U.S. Researchers Find New Clue to Infant Deaths
Fox News Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:57 AM PST
Babies who die from sudden infant death syndrome make low amounts of the message-carrying brain chemical serotonin needed to regulate sleep, breathing and heart rate |
Forget about blaming it on the baby
Adelaide Now Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:30 AM PST
Researchers from Australian National University assessed the memory of more than 1240 women over the past decade and found there was no evidence pregnancy or motherhood changes a woman's brain power. |
'Baby brain' may gestate with power of suggestion
Brisbane Times Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:28 AM PST
IT IS not unusual for new mothers or women in late pregnancy to miss an important appointment or get lost while driving in their own neighbourhood. Any woman who has recently given birth can likely tell you a bizarre instance of absent-mindedness. |
Three Brain Diseases Linked By Toxic Form Of Same Neural Protein
Medical News Today Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:25 AM PST
For the first time, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that three different degenerative brain disorders are linked by a toxic form of the same protein. The protein, called Elk-1, was found in clumps of misshaped proteins that are the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease... |
Raffle to benefit Mitchell family
The Sentinel Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:41 AM PST
A flat-screen television will be raffled off Saturday at the York Springs Fire Co., with proceeds to benefit 5-year-old Carly Mitchell of Mt. Holly Springs, who is battling a rare and inoperable brain tumor. |
60 Seizures to None: Girl Overcomes Epilepsy
ABC News Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:29 AM PST
The MEG scanner can detect changes in brain waves that occur on the order of milliseconds, as opposed to a second or more with magnetic resonance imaging. And for a select few patients like Amanda Momberg, those extra seconds can mean the difference between life and death. Magnetic resonance imaging - Electroencephalography - Health - Death - Conditions and Diseases |
Brain Dopamine Receptor Density Correlates with Social Status
PhysOrg Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:12 AM PST
People have typically viewed the benefits that accrue with social status primarily from the perspective of external rewards. A new paper in the February 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry suggests that there are internal rewards as well. |
The Inspirational Meghan McCarthy
Tewksbury Town Crier Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:07 AM PST
TEWKSBURY - Some people labor a whole lifetime to achieve greatness. Meghan McCarthy of Tewksbury, who succumbed on January 19th to her two and a half year battle with an inoperable brain tumor, achieved greatness during her short 17 years on Earth. |
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