Neuroscientists watch memories form in real time News-Medical-Net Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:05 PM PDT Our ability to form long-term memories depends on cells in the brain making strong connections with each other. Yet while it's not well understood how those connections are made, lost or changed, the process is known to involve the movement of the AMPA receptor protein to and from those neuronal connections. | Funeral underway for cancer crusader O'Brien (ABC) Yahoo!7 Australian News Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:58 PM PDT Thousands of mourners have gathered at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral for the state funeral of cancer specialist Chris O'Brien, who died last week from a brain tumour. | Critic's Corner Thursday USA Today Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:30 PM PDT Sometimes patience is rewarded. When tonight's episode of Bones (Fox, 8 ET/PT) first aired back in February, some viewers were nonplussed by the apparent appearance of a ghost who helps Booth (David Boreanaz) escape the clutches of the evil Grave Digger. Now, thanks to the final few episodes, we know that the ghost was a hallucination sparked by a brain tumor. You may not have found that ... | Newly discovered peptide promises hope for Alzheimer's disease News-Medical-Net Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:05 PM PDT Researchers in Japan have detected a peptide in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that can show whether a person is developing Alzheimer's disease. Measuring the level of this peptide could show that the disease process has started, long before any serious damage is done to the brain. | | |
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