New study finds brain tumors can arise from neurons
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the US and Japan have shown that an aggressive type of brain tumor can arise from normal cells in the central nervous system such as neurons. The cells revert to an earlier, ...
Cancer
Oct 19, 2012 |
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New tools for Alzheimer's may aid early diagnosis and treatment
Curtailing the imminent rise in Alzheimer's disease (AD) will require early, accurate diagnostic tests and treatments, and researchers are closer to achieving these two goals. New findings in medical imaging, molecular analysis ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Traumatic injury research working to improve the lives of citizens and soldiers
New studies presented today offer vivid examples of how advances in basic brain research help reduce the trauma and suffering of innocent landmine victims, amateur and professional athletes, and members of the military. The ...
Neuroscience
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Research reveals more about spatial memory problems associated with Alzheimer's
Researchers at Western University have created a mouse model that reproduces some of the chemical changes in the brain that occur with Alzheimer's, shedding new light on this devastating disease. Marco Prado, Vania Prado ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 10, 2012 |
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New research model to aid search for degenerative disease cures
(Medical Xpress)—Efforts to treat disorders like Lou Gehrig's disease, Paget's disease, inclusion body myopathy and dementia will receive a considerable boost from a new research model created by UC Irvine scientists.
Medical research
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Research identifies protein that regulates key 'fate' decision in cortical progenitor cells
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have solved an important piece of one of neuroscience's outstanding puzzles: how progenitor cells in the developing mammalian brain reproduce themselves while also giving ...
Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2012 |
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Researchers identify gene partly responsible for maternal care in mice
(Medical Xpress)—The medial preoptic area of the brain has been found over the years to be very closely involved with certain behaviors in mice, such as sexual proclivity, locomotion, aggression and the ...
Genetics
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Experimental diabetes drug could help fight Alzheimer's disease
(Medical Xpress)—A drug designed for diabetes sufferers could have the potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, a study by scientists at the University of Ulster has revealed.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sep 14, 2012 |
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Surgery has a more profound effect than anesthesia on brain pathology and cognition in Alzheimer's animal model
(Medical Xpress)—A syndrome called "post-operative cognitive decline" has been coined to refer to the commonly reported loss of cognitive abilities, usually in older adults, in the days to weeks after surgery. ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sep 14, 2012 |
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Study implicates marijuana use in pregnancy problems
New research indicates marijuana-like compounds called endocannabinoids alter genes and biological signals critical to the formation of a normal placenta during pregnancy and may contribute to pregnancy complications like ...
Medical research
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Sleep problems may be early sign of Alzheimer's
Sleep disruptions may be among the earliest indicators of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report Sept. 5 in Science Translational Medicine.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sep 05, 2012 |
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A blueprint for 'affective' aggression
A North Carolina State University researcher has created a roadmap to areas of the brain associated with affective aggression in mice. This roadmap may be the first step toward finding therapies for humans suffering from ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Gene deletion drives more than a quarter of breast cancers
A new study shows that the lack of a certain gene occurs in almost 28 percent of human breast cancers, playing a role in some 60,000 breast cancer cases in the United States and 383,000 worldwide this year.
Genetics
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Study sheds light on underlying causes of impaired brain function in muscular dystrophy
University of Florida researchers have identified a gene responsible for brain-related symptoms of the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.
Neuroscience
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Brain's stem cells 'eavesdrop' to find out when to act
Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have figured out how stem cells found in a part of the brain responsible for learning, memory and mood regulation decide to remain dormant or create new ...
Medical research
Aug 06, 2012 |
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