News tagged with neurological illness

Hypnosis study unlocks secrets of unexplained paralysis

(Medical Xpress)—Hypnosis has begun to attract renewed interest from neuroscientists interested in using hypnotic suggestion to test predictions about normal cognitive functioning.

Neuroscience Feb 21, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |

Worries about dementia: How hospitalization affects the elderly

Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care looks ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia Dec 16, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Newly discovered scaffold supports turning pain off

(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a "scaffolding" protein that holds together multiple elements in a complex system responsible for regulating pain, mental illnesses and other complex ...

Neuroscience Jul 27, 2012 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0 |

Cambodian deaths tied to common child illness (Update)

(AP) — A deadly form of a common childhood illness has been linked to the mysterious child deaths in Cambodia that sparked alarm after a cause could not immediately be determined, health officials said ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jul 09, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Cannabinoid 2 receptors regulate impulsive behavior

A new study lead by the Neuroscience Institute of Alicante reveals how manipulating the endocannabinoid system can modulate high levels of impulsivity. This is the main problem in psychiatric illnesses such ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 08, 2012 | 4 / 5 (4) | 0

Stem cell implants boost monkeys with Parkinson's

Monkeys suffering from Parkinson's disease show a marked improvement when human embryonic stem cells are implanted in their brains, in what a Japanese researcher said Wednesday was a world first.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders Feb 22, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Shrinking brain could aid diagnosis of clinical depression

(Medical Xpress) -- Parts of the brain appear to shrink when people suffer from severe depression, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the National Institute for Health Research.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 05, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |