Dr Neel Halder, psychiatrist, Hope hospital, Salford | My week
Guardian Unlimited Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:47 AM PDT
Dr Neel Halder, psychiatrist, Hope hospital, Salford I work in learning disabilities, with adults who have conditions such as autism, brain damage or intellectual difficulty. When it comes to diagnosis it is challenging, as there's an added communication barrier. In some cases you play the role of detective, working with what family tell you, team members and clinical acumen. This week I've been ... |
Brain-Like Computing On An Organic Molecular Layer
Medical News Today Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:35 AM PDT
Information processing circuits in digital computers are static. In our brains, information processing circuits - neurons - evolve continuously to solve complex problems. Now, an international research team from Japan and Michigan Technological University has created a similar process of circuit evolution in an organic molecular layer that can solve complex problems. This is the first time a ... |
Researchers Develop Technique To Visualize "Your Brain On Drugs"
Medical News Today Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:34 AM PDT
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed an imaging protocol that allows them to visualize the activity of the brain's reward circuitry in both normal individuals and those addicted to drugs. The technique could lead to better insight into why people take recreational drugs as well as help determine which treatment strategies might be most ... |
Mind games
Owen Sound Sun Times Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:32 AM PDT
Less concerned about his sagging chin than his sagging memory, 60-year-old Harry T. spent $600 last year training his brain.[...] |
Ex-Batangas governor dies a day after heat stroke
GMA News Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:32 AM PDT
Former Batangas governor Armando Sanchez has died on Tuesday, a day after he was rushed to the hospital where he underwent three-hour brain surgery and remained "semi-comatose." |
Brain Tumor Growth Linked To Lowered Expression Of Hundreds Of Immune Function Genes
Medical News Today Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:49 AM PDT
A new study links progression of a lethal type of brain tumor with reduced expression of more than 600 immune system genes, suggesting how complex the immune response is to the cancer and the resulting difficulty in targeting specific immune system proteins for treatment. Previous research found that people with allergies were less likely to be diagnosed with this type of brain cancer, called ... |
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