Neuroscience
Brain scans reveal drugs' effects on attention
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have developed a way to evaluate new treatments for some forms of attention deficit disorder.
Oct 14, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop new way to screen for brain cancer stem cell killers
Researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed and used a high-throughput molecular screening approach that identifies and characterizes chemical compounds that can target the stem cells that are ...
Oct 11, 2011
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Medical research
Possible tool to help cocaine users kick the habit
Medicines which increase levels of the brain chemical dopamine may hold the key to helping those addicted to cocaine and amphetamines kick the habit, researchers from the University of Cambridge have found.
Oct 7, 2011
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Medical research
Study brings secrets of brain cell communication closer
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at The University of Queensland's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have taken a significant step towards unravelling the mechanism by which communication between brain cells occurs.
Oct 5, 2011
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Neuroscience
New research discovers key to survival of brain cells
Nicolas G. Bazan, MD, Ph.D, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and David Stark, an MD/Ph.D student working in his lab, have discovered how a key ...
Sep 28, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers develop drug-like molecules to improve schizophrenia treatment
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have identified chemical compounds that could lead to a major advance in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Sep 22, 2011
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Medical research
Screen finds an antidepressant, other drugs, opens possibility of treating brain-wasting mad cow disease
In a new study NYU School of Medicine researchers report that they have found several chemical compounds, including an antidepressant, that have powerful effects against brain-destroying prion infections in mice, opening ...
Sep 14, 2011
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Medical research
Research points to potential therapy for tumor-associated epilepsy
Glioma, one of the most deadly and common types of brain tumor, is often associated with seizures, but the origins of these seizures and effective treatments for them have been elusive. Now a team funded by the National Institutes ...
Sep 11, 2011
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Neuroscience
Scientists find new target for treating symptoms of Parkinson's disease
A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has identified how the lack of a brain chemical known as dopamine can rewire the interaction between two groups of brain cells and lead to symptoms of Parkinson's disease. This discovery ...
Sep 8, 2011
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Health
Does food act physiologically like a 'drug of choice' for some?
Variety is considered the "spice of life," but does today's unprecedented level of dietary variety help explain skyrocketing rates of obesity? Some researchers think it might.
Jul 19, 2011
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