Fitness improves memory
The Times of India Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:55 AM PST
WASHINGTON: Elderly adults who are more physically fit tend to have bigger hippocampi, a part of the brain that has a bearing on spatial memory. |
Medical Residents Treat Stroke Faster, Just As Safely
Medical News Today Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:27 AM PST
Diagnosing acute stroke is a high-pressure decision. The speed with which treatment is delivered makes all the difference. Early treatment can stop brain damage, but if treatment is given inappropriately, it can dangerously increase the risk of bleeding in the brain. |
Diagnosis of 'war-zone disorder' to help stroke victims
PhysOrg Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:22 AM PST
The recovery of some stroke victims, those who suffer brain haemorrhage, could be vastly improved if they were tested and treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, a distressing psychological condition more commonly known to affect soldiers who have fought in war zones. |
Physical Fitness Improves Brain Size and Function
Psych Central Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:14 AM PST
Scientists have known that the size of the brain region called the hippocampus is linked to better performance on memory challenges. Now, researchers discover elderly adults who are more physically fit tend to have bigger hippocampi and better spatial memory than those who are less fit. The study, in the journal Hippocampus, shows that hippocampus size in [...] |
Adlyfe Strikes Translational Medicine Partnership With Wyeth Pharmaceuticals for Alzheimer's Biomarker Assay
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:00 AM PST
Adlyfe, a private company developing novel biomarkers and diagnostic tests for amyloid diseases, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth, to develop biomarker assays designed to measure levels of beta amyloid in the human brain. The companies will develop assays for specific beta amyloid targets for use in facilitating the development of ... |
Ivan Cameron tragedy: cerebral palsy explained
Times Online Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:51 AM PST
Cerebral palsy is a form of brain damage normally caused by starvation of oxygen at or before birth and can leave sufferers with severe problems with movement, sight, speech, hearing and breathing. |
Arlington Muslim Family Struggles With Life, Faith
CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:41 AM PST
An Arlington couple sits at a North Texas hospital, hoping for a miracle. Doctors say their 2-year-old son has severe brain damage after a crash with an accused drunk driver. During a news conference Tuesday at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, a family admitted the boy's parents are "in the position of either having to make the choice of taking him off life support or leaving him ... |
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