The Comet
The Comet Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:06 AM PDT
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl who suffered "catastrophic" brain damage due to a blunder when she was born at Lister Hospital in Stevenage has won damages worth £6.3m in the High Court today (Tuesday). |
A new way of looking at the obesity epidemic
American Psychological Association Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:00 AM PDT
April 20, 2009 WASHINGTON - Food hijacked Dr. David Kessler's brain. Not apples or carrots. The scientist who once led the government's attack on addictive cigarettes can't wander through part of San Francisco without craving a local shop's chocolate-covered pretzels. Stop at one cookie? Rarely. |
Brain to the belly
Canada.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:49 AM PDT
Probiotics: They live in yogourt and promote good gut health, but many of us are still in the dark as to what, exactly, these "good" bacteria do for us. In the first of a two-part series, we take a look at the role probiotics play in maintaining mental health. |
Serial entrepreneur Cipau starts new venture
BizJournals Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:47 AM PDT
Veteran biotech entrepreneur Gabriel Cipau has started a new clinical-stage company, NeuroScience Pharmaceuticals Inc., in Research Triangle Park that will focus on the development of treatments for brain disorders. |
What is autism, what are the symptoms?
Melrose Beacon Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:41 AM PDT
What is autism? Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a group of developmental disabilities caused by a problem with the brain, the cause of which is not known. It usually develops in the first three years of life. |
Translating the Conversation Between the Brain and Blood Vessels
Newswise Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:33 AM PDT
Two physiologists whose work has helped uncover how the brain controls the circulatory system have received the The American Physiological Society's two highest awards. Dr. Francois Abboud received the Walter B. Cannon Award; Dr. Ann M. Schreihofer received the Henry Pickering Bowditch Memorial Award. Their research looks at hypertension, sleep apnea and obesity, among other areas. |
AAMS Launches Medevac Helicopter Safety Public Education Campaign
Medical News Today Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:14 AM PDT
The medical helicopter industry has come under great public scrutiny recently - particularly regarding safety and appropriate usage concerns - but also in relation to questions over foreign-travel access and evacuation-insurance coverage, which have been prompted by the tragic death of award-winning actress Natasha Richardson from a traumatic brain injury after a fall on a Canadian ski slope. |
First Noninvasive Technique To Accurately Predict Mutations In Human Brain Tumors
Medical News Today Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:12 AM PDT
Donald O'Rourke, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues, were able to accurately predict the specific genetic mutation that caused brain cancer in a group of patients studied using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). |
Controlling Our Brain's Perception Of Emotional Events
Medical News Today Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:12 AM PDT
Research performed by Nicole Lauzon and Dr. Steven Laviolette of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario has found key processes in the brain that control the emotional significance of our experiences and how we form memories of them. |
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