Archive: 04/18/2012
Breaking point: When does head trauma in sports lead to memory loss?
A new study suggests there may be a starting point at which blows to the head or other head trauma suffered in combat sports start to affect memory and thinking abilities and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, ...
Neuroscience
Apr 18, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Daily physical activity may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk at any age
Daily physical activity may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline, even in people over the age of 80, according to a new study by neurological researchers from Rush University Medical Center that will ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Apr 18, 2012 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Groundbreaking device improves laser accuracy in surgeries
A Queen's physicist and a PhD student have developed a groundbreaking device that controls the depth of a laser cut, laying groundwork to provide pinpoint accuracy during surgeries. This new laser control technology is valuable ...
Surgery
Apr 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Am I crazy? Talking to yourself has cognitive benefits, study says
"One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening." - Franklin P. Jones
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 18, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Basal cell carcinoma on ear significantly more aggressive
(HealthDay) -- Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) on the ear is significantly more likely to be aggressive, and occurs more frequently in men, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the Am ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
New treatment offers benefit for hypoxic laryngeal tumors
(HealthDay) -- For patients with squamous cell laryngeal cancer, regional control rates are improved with accelerated radiotherapy (AR) plus carbogen inhalation and nicotinamide (ARCON) treatment compared ...
Cancer
Apr 18, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Scientists show lab-made heart cells ideal for disease research, drug testing
Heart-like cells made in the laboratory from the skin of patients with a common cardiac condition contract less strongly than similarly created cells from unaffected family members, according to researchers at the Stanford ...
Cardiology
Apr 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Scientists discover window of opportunity to prevent cerebral palsy
Researchers at the Perinatology Research Branch of the National Institutes of Health, located at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center, have demonstrated that a nanotechnology-based ...
Neuroscience
Apr 18, 2012 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Researchers across North America team up to find genetic markers for autism
A medical researcher at the University of Alberta is working with scientists from across North America to find out if there are genetic markers for autism. More than 15 scientists will examine DNA samples from children with ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Apr 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Crime and punishment: The neurobiological roots of modern justice
A pair of neuroscientists from Vanderbilt and Harvard Universities has proposed the first neurobiological model for third-party punishment. It outlines a collection of potential cognitive and brain processes ...
Neuroscience
Apr 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Naturopathic care can improve blood sugar, mood in diabetes
A new joint study by Group Health Research Institute and Bastyr University Research Institute found that type 2 diabetes patients who received naturopathic care (as an adjunct to conventional care) had lower blood-sugar levels, ...
Diabetes
Apr 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cell transplants can reduce diabetic amputations
Autologous (self-donated) mononuclear cells derived from bone marrow (BMMNCs) have been found to significantly induce vascular growth when transplanted into patients with diabetes who are suffering from critical limb ischemia ...
Medical research
Apr 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Photoreceptor transplant restores vision in mice
Scientists funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) have shown for the first time that transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptors into the eyes of visually impaired mice can restore their vision.
Medical research
Apr 18, 2012 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
|
In breakthrough study damaged mouse hearts regenerated by transforming scar tissue into beating heart muscle
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes today are announcing a research breakthrough in mice that one day may help doctors restore hearts damaged by heart attacks—by converting scar-forming cardiac cells into beating ...
Cardiology
Apr 18, 2012 |
4.9 / 5 (8) |
0
|
Scientists find new breast cancer genes, rewrite rulebook
Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency and University of British Columbia have identified new breast cancer genes that could change the way the disease is diagnosed and form the basis of next-generation treatments.
Cancer
Apr 18, 2012 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
