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Brain ultrasound improves mood

Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques aimed at mental and neurological conditions include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for depression, and transcranial direct current (electrical) stimulation ...

Neuroscience created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and physicians continue to document that some patients experience fuzzy thinking and memory loss while taking statins, a class of global top-selling cholesterol-lowering ...

Medical research created May 10, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Research suggests link between elevated blood sugar, Alzheimer's risk

(Medical Xpress)—A new University of Arizona study, published in the journal Neurology, suggests a possible link between elevated blood sugar levels and risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Geneticists find causes for severe childhood epilepsies

(Medical Xpress)—Using a state-of-the-art DNA sequencing technique, UA researchers have discovered genetic mutations underlying seizure disorders in previously undiagnosed children.

Neuroscience created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Modified formula aims to prevent death in premature infants

Necrotizing Entercolitis, an infection and inflammation that causes destruction of the intestine,affects about 10,000 babies a year in the country, and mortality rates are roughly 40 percent.

Medical research created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Good days, bad days: When should you make sacrifices in a relationship?

(Medical Xpress)—A pile of dirty dishes looms in the kitchen. It's your spouse's night to wash, but you know he or she has had a long day so you grab a sponge and step up to the plate. It's just one of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genome sequencing finds unknown cause of epilepsy

Only 10 years ago, deciphering the genetic information from one individual in a matter of weeks to find a certain disease-causing genetic mutation would have been written off as science fiction.

Genetics created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cracking brain memory code

(Medical Xpress) -- Despite a century of research, memory encoding in the brain has remained mysterious. Neuronal synaptic connection strengths are involved, but synaptic components are short-lived while memories last lifetimes. ...

Neuroscience created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Experimental drug could help reduce brain damage, improve motor skills after stroke

(Medical Xpress)—A University of Arizona professor is overseeing the manufacture of an experimental drug that could help reduce brain damage after a stroke.

Medical research created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Professor links gene mutations with heart disease precursors

(Medical Xpress) -- It may be easier in the future to test and potentially provide early treatment for the one in 500 people affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Cardiology created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What causes hot flushes during menopause? Research could lead to improved therapy

(Medical Xpress)—Hot flushes are not "in the head," but new research suggests they may start there. A UA research team has identified a region in the brain that may trigger the uncomfortable surges of heat ...

Medical research created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How the brain strings words into sentences

(Medical Xpress) -- Distinct neural pathways are important for different aspects of language processing, researchers have discovered, studying patients with language impairments caused by neurodegenerative ...

Neuroscience created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Germ-killing copper surfaces in hospitals could save thousands of lives

When Adam Estelle graduated from the University of Arizona's materials science and engineering program four years ago, he had no idea he would be involved in saving thousands of lives.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 08, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Study explores parents' struggle with child-care options

(Medical Xpress)—Arizona parents tend to rely on a "patchwork" of child-care arrangements while many are looking for new options at any given time. In addition, many parents struggle to pay for child care ...

Health created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Presence of common infection—cytomegalovirus—helps to explain increased other virus susceptibility in aging adults

(Medical Xpress)—The first experimental proof that long-term infection with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, may impair the aging immune system's response to unrelated viruses – such as West Nile or the flu – ...

Immunology created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast