non-surgical remedies, according to Dartmouth-led research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The paper is the second in a series detailing the f read more Wed Jun 2007 Wed Jun 2007

Common Treatment For Methamphetamine Overdose May Damage Brain Cells

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A common antipsychotic drug used in emergency rooms to treat methamphetamine overdose damages nerve cells in an area of the brain known to regulate movement, a new study shows.The findings, derived from experiments with rats, indicate that only the combination of the medication, haloperidol, and met ...

read more A common antipsychotic drug used in emergency rooms to treat methamphetamine overdose damages nerve cells in an area of the brain known to regulate movement, a new study shows.The findings, derived from experiments with rats, indicate that only the combination of the medication, haloperidol, and met read more Tue Jun 2007 Tue Jun 2007

Performing Brain Surgery- While Patient Is Awake - Doctors Talk To Patients During Operation To Gauge Effects Of Cutting Brain

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Imagine undergoing surgery, and waking up right in the middle of it. For some surgeons and their patients - that's the way they want it. It's a technique called "awake brain surgery" and it's proving to be very effective. Most surgeons only talk to their patients before and after the operation. ...

read more Imagine undergoing surgery, and waking up right in the middle of it. For some surgeons and their patients - that's the way they want it. It's a technique called read more Sun Jun 2007 Sun Jun 2007

For Sleep-Deprived Memory Loss, Look To The Visual System

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
When an air traffic controller at the end of a double shift forgets the location of an aircraft that had recently appeared on his screen, it may be that he did not properly take in the visual information.While it is well documented that sleep deprivation leads to short-term memory loss, it had been ...

read more When an air traffic controller at the end of a double shift forgets the location of an aircraft that had recently appeared on his screen, it may be that he did not properly take in the visual information.While it is well documented that sleep deprivation leads to short-term memory loss, it had been read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
1. ERK, mTOR, and LTPPanayiotis Tsokas, Tao Ma, Ravi Iyengar, Emmanuel M. Landau, and Robert D. BlitzerThe stable, late form of long-term potentiation (L-LTP) requires de novo protein synthesis. In this week's Journal, Tsokas et al. dissected the signaling pathways that coordinate translation at the ...

read more 1. ERK, mTOR, and LTPPanayiotis Tsokas, Tao Ma, Ravi Iyengar, Emmanuel M. Landau, and Robert D. BlitzerThe stable, late form of long-term potentiation (L-LTP) requires de novo protein synthesis. In this week's Journal, Tsokas et al. dissected the signaling pathways that coordinate translation at the read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Through Visual Cues Babies Are Able To Tell When Speakers Switch Languages: UBC Study

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
At four months, babies can tell whether a speaker has switched to a different language from visual cues alone, according to a University of British Columbia study.Researcher Whitney Weikum found that infants are able to discern when a different language is spoken by watching the shapes and rhythm of ...

read more At four months, babies can tell whether a speaker has switched to a different language from visual cues alone, according to a University of British Columbia study.Researcher Whitney Weikum found that infants are able to discern when a different language is spoken by watching the shapes and rhythm of read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Essential Tones Of Music Rooted In Human Speech

Categorie : Neurology / Neuroscience
The use of 12 tone intervals in the music of many human cultures is rooted in the physics of how our vocal anatomy produces speech, according to researchers at the Duke University Center for Cognitive Neuroscience.The particular notes used in music sound right to our ears because of the way our voca ...

read more The use of 12 tone intervals in the music of many human cultures is rooted in the physics of how our vocal anatomy produces speech, according to researchers at the Duke University Center for Cognitive Neuroscience.The particular notes used in music sound right to our ears because of the way our voca read more Thu May 2007 Thu May 2007

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