Potential depression drug target is found
UPI Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:49 PM PDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have identified an acid-sensitive brain protein that might become a new drug target for the treatment of depression |
Sammamish group at forefront of revolutionary brain cancer treatments
Sammamish Reporter Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:48 PM PDT
Underneath the stressful workloads and frustrated by a complex and impersonal health system, it difficult to always see just why it is that doctors chose to become doctors in the first place - the overwhelming desire to help people. |
Falmouth girl recovering from cancer helps others
The Falmouth Bulletin Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:35 PM PDT
In June 12-year-old Tyla Lalicata was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Now that she is recovering, she wants to raise money for the Pan-Mass Challenge. |
Can't curb your enthusiasm for food? Blame the brain
CBC Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:39 PM PDT
Next time you give in to that craving for a chocolate bar as your energy levels take a mid-afternoon dip, you could be justified in saying that your brain made you do it. A new study published in the May 1 issue of the journal Science concluded there are differences in the brains of people who are good at controlling their urges versus those who find it almost impossible. |
Decrease in sense of smell seen in lupus patients
EurekAlert! Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:13 PM PDT
( Wiley-Blackwell ) The sense of smell is a complex process of the central nervous system that involves specific areas of the brain. In fact, olfactory dysfunction is seen in various central nervous system disorders that involve immune-mediated mechanisms, such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis. |
Genetic variant impairs communication within the brain
PhysOrg Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:11 PM PDT
For some time now it has been known that certain hereditary factors enhance the risk of schizophrenia or a manic-depressive disorder. However, just how this occurs had remained obscure. Researchers at the Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit in Mannheim, Heidelberg University and Bonn University are now able to answer this question, at least for one common genetic variant: this impairs the ... |
Scientists find new autism gene variant
Moldova.org Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:08 PM PDT
A U.S. team of scientists says it has conducted the world's largest DNA scan for autism and identified a new gene variant for the disorder.UCLA scientists, in partnership with 30 research institutions across the nation, said the gene variant -- CDH10 -- is most active in fetal brain regions critical to language, speech and interpreting social behavior. It is highly common in autistic ... |
Northeast Ohio Health Underwriters to host health care reform series
The Sun Herald Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:52 AM PDT
The Northeast Ohio Health Underwriters Association Health Care Reform Series will present Stuart Browning's video, "A Short Course in Brain Surgery" from 9 to 11 a.m. at LaCentre, 25777 Detroit Rd. in Westlake. This video has been instrumental in sparking... |
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