http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. When you're studying for an exam, is there something you can do while you sleep to retain the information better? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-retained-stimuli.html Neuroscience Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:55:30 EST news277458908 Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine in November surgically implanted a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, the first such operation in the United States. The device, which provides deep brain stimulation and has been used in thousands of people with Parkinson's disease, is seen as a possible means of boosting memory and reversing cognitive decline. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-johns-hopkins-surgeons-implant-brain.html Neuroscience Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:49:46 EST news273926978