Molecules that protect brain cells from Parkinson's identified
New Kerala Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:06 AM PST
Washington, Dec 29 : Whitehead Institute researchers claim to have identified small molecules that appear to be capable of protecting brain cells from alpha-synuclein toxicity, a hallmark of Parkinson's disease. |
Elekta Crawley receives the World Class Manufacturer of the Year 2009 award
News-Medical-Net Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:43 AM PST
Elekta, the world-leading manufacturer of treatment solutions for cancer and brain disorders, has been awarded the prestigious World Class Manufacturing award by The Manufacturer magazine. The award was given in recognition of the quality work produced each year by Elekta manufacturing staff. |
Organ donor rules lacking
The Scranton Times-Tribune Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:25 AM PST
The plight of two kidney transplant patients who contracted a brain infection from an organ donor is prompting health officials to re-examine their policies on using people with certain neurological conditions as donors. The organ donor, a child at the U |
Rare Awake Brain Surgery Performed In Abu Dhabi Hospital
Bernama Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:15 AM PST
ABU DHABI, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- A multi- disciplinary team at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) recently performed the first awake open brain surgery in the Gulf to remove a tumour from the patient's brain located near the cells responsible for vocalisation and speech, the Emirates news agency (WAM) reported. |
Hushing the intruders in her brain
Los Angeles Times Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:30 AM PST
The prognosis for January Schofield's child-onset schizophrenia is unclear, but at times, the voices that plague the 7-year-old are quiet. It was a little more than a year ago that January Schofield, at age 6, began to drift from reality. Suicidal, violent and plagued by hallucinations of rats and cats who conversed and played with her, she began the first of seven psychiatric hospitalizations. |
Attacked dog recovers slowly - Tue, 29 Dec 2009 PST
The Spokesman-Review Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:21 AM PST
Cocoa Butter, a tiny Shih Tzu, has not been the same since a stranger snatched her from a parked car last June, swung her by her leash and slammed her into a wall outside Spokane City Hall. The 5-pound dog suffered extensive injuries during the attack. She’s healing, but she has brain damage and nerve damage in her neck. Cocoa Butter’s bark has diminished to a peep because her vocal cords were ... |
Egypt debates transplant law to cut organ trade
Vietnews Online Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:34 PM PST
Egypt, one of the world's biggest organ trade hubs, is now working on legislation to legalize transplants from brain dead donors and hopes the new law will cut back on demand for illicit organs |
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