Insomnia after myocardial infarction
EurekAlert! Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:43 AM PST
( University of Montreal ) The heart and the brain appear to be even more closely connected than previously imagined. The damaging effects of myocardial infarction are apparently not confined to the heart, but also affect the brain. In fact, infarction seems to cause neuron loss at the level of the brainstem, which leads to insomnia, notably paradoxical insomnia. |
Under the Influence
The Reader Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:59 AM PST
As its title states, love is just one of many brain-altering ingredients present in director Edward Zwick’s Love and Other Drugs . The film is set in the world of pharmaceutical sales in the mid-’90s, so besides a little pot and plenty of beer, we’re also among Prozac, Zoloft and the debut of Viagra. |
Poor weather grounds blimp ride for cancer patient
The Canton Repository Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:47 AM PST
Looking tired but excited, Ryan Trewin paraded to the Goodyear blimp hangar on a fire engine Wednesday morning. The Canal Fulton boy who is battling brain cancer, wasn’t able to ride in the blimp because of the weather. Goodyear officials say they’ll try again Sunday. |
Boy undergoes 'sat nav' brain op
Louth Leader Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:44 AM PST
Surgeons have operated with electro magnetic "sat nav" equipment for the first time during brain surgery on a seven-year-old boy. Beau Rendall has had the same operation five times since birth, but this time the new Medronic equipment gave extra precision, NHS Lothian said. |
Brain Scans Show Effects Of Parkinson's Drug
redOrbit Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:19 AM PST
By Jim Dryden, Washington University School of Medicine Study has implications for testing new drugs Neuroscientists using a new brain imaging technique could see an investigational drug for Parkinson's disease get into a patient's brain and affect blood flow in several key structures, an indicator the drug may be effective. The study represents the first use of the technique in humans â€" called ... |
Pain, Pain Go Away … with Acupuncture
redOrbit Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:19 AM PST
(Ivanhoe Newswire)--Not a believer in acupuncture? Think the pain’s all in your head? Have a personal vendetta against needles? Alternative health isn’t really your thing? Well, It’s time to lay your fears about acupuncture to rest as study results suggest the effectiveness of acupuncture. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have captured pictures of the brain while ... |
Fighting Parkinson's Disease: A Better Treatment
redOrbit Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:18 AM PST
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One million people in the U.S. have Parkinson's disease. Until now, no quality measures have been implemented to assess the treatment of these people. "Quality measures have been developed for conditions seen by primary care doctors for years, but not for many specialty care conditions such as brain disorders," Eric M. Cheng MD, MS of UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine ... |
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