New Brain Study Finds Schizophrenia Linked To Signaling Problems
Medical News Today Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:01 AM PST
Schizophrenia could be caused by faulty signalling in the brain, according to new research published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. In the biggest study of its kind, scientists looking in detail at brain samples donated by people with the condition have identified 49 genes that work differently in the brains of schizophrenia patients compared to controls. |
Ted Kennedy awarded honory knighthood
WRGB Albany Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:47 AM PST
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told Congress that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been awarded honorary knighthood. The Massachusetts Democrat, who is battling brain cancer, did not attend Brown's address Wednesday to a Joint Meeting of Congress. |
Non-invasive brain probe
the Engineer Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:35 AM PST
A team of researchers in the US has completed the first successful demonstration of a non-invasive optical device to monitor cerebral blood flow in patients who have had an acute stroke. |
Man admits brain injury assault
BBC News Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:26 AM PST
An Aberdeen man admits a vicious attack on a businessman he had mistaken for a sexual predator. |
Puppy abused in police standoff is slowly recovering from brain injury
Brooklyn Sun Journal Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:21 AM PST
Animal control officials say the man who beat his girlfriend and then barricaded himself in his mother's Behrwald Avenue home on Feb. 17 also assaulted a 6-week-old pit bull puppy, causing neurological damage and internal injuries. Little Orphan Annie is... |
Coming Undone: How Stress Unravels The Brain's Structure
Medical News Today Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:18 AM PST
The helpless behavior that is commonly linked to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is preceded by stress-related losses of synapses-microscopic connections between brain cells-in the brain's hippocampal region, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the March 1 issue of Biological Psychiatry. |
How The Brain Responds To Stress: New And Unexpected Mechanism Identified
Medical News Today Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:18 AM PST
Switching off a protein causes the brakes to fail in our natural ability to respond to stress. Chronic stress takes a physical and emotional toll on our bodies and scientists are working on piecing together a medical puzzle to understand how we respond to stress at the cellular level in the brain. Being able to quickly and successfully respond to stress is essential for survival. |
Father faces 8 years for shaking infant
The Hamilton Journal News Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:12 AM PST
HAMILTON รข€" It took a jury about 90 minutes to convict a father who was accused of shaking his infant child and causing permanent brain injuries, according to the Butler County Prosecutor's Office. |
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