Magnetic brain stimulation may help beat depression
CTV Winnipeg Tue, 04 May 2010 09:53 AM PDT
Depressed patients who don't respond to antidepressants, or who can't tolerate the medications, might benefit from a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the brain with a pulsing electromagnet, new research suggests. |
A new biological explanation for sadness in early postpartum
PhysOrg Tue, 04 May 2010 09:44 AM PDT
Greater levels of a brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - may explain why postpartum blues and clinical depression are so common after childbirth according to an important study published today in the Archives of General Psychiatry. |
New genetic candidates for irritable bowel syndrome discovered
PhysOrg Tue, 04 May 2010 09:28 AM PDT
Most people associate serotonin with brain neurology, but over 95 percent of the body's serotonin occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, which has a complex neuronal circuit that has been called "the second brain" of the body. Now a Mayo Clinic research team has identified a number of genetic variants in serotonin genes that impact irritable bowel syndrome or IBS. The findings are being presented ... |
UF Researchers Get 250,000 Dollars To Study Cell-Based Epilepsy Treatment
Medical News Today Tue, 04 May 2010 09:27 AM PDT
University of Florida researchers will receive $250,000 to study an inventive cell-transfer therapy to treat cortical dysplasia, a condition where the brain develops abnormally before birth, causing severe epilepsy in children and adults. Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, also known as CURE, has given its 2010 Falk Medical Research Trust Award to neurosurgeon Steven Roper, M.D., to ... |
Antidepressant Use For Magnetic Stimulation
Medical News Today Tue, 04 May 2010 09:25 AM PDT
Some depressed patients who don't respond to or tolerate antidepressant medications may benefit from a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the brain with a pulsing electromagnet, a study suggests. This first industry-independent, multi-site, randomized, tightly controlled trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) found that it produced significant antidepressant effects in ... |
Protection For Nerve Cells Provided By The Protein TPA
Medical News Today Tue, 04 May 2010 09:25 AM PDT
The protein tPA is best known for its role in breaking down blood clots that form in blood vessels and the heart. However, tPA is also found in nerve cells in the brain, where its function has not been clearly determined. Now, Manuel Yepes and colleagues, at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, have generated data in mice indicating that tPA protects nerve cells in a region of the brain ... |
World's first remote heart surgery completed in Leicester, UK
Engadget Tue, 04 May 2010 09:23 AM PDT
In the past, we've seen robots remove brain tumors and even transplant a kidney or two, and now a cardiologist has completed the world's first remote heart operation at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, UK. Using the Remote Catheter Manipulation System built by New Jersey's Catheter Robotics, Dr. Andre Ng was able to insert electrodes attached to catheters into the heart through blood vessels in ... |
Surgery for Treatable Dementia Might Also Help in Alzheimer's
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 04 May 2010 09:02 AM PDT
TUESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Some people with Alzheimer's disease may be helped by a brain shunt normally used to treat another, less common neurological condition, new research suggests. |
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