Researchers launch major brain injury study
Scoop.co.nz Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:32 PM PST
Psychology researchers are beginning a study of traumatic brain injury that they hope will help in the rehabilitation process by highlighting how impaired cognitive processes relate to difficulty in performing daily tasks. |
Blood pressure drug losartan may benefit brain tumor patients
News-Medical-Net Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:27 PM PST
A widely used blood pressure medication may be the key to preventing brain function loss common after radiation treatment, according to a newly published study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. |
Mutations in two genes linked to most common brain cancers
News-Medical-Net Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:12 PM PST
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Duke University Medical Center have linked mutations in two genes, IDH1 and IDH2, to nearly three-quarters of several of the most common types of brain cancers known as gliomas. |
Calculating gene and protein connections in a Parkinson's disease model
PhysOrg Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:05 PM PST
Researchers have created an algorithm that meshes existing data to produce a clearer step-by-step flow chart of how cells respond to stimuli. Using this new method, Whitehead Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists have analyzed alpha-synuclein toxicity to identify genes and pathways that can affect cell survival. Misfolded copies of the alpha-synuclein protein in brain ... |
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